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Lateral shearing interferometer for phase-shift mask measurement at 193 nm

Fuetterer et al., 2002

Document ID
4542193971910948913
Author
Fuetterer G
Lano M
Lindlein N
Schwider J
Publication year
Publication venue
Optical Microlithography XV

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The physical limits of optical lithography are mainly determined by the aperture of the mask projection system and the wavelength of the light. In addition to the wavelength shift to the deep UV the application of special techniques to improve the processing window are …
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