AU9396098A - Method and apparatus for data hierarchy maintenance in a system for mask description - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for data hierarchy maintenance in a system for mask description

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AU9396098A
AU9396098A AU93960/98A AU9396098A AU9396098A AU 9396098 A AU9396098 A AU 9396098A AU 93960/98 A AU93960/98 A AU 93960/98A AU 9396098 A AU9396098 A AU 9396098A AU 9396098 A AU9396098 A AU 9396098A
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Prior art keywords
data hierarchy
mask description
hierarchy maintenance
maintenance
mask
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AU93960/98A
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Fang-Cheng Chang
Yagyensh C. Pati
Yao-Ting Wang
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Numerical Technologies Inc
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Numerical Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/931,921 external-priority patent/US5858580A/en
Priority claimed from US09/130,996 external-priority patent/US6757645B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/153,783 external-priority patent/US6470489B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/154,397 external-priority patent/US6453452B1/en
Application filed by Numerical Technologies Inc filed Critical Numerical Technologies Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US1998/019438 external-priority patent/WO1999014636A1/en
Publication of AU9396098A publication Critical patent/AU9396098A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/36—Masks having proximity correction features; Preparation thereof, e.g. optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/68—Preparation processes not covered by groups G03F1/20 - G03F1/50
    • G03F1/70—Adapting basic layout or design of masks to lithographic process requirements, e.g., second iteration correction of mask patterns for imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70058—Mask illumination systems
    • G03F7/70091—Illumination settings, i.e. intensity distribution in the pupil plane or angular distribution in the field plane; On-axis or off-axis settings, e.g. annular, dipole or quadrupole settings; Partial coherence control, i.e. sigma or numerical aperture [NA]
    • G03F7/70116—Off-axis setting using a programmable means, e.g. liquid crystal display [LCD], digital micromirror device [DMD] or pupil facets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70483—Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G03F7/70605—Workpiece metrology
    • G03F7/70681—Metrology strategies
    • G03F7/70683—Mark designs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D89/00—Aspects of integrated devices not covered by groups H10D84/00 - H10D88/00
    • H10D89/10—Integrated device layouts

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Design And Manufacture Of Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Preparing Plates And Mask In Photomechanical Process (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
AU93960/98A 1997-09-17 1998-09-17 Method and apparatus for data hierarchy maintenance in a system for mask description Abandoned AU9396098A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US5930697P 1997-09-17 1997-09-17
US08/931,921 US5858580A (en) 1997-09-17 1997-09-17 Phase shifting circuit manufacture method and apparatus
US08931921 1997-09-17
US60059306 1997-09-17
US6954997P 1997-12-12 1997-12-12
US60069549 1997-12-12
US09/130,996 US6757645B2 (en) 1997-09-17 1998-08-07 Visual inspection and verification system
US09130996 1998-08-07
US09/153,783 US6470489B1 (en) 1997-09-17 1998-09-16 Design rule checking system and method
US09/154,397 US6453452B1 (en) 1997-12-12 1998-09-16 Method and apparatus for data hierarchy maintenance in a system for mask description
PCT/US1998/019438 WO1999014636A1 (en) 1997-09-17 1998-09-17 Method and apparatus for data hierarchy maintenance in a system for mask description

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EP (2) EP1023641A4 (enExample)
JP (2) JP4624550B2 (enExample)
KR (2) KR20010024113A (enExample)
AU (3) AU9396098A (enExample)
WO (1) WO1999014638A1 (enExample)

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