Improved pattern-placement accuracy in E-beam lithography via sparse-sample spatial-phase locking

被引:7
作者
Hastings, JT [1 ]
Zhang, F [1 ]
Goodberlet, JG [1 ]
Smith, H [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Nanostruct Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1016/S0167-9317(00)00334-8
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A sparse-sampling algorithm has been developed for two-dimensional, spatial-phase-locked electron-beam lithography (SPLEBL). This algorithm corrects for field shift, scale and rotation errors. The algorithm can be used with a scintillating polymeric global-fiducial grid distributed over the substrate. An experimental evaluation of the sparse-sampling algorithm indicates that sub-10-nm pattern-placement accuracy can be obtained with this mode of SPLEBL.
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页码:361 / 364
页数:4
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