Four-mirror extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography projection system
Abstract
The invention is directed to a four-mirror catoptric projection system for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography to transfer a pattern from a reflective reticle to a wafer substrate. In order along the light path followed by light from the reticle to the wafer substrate, the system includes a dominantly hyperbolic convex mirror, a dominantly elliptical concave mirror, spherical convex mirror, and spherical concave mirror. The reticle and wafer substrate are positioned along the system's optical axis on opposite sides of the mirrors. The hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors are positioned on the same side of the system's optical axis as the reticle, and are relatively large in diameter as they are positioned on the high magnification side of the system. The hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors are relatively far off the optical axis and hence they have significant aspherical components in their curvatures. The convex spherical mirror is positioned on the optical axis, and has a substantially or perfectly spherical shape. The spherical concave mirror is positioned substantially on the opposite side of the optical axis from the hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors. Because it is positioned off-axis to a degree, the spherical concave mirror has some asphericity to counter aberrations. The spherical concavemore »
- Inventors:
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- Pleasonton, CA
- Los Altos, CA
- Fairfield, CT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873351
- Patent Number(s):
- 6142641
- Assignee:
- Ultratech Stepper, Inc. (San Jose, CA); Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- four-mirror; extreme; ultraviolet; euv; lithography; projection; directed; catoptric; transfer; pattern; reflective; reticle; wafer; substrate; light; path; followed; dominantly; hyperbolic; convex; mirror; elliptical; concave; spherical; positioned; optical; axis; opposite; mirrors; relatively; diameter; magnification; hence; significant; aspherical; components; curvatures; substantially; perfectly; shape; off-axis; degree; asphericity; counter; aberrations; forms; uniform; field; tilted; decentered; slightly; achieve; increase; size; wafer substrate; spherical concave; spherical shape; optical axis; extreme ultraviolet; concave mirror; spherical mirror; convex mirror; reflective reticle; uniform field; light path; mirror forms; convex spherical; elliptical concave; /359/
Citation Formats
Cohen, Simon J, Jeong, Hwan J, and Shafer, David R. Four-mirror extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography projection system. United States: N. p., 2000.
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abstractNote = {The invention is directed to a four-mirror catoptric projection system for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography to transfer a pattern from a reflective reticle to a wafer substrate. In order along the light path followed by light from the reticle to the wafer substrate, the system includes a dominantly hyperbolic convex mirror, a dominantly elliptical concave mirror, spherical convex mirror, and spherical concave mirror. The reticle and wafer substrate are positioned along the system's optical axis on opposite sides of the mirrors. The hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors are positioned on the same side of the system's optical axis as the reticle, and are relatively large in diameter as they are positioned on the high magnification side of the system. The hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors are relatively far off the optical axis and hence they have significant aspherical components in their curvatures. The convex spherical mirror is positioned on the optical axis, and has a substantially or perfectly spherical shape. The spherical concave mirror is positioned substantially on the opposite side of the optical axis from the hyperbolic and elliptical mirrors. Because it is positioned off-axis to a degree, the spherical concave mirror has some asphericity to counter aberrations. The spherical concave mirror forms a relatively large, uniform field on the wafer substrate. The mirrors can be tilted or decentered slightly to achieve further increase in the field size.},
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