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1 July 1991 New phase-shifting mask structure for positive resist process
Junji Miyazaki, Kazuya Kamon, Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Shuichi Matsuda, Masato Fujinaga, Yaichiro Watakabe, Hitoshi Nagata
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Abstract
One of the problems in applying the phase-shifting method in the positive resist process is the resist bridge generated at the phase-shifter edge. This problem has occurred in the past because the light intensity decreased to zero due to the interference at the phase-shifter edge. In order to solve this problem, we propose a new phase-shifting mask structure containing an intermediate phase-shifter. This intermediate phase-shifter will change the phase of the light by 90 degrees and will be placed at a peripheral edge of the conventional phase-shifter on the transparent substrate. The effect of this mask structure is demonstrated. A 0.3 micrometers lines and spaces pattern is successfully resolved without resist bridge, and the DOF at a 0.35 micrometers lines and spaces pattern is 1.2 micrometers wide. It is also demonstrated that this mask structure is effective on patterns such as LOCOS.
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Junji Miyazaki, Kazuya Kamon, Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Shuichi Matsuda, Masato Fujinaga, Yaichiro Watakabe, and Hitoshi Nagata "New phase-shifting mask structure for positive resist process", Proc. SPIE 1464, Integrated Circuit Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control V, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44445
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KEYWORDS
Phase shifts

Photomasks

Bridges

Photoresist processing

Inspection

Integrated circuits

Metrology

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