Hybrid lithography for triple patterning decomposition and E-beam lithography

Haitong Tian, Hongbo Zhang, Zigang Xiao, Martin D.F. Wong

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Abstract

As we advances into 14/10nm technology node, single patterning technology is far from enough to fabricate the features with shrinking feature size. According to International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors in 2011,1 double patterning lithography is already available for massive productions in industry for sub-32nm half pitch technology node. For 14/10nm technology node, double patterning begins to show its limitations as it uses too many stitches to resolve the native coloring conflicts. Stitches will increase the manufacturing cost, lead to potential functional errors of the chip, and cause the yield lost. Triple patterning lithography and E-Beam lithography are two emerging techniques to beat the diffraction limit for current optical lithography system. In this paper, we investigate combining the merits of triple patterning lithography and E-Beam lithography for standard cell based designs. We devise an approach to compute a stitch free decomposition with the optimal number of E-Beam shots for row structure layout. The approach is expected to highlight the necessity and advantages of using hybrid lithography for advanced technology node.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Microlithography XXVII
EditorsKafai Lai, Andreas Erdmann
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819499752
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014
Event27th Optical Microlithography Conference, OM 2014 - San Jose, United States
Duration: 25 Feb 201427 Feb 2014
https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9052.toc#FrontMatterVolume9052

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9052
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference27th Optical Microlithography Conference, OM 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period25/02/1427/02/14
Internet address

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

User-Defined Keywords

  • E-Beam
  • Hybrid Lithography
  • Triple Patterning Lithography

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