Advanced mask aligner lithography: new illumination system

A new illumination system for mask aligner lithography is presented. The illumination system uses two subsequent microlens-based Köhler integrators. The second Köhler integrator is located in the Fourier plane of the first. The new illumination system uncouples the illumination light from the light...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 18; no. 20; pp. 20968 - 20978
Main Authors Voelkel, Reinhard, Vogler, Uwe, Bich, Andreas, Pernet, Pascal, Weible, Kenneth J, Hornung, Michael, Zoberbier, Ralph, Cullmann, Elmar, Stuerzebecher, Lorenz, Harzendorf, Torsten, Zeitner, Uwe D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 27.09.2010
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Summary:A new illumination system for mask aligner lithography is presented. The illumination system uses two subsequent microlens-based Köhler integrators. The second Köhler integrator is located in the Fourier plane of the first. The new illumination system uncouples the illumination light from the light source and provides excellent uniformity of the light irradiance and the angular spectrum. Spatial filtering allows to freely shape the angular spectrum to minimize diffraction effects in contact and proximity lithography. Telecentric illumination and ability to precisely control the illumination light allows to introduce resolution enhancement technologies (RET) like customized illumination, optical proximity correction (OPC) and source-mask optimization (SMO) in mask aligner lithography.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.18.020968