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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Gabriel Berger, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tamer Coskun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sangbong Park, Union City, CA (US);
Jang Fung Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gabriel Berger, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tamer Coskun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sangbong Park, Union City, CA (US);
Jang Fung Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
ASML Masktools B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of generating a model for simulating the imaging performance of an optical imaging system having a pupil. The method includes the steps of defining the optical imaging system and a process to be utilized by the optical imaging system; and defining a model equation representing the imaging performance of the optical imaging system and the process, where the model equation including a calibrated pupil kernel. The calibrated pupil kernel representing a linear model of the pupil performance.