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Area of Science:

Semiconductor Manufacturing
Optical Lithography
Computational Lithography

Background:

Advanced optical lithography nodes (e.g., 22nm) require sophisticated Source Mask Optimization (SMO) for continued development.
Conventional pixel-based SMO methods offer a large solution space but suffer from significant computational time due to numerous variables.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an improved SMO algorithm using Zernike polynomials as basis functions for source pattern representation.
To enhance the computational efficiency and optimization performance of SMO.

Main Methods:

Representing source patterns as a weighted superposition of Zernike polynomial functions.
Decomposing source patterns to significantly reduce the number of optimization variables.
Comparing the proposed Zernike-based SMO with the conventional pixel-based algorithm.

Main Results:

The Zernike polynomial-based SMO achieves substantial speedup in computation time.
The proposed method demonstrates improved pattern fidelity compared to pixel-based SMO.
Reduced number of variables leads to more efficient optimization procedures.

Conclusions:

Zernike polynomial representation offers a more efficient and effective approach to Source Mask Optimization in advanced optical lithography.
This method accelerates the development of advanced ArF technology nodes by improving SMO performance.