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Validation of inverse lithography technology (ILT) and its adaptive SRAF at advanced technology nodes

Pang et al., 2008

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2760244022294791498
Author
Pang L
Dai G
Cecil T
Dam T
Cui Y
Hu P
Chen D
Baik K
Peng D
Publication year
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Optical Microlithography XXI

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In this paper, an overview of Inverse Lithography Technology (ILT) based on Level Set Methods (LSM) is provided. Applications of ILT in the advanced lithography process are then shown for several different devices, including DRAM, SRAM, FLASH, random logic, and …
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    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/14—Originals characterised by structural details, e.g. supports, cover layers, pellicle rings
    • G03F1/144—Auxiliary patterns; Corrected patterns, e.g. proximity correction, grey level masks
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