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Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

May. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Duan-Fu Stephen Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);

Feng-Liang Liu, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/30 (2020.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 1/70 (2012.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01); G03F 1/36 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70433 (2013.01); G03F 1/36 (2013.01); G03F 1/70 (2013.01); G03F 7/7085 (2013.01); G03F 7/70125 (2013.01); G03F 7/70425 (2013.01); G03F 7/70441 (2013.01); G03F 7/70483 (2013.01); G06F 30/398 (2020.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are several methods of reducing one or more pattern displacement errors, contrast loss, best focus shift , tilt of a Bossung curve of a portion of a design layout used in a lithographic process for imaging that portion onto a substrate using a lithographic apparatus. The methods include adjusting an illumination source of the lithographic apparatus, placing assist features onto or adjusting positions and/or shapes existing assist features in the portion. Adjusting the illumination source and/or the assist features may be by an optimization algorithm.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hsu, Duan-Fu. (2021). Optimization of assist features and source (U.S. Patent No. 10955755). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10955755

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