EP1023639A4 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A DATA HIERARCHY IN A MASK DESCRIPTION SYSTEM - Google Patents

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A DATA HIERARCHY IN A MASK DESCRIPTION SYSTEM

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EP1023639A4
EP1023639A4 EP98947103A EP98947103A EP1023639A4 EP 1023639 A4 EP1023639 A4 EP 1023639A4 EP 98947103 A EP98947103 A EP 98947103A EP 98947103 A EP98947103 A EP 98947103A EP 1023639 A4 EP1023639 A4 EP 1023639A4
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Prior art keywords
data hierarchy
mask description
hierarchy maintenance
maintenance
mask
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EP98947103A
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP1023639A1 (en
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Fang-Cheng Chang
Yao-Ting Wang
Yagyensh C Pati
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Synopsys Inc
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Synopsys 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 Synopsys Inc filed Critical Synopsys Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US1998/019438 external-priority patent/WO1999014636A1/en
Publication of EP1023639A1 publication Critical patent/EP1023639A1/en
Publication of EP1023639A4 publication Critical patent/EP1023639A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0207—Geometrical layout of the components, e.g. computer aided design; custom LSI, semi-custom LSI, standard cell technique

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Design And Manufacture Of Integrated Circuits (AREA)
EP98947103A 1997-09-17 1998-09-17 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING A DATA HIERARCHY IN A MASK DESCRIPTION SYSTEM Withdrawn EP1023639A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (12)

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
US59306P 1997-09-17
US931921 1997-09-17
US6954997P 1997-12-12 1997-12-12
US69549P 1997-12-12
US09/130,996 US6757645B2 (en) 1997-09-17 1998-08-07 Visual inspection and verification system
US130996 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
2001-06-11

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EP1023639A4 true EP1023639A4 (en) 2009-04-29

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JP (2) JP2003526110A (ja)
KR (2) KR20010024117A (ja)
AU (3) AU9775198A (ja)
WO (1) WO1999014638A1 (ja)

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