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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Katsuhiko Murakami, Sagamihara, JP;
Yutaka Ichihara, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Microlithography apparatus and methods are disclosed for achieving high-resolution pattern transfer of a pattern onto a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, using extreme ultraviolet (EUV, also termed soft X-ray) radiation. The apparatus include an imaging-optical system (projection-optical system) capable of receiving pattern-encoding EUV light from a mask and forming an image of the pattern on the substrate. The desired wavelength of the EUV light is 20 nm to 50 nm, and the imaging-optical system includes multiple reflective mirrors having aspherical surficial profiles and multilayer-film reflective surfaces. The apparatus are configured especially to achieve a pattern-element resolution, of the projected image, of 70 nm or finer.
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