Investigation of fast and accurate reticle defect assessment methods using STARlight for chrome-on-glass reticle defects

Ingrid B. Peterson; Kaustuve Bhattacharyya; Enio L. Carpi; Darius Brown; Martin Verbeek; Douglas A. Bernard

doi:10.1117/12.392033

19 July 2000 Investigation of fast and accurate reticle defect assessment methods using STARlight for chrome-on-glass reticle defects

Ingrid B. Peterson, Kaustuve Bhattacharyya, Enio L. Carpi, Darius Brown, Martin Verbeek, Douglas A. Bernard

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Proceedings Volume 4066, Photomask and Next-Generation Lithography Mask Technology VII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392033
Event: Photomask and Next Generation Lithography Mask Technology VII, 2000, Kanagawa, Japan

Abstract

Fast and accurate reticle defect assessment becomes increasingly important because wafer critical dimensions continue to shrink and mask inspection equipment has moved into the UV range thereby increasing the number of detected reticle defects. Defect size is not sufficient in determining if a defect prints or does not print and the threshold size for printing defects can vary broadly between 0.35 (lambda) /NA. At the low k₁ factors required to print current technology feature sizes, correlation between reticle and wafer CDs ceases to be linear. The impact of reticle defects on CDs therefore, is more critical than for previous technologies and defect size, shape, and proximity to other features must be taken into consideration. Presented in this paper is an evaluation of different methods to determine the accuracy of imaging prediction for reticle defects, decreasing the time to results in a prediction environment by accelerating the decision process. These methods include printability based on aerial image and the in-line STARlight Contamination Printability Index.

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Ingrid B. Peterson, Kaustuve Bhattacharyya, Enio L. Carpi, Darius Brown, Martin Verbeek, and Douglas A. Bernard "Investigation of fast and accurate reticle defect assessment methods using STARlight for chrome-on-glass reticle defects", Proc. SPIE 4066, Photomask and Next-Generation Lithography Mask Technology VII, (19 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392033

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