Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics (한국광학회지)

Optical Society of Korea (한국광학회)
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Application of Transmittance-Controlled Photomask Technology to ArF Lithography

투과율 조절 포토마스크 기술의 ArF 리소그래피 적용

  • 이동근 (삼성전자주식회사 반도체연구소) ;
  • 박종락 (조선대학교 광기술공학과)
  • Published : 2007.02.25
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Abstract

We report theoretical and experimental results for application of transmittance-controlled photomask technology to ArF lithography. The transmittance-controlled photomask technology is thought to be a promising technique fo critical dimension (CD) uniformity correction on a wafer by use of phase patterns on the backside of a photomask. We could theoretically reproduce experimental results for illumination intensity drop with respect to the variation of backside phase patterns by considering light propagation from the backside to the front side of a photomask at the ArF lithography wavelength. We applied the transmittance-controlled photomask technology to ArF lithography for a critical layer of DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) having a 110-nm design rule and found that the in-field CD uniformity value was improved from 13.8 nm to 9.7 nm in $3{\sigma}$.

본 논문에서는 포토마스크 후면에 위상 패턴을 형성하여 웨이퍼 상 CD(critical dimension) 균일도를 개선할 수 있는 투과율 조절 포토마스크 기술을 ArF 리소그래피에 적용한 결과에 대하여 보고한다. 위상 패턴 조밀도에 따른 노광 광세기 변화 계산에 포토마스크 후면으로부터 포토마스크 전면까지의 광의 전파를 고려하여 ArF 파장에서의 위상 패턴 조밀도에 따른 노광 광세기 저하에 관한 실험결과를 이론적으로 재현할 수 있었다. 본 기술을 ArF 리소그래피에 적용하여 DRAM(Dynamic Random Access Memory)의 한 주요 레이어에 대해 필드 내 CD 균일도를 $3{\sigma}$ 값으로 13.8 nm에서 9.7 nm로 개선하였다.

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