Projection optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) micro-field exposure tools (METs) with a numerical aperture of 0.5

Holger Glatzel; Dominic Ashworth; Mark Bremer; Rodney Chin; Kevin Cummings; Luc Girard; Michael Goldstein; Eric Gullikson; Russ Hudyma; Jim Kennon; Bob Kestner; Lou Marchetti; Patrick Naulleau; Regina Soufli; Eberhard Spiller

doi:10.1117/12.2012698

1 April 2013 Projection optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) micro-field exposure tools (METs) with a numerical aperture of 0.5

Holger Glatzel, Dominic Ashworth, Mark Bremer, Rodney Chin, Kevin Cummings, Luc Girard, Michael Goldstein, Eric Gullikson, Russ Hudyma, Jim Kennon, Bob Kestner, Lou Marchetti, Patrick Naulleau, Regina Soufli, Eberhard Spiller

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Proceedings Volume 8679, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography IV; 867917 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012698
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2013, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In support of the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) roadmap, a SEMATECH/CNSE joint program is under way to develop 13.5 mn R and D photolithography tools with small fields (micro-field exposure tools [METs]) and numerical apertures (NAs) of 0.5. The transmitted wavefront error of the two-mirror optical projection module (projection optics box [FOB]) is specified to less than 1 mn root mean square (RMS) over its 30 μm x 200 μm image field. Not accounting for scatter and flare losses, its Strehl ratio computes to 82%. Previously reported lithography modeling on this system [1] predicted a resolution of 11 mn with a k-factor of 0.41 and a resolution of 8 mn with extreme dipole illumination. The FOB's magnification (5X), track length, and mechanical interfaces match the currently installed 0.3 NA FOBs [2] [3] [6], so that significant changes to the current tool platforms and other adjacent modules will not be necessary. The distance between the reticle stage and the secondary mirror had to be significantly increased to make space available for the upgraded 0.5 NA illumination modules [1].

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Holger Glatzel, Dominic Ashworth, Mark Bremer, Rodney Chin, Kevin Cummings, Luc Girard, Michael Goldstein, Eric Gullikson, Russ Hudyma, Jim Kennon, Bob Kestner, Lou Marchetti, Patrick Naulleau, Regina Soufli, and Eberhard Spiller "Projection optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) micro-field exposure tools (METs) with a numerical aperture of 0.5", Proc. SPIE 8679, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography IV, 867917 (1 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012698

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