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Method for determining prohibition period of photoetching process node and simulation method

A technology of lithography process and simulation method, applied in the field of determining the prohibition period of lithography process nodes, can solve the problems of cumbersome, unable to effectively guide the formulation of layout design rules, unable to judge the poor quality of pattern lithography, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2020-04-17
INST OF MICROELECTRONICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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[0006] In view of the above analysis, the present invention aims to provide a method and simulation method for determining the prohibition period of the lithography process node, which is not only very cumbersome to solve the existing method of finding out the prohibition period, but also has the inaccuracy of the prohibition period found. , so that it is impossible to effectively guide the formulation of layout design rules, and it is impossible to judge the reasons for the poor quality of individual graphic lithography in the lithography stage

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[0048] A specific embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for finding out the lithography forbidden period (forbiddenpitch, FP) by calculation simulation, such as Figure 14 shown, including the following steps:

[0049] Step 1: Obtain a test pattern (test pattern), mainly a one-dimensional variable-period line (through pitch) pattern within a certain range, and the line width (critical dimension, CD) is the key line width (ie, key dimension) of the lithography node , for example, the actual key line width of the 14nm node is 38nm, and the period (pitch) should include as much as possible;

[0050] Step 2: Set initial simulation light source parameters (for example, a circular light source or a ring light source is used as the initial light source, and a ring light source is used as the initial light source in this embodiment) and related simulation parameters, such as the model of the lithography machine, NA (numerical aperture) value, Reticle parameters and p...

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[0060] The resolution limit size of the 193nm immersion lithography technology is 76nm. In this embodiment, we use a test pattern with a minimum period of 80nm. First obtain the test pattern (test pattern), mainly one-dimensional variable period (the present embodiment is 80nm-200nm) line (through pitch) pattern within a certain range, such as Figure 8 shown. The line width (CD) is the minimum dimension of the lithography node. In this embodiment, a one-dimensional pattern with CD=40nm is selected, and the period (pitch) includes as much as possible. Set the parameters of the initial simulated light source (for example, a circular light source or a ring light source is used as the initial light source, and the ring light source selected in this embodiment is used as the initial light source, such as Figure 9 shown. Relevant simulation parameters include lithography machine model NXT1950i, NA (numerical aperture) value of 1.35, mask plate parameters, photoresist parameters,...

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[0070] A specific embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for improving photolithography performance by optimizing a one-dimensional line pattern structure in which prohibited periods and dense periods are alternately arranged, including the following steps:

[0071] Step 1: Obtain an optimized free light source considering the global situation. Obtain various types of test patterns as comprehensive as possible from the actual layout as the initial layout input. Initial light source parameters (generally, a ring light source is used as the initial light source) and related simulation parameters include lithography machine model, NA (numerical aperture) value, mask plate parameters (thickness, refractive index, etc.), etc.;

[0072] Step 2: Under the above parameter settings, use professional simulation software to perform collaborative optimization of light source mask (SMO) to obtain the optimized free light source (freeform source1), and analyze the data to fi...

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The invention relates to a method for determining a prohibition period of a photoetching process node and a simulation method, belongs to the technical field of semiconductor photoetching, and solvesthe problems that the found prohibition period is inaccurate, layout design rules cannot be effectively guided to be formulated, and reasons of poor photoetching quality of individual graphs cannot bejudged in a photoetching stage. The method for determining the prohibition period of the photoetching process node comprises the following steps: acquiring a test pattern; setting a first light source and simulation parameters, and performing simulation by utilizing software; analyzing a simulation result, drawing a first curve, and finding out a period range (first period range) which is obviously lower than other values in the first curve; setting a second light source and light source parameters, and drawing a second curve; finding out a period range (second period range) which is obviously lower than other values in the second curve, and combining the second period range and the first period range to jointly determine a forbidden period range. According to the invention, the prohibition period under a technical node is simply, efficiently and accurately determined.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor photolithography, in particular to a method and a simulation method for determining a prohibition period of a photolithography process node. Background technique [0002] Lithography technology enters the node below 20nm and faces greater challenges. Although many resolution enhancement techniques have been adopted, such as source mask collaborative optimization (SMO), optical proximity correction (OPC), or adding sub-resolution auxiliary graphics (Sbar), etc. However, due to some insurmountable problems, the increase of the process window still faces great challenges, for example, the forbidden period (forbidden pitch, FP) effect. There will be some forbidden periods in lithography, that is, patterns within this size range will cause the process window of the entire layout to become smaller, and the quality of lithography will be significantly deteriorated. [0003] In the design stage of ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03F7/20
CPCG03F7/70G03F7/70425G03F7/70625
Inventor 何建芳韦亚一粟雅娟董立松张利斌苏晓菁陈睿马玲
Owner INST OF MICROELECTRONICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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