EUV lithography scanner for sub-8nm resolution

Jan van Schoot; Koen van Ingen Schenau; Chris Valentin; Sascha Migura

doi:10.1117/12.2087502

16 March 2015 EUV lithography scanner for sub-8nm resolution

Jan van Schoot, Koen van Ingen Schenau, Chris Valentin, Sascha Migura

Proceedings Volume 9422, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography VI; 94221F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087502
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2015, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

EUV lithography for resolutions below 8 nm half pitch requires the numerical aperture (NA) of the projection lens to be significantly larger than the current state-of-the-art 0.33NA. In order to be economically viable, a throughput in the range of 100 wafers per hour is needed. As a result of the increased NA, the incidence angles of the light rays at the mask increase significantly. Consequently the shadowing deteriorates the aerial image contrast to unacceptably low values at the current 4x magnification. The only solution to reduce the angular range at the mask is to increase the magnification. Simulations show that we have to double the magnification to 8x in order to overcome the shadowing effects. Assuming that the mask infrastructure will not change the mask form factor, this would inevitably lead to a field size that is a quarter of the field size of current 0.33NA step and scan systems. This would reduce the throughput of the high-NA scanner to a value significantly below 100 wafers per hour unless additional measures are taken. This paper presents an anamorphic step and scan system capable to print fields that are half the field size of the current full field. The anamorphic system has the potential to achieve a throughput in excess of 150 wafers per hour by increasing the transmission of the optics as well as increasing the acceleration of the wafer- and mask stage. This makes it an economically viable lithography solution. Furthermore, the simulated imaging behavior of the system is demonstrated and its impact on the rest of the lithographic system is discussed.

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Jan van Schoot, Koen van Ingen Schenau, Chris Valentin, and Sascha Migura "EUV lithography scanner for sub-8nm resolution", Proc. SPIE 9422, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography VI, 94221F (16 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2087502

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