Phase-shift/transmittance measurements in a micro pattern using MPM193EX

Autor: Hal Kusunose, Osamu Sato, Naoki Awamura, Hiroto Nozawa, Koji Miyazaki, Kiwamu Takehisa, Takayuki Ishida, Hideo Takizawa, Satoru Kato
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: SPIE Proceedings.
ISSN: 0277-786X
Popis: A new direct Phase-shift/Transmittance measurement tool "MPM193EX" has been developed to respond to the growing demand for higher precision measurements of finer patterns in ArF Lithography. Specifications of MPM193EX are listed below along with corresponding specifications of the conventional tool MPM193. 1) Phase-shift [3 Sigma]: 0.5 deg. (MPM193) => 0.2 deg. (MPM193EX) 2) Transmittance [3 Sigma]: 0.20 % (MPM193) => 0.04 % (MPM193EX) 3) Minimum measurement pattern width: 7.5 μm (MPM193) => 1.0 μm (MPM193EX) Furthermore, new design optics using an ArF Laser and an objective lens with long working distance allows measurements of masks with pellicles. The new method for improving the measurement repeatability is based on elimination of influence from instantaneous fluctuation in interferometer fringes by scanning two adjacent areas simultaneously. Also, MPM193EX is equipped with high-resolution and stable optics. The newly employed auto-focus system in MPM193EX accurately adjusts, by a new image processing method using high-resolution optics, the focus height that is one of the most important factors for measurements in a micro pattern.
Databáze: OpenAIRE