Diffracted light from latent images in photoresist for exposure control
Abstract
In microelectronics manufacturing, an arrangement for monitoring and control of exposure of an undeveloped photosensitive layer on a structure susceptible to variations in optical properties in order to attain the desired critical dimension for the pattern to be developed in the photosensitive layer. This is done by ascertaining the intensities for one or more respective orders of diffracted power for an incident beam of radiation corresponding to the desired critical dimension for the photosensitive layer as a function of exposure time and optical properties of the structure, illuminating the photosensitive layer with a beam of radiation of one or more frequencies to which the photosensitive layer is not exposure-sensitive, and monitoring the intensities of the orders of diffracted radiation due to said illumination including at least the first order of diffracted radiation thereof, such that when said predetermined intensities for the diffracted orders are reached during said illumination of photosensitive layer, it is known that a pattern having at least approximately the desired critical dimension can be developed on the photosensitive layer.
- Inventors:
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- Rio Rancho, NM
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871170
- Patent Number(s):
- 5674652
- Assignee:
- University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- diffracted; light; latent; images; photoresist; exposure; control; microelectronics; manufacturing; arrangement; monitoring; undeveloped; photosensitive; layer; structure; susceptible; variations; optical; properties; attain; desired; critical; dimension; pattern; developed; ascertaining; intensities; respective; power; incident; beam; radiation; corresponding; function; time; illuminating; frequencies; exposure-sensitive; due; illumination; including; predetermined; reached; approximately; diffracted radiation; optical properties; incident beam; critical dimension; exposure time; radiation corresponding; latent image; /430/
Citation Formats
Bishop, Kenneth P, Brueck, Steven R. J., Gaspar, Susan M, Hickman, Kirt C, McNeil, John R, Naqvi, S Sohail H., Stallard, Brian R, and Tipton, Gary D. Diffracted light from latent images in photoresist for exposure control. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Bishop, Kenneth P, Brueck, Steven R. J., Gaspar, Susan M, Hickman, Kirt C, McNeil, John R, Naqvi, S Sohail H., Stallard, Brian R, & Tipton, Gary D. Diffracted light from latent images in photoresist for exposure control. United States.
Bishop, Kenneth P, Brueck, Steven R. J., Gaspar, Susan M, Hickman, Kirt C, McNeil, John R, Naqvi, S Sohail H., Stallard, Brian R, and Tipton, Gary D. Wed .
"Diffracted light from latent images in photoresist for exposure control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871170.
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title = {Diffracted light from latent images in photoresist for exposure control},
author = {Bishop, Kenneth P and Brueck, Steven R. J. and Gaspar, Susan M and Hickman, Kirt C and McNeil, John R and Naqvi, S Sohail H. and Stallard, Brian R and Tipton, Gary D},
abstractNote = {In microelectronics manufacturing, an arrangement for monitoring and control of exposure of an undeveloped photosensitive layer on a structure susceptible to variations in optical properties in order to attain the desired critical dimension for the pattern to be developed in the photosensitive layer. This is done by ascertaining the intensities for one or more respective orders of diffracted power for an incident beam of radiation corresponding to the desired critical dimension for the photosensitive layer as a function of exposure time and optical properties of the structure, illuminating the photosensitive layer with a beam of radiation of one or more frequencies to which the photosensitive layer is not exposure-sensitive, and monitoring the intensities of the orders of diffracted radiation due to said illumination including at least the first order of diffracted radiation thereof, such that when said predetermined intensities for the diffracted orders are reached during said illumination of photosensitive layer, it is known that a pattern having at least approximately the desired critical dimension can be developed on the photosensitive layer.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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Diffraction analysis of dielectric surface-relief gratings
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