JP4755655B2 - 差分交互位相シフト・マスクの最適化 - Google Patents
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| PCT/US2006/002046 WO2006078908A2 (en) | 2005-01-21 | 2006-01-20 | Differential alternating phase shift mask optimization |
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| JP2008529066A JP2008529066A (ja) | 2008-07-31 |
| JP2008529066A5 JP2008529066A5 (enExample) | 2008-11-27 |
| JP4755655B2 true JP4755655B2 (ja) | 2011-08-24 |
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| US (2) | US7617473B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1849112A2 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4755655B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN101213547B (enExample) |
| TW (1) | TW200710694A (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2006078908A2 (enExample) |
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| US7617473B2 (en) * | 2005-01-21 | 2009-11-10 | International Business Machines Corporation | Differential alternating phase shift mask optimization |
| US20080028359A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-01-31 | Stefan Blawid | Termination structure, a mask for manufacturing a termination structure, a lithographic process and a semiconductor device with a termination structure |
| US8875063B2 (en) | 2010-10-11 | 2014-10-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Mask layout formation |
| CN102289146B (zh) * | 2011-09-14 | 2012-12-05 | 北京理工大学 | 基于广义小波罚函数优化二相位相移掩膜的方法 |
| US9223911B2 (en) | 2014-01-30 | 2015-12-29 | Globalfoundries Inc. | Optical model employing phase transmission values for sub-resolution assist features |
| EP2952964A1 (en) * | 2014-06-03 | 2015-12-09 | Aselta Nanographics | Method for determining the parameters of an ic manufacturing process by a differential procedure |
| KR102305092B1 (ko) | 2014-07-16 | 2021-09-24 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 포토리소그래피용 마스크와 그 제조 방법 |
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| JPS63102266A (ja) * | 1986-08-21 | 1988-05-07 | コミッサレ・ア・レナジイ・アトミック | 半導体基板上の集積回路、集積メモリセルおよびその製造方法 |
| JP2002131882A (ja) * | 2000-10-26 | 2002-05-09 | Toshiba Corp | マスクパターン補正方法、マスクパターン補正装置、マスクパターン補正プログラムを格納した記録媒体、及び半導体装置の製造方法 |
| US6569583B2 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2003-05-27 | Numerical Technologies, Inc. | Method and apparatus for using phase shifter cutbacks to resolve phase shifter conflicts |
| JP2003526110A (ja) * | 1997-09-17 | 2003-09-02 | ニューメリカル テクノロジーズ インコーポレイテッド | 設計ルールの照合システム及び方法 |
| JP2004520622A (ja) * | 2001-04-18 | 2004-07-08 | メンター・グラフィクス・コーポレーション | 分解能向上技術の適用に優先順位を付ける方法及び装置 |
| US6832364B2 (en) * | 2002-10-03 | 2004-12-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | Integrated lithographic layout optimization |
| JP2007536581A (ja) * | 2004-05-07 | 2007-12-13 | メンター・グラフィクス・コーポレーション | プロセス変動バンドを用いた集積回路レイアウト設計法 |
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| US7229722B2 (en) | 2004-01-28 | 2007-06-12 | International Business Machines Corporation | Alternating phase shift mask design for high performance circuitry |
| US7175942B2 (en) * | 2004-02-05 | 2007-02-13 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method of conflict avoidance in fabrication of gate-shrink alternating phase shifting masks |
| KR100716990B1 (ko) | 2005-01-05 | 2007-05-14 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 수차 보정용 액정소자 및 이를 구비한 광픽업 및 광 기록및/또는 재생기기 |
| US7617473B2 (en) * | 2005-01-21 | 2009-11-10 | International Business Machines Corporation | Differential alternating phase shift mask optimization |
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| JPS63102266A (ja) * | 1986-08-21 | 1988-05-07 | コミッサレ・ア・レナジイ・アトミック | 半導体基板上の集積回路、集積メモリセルおよびその製造方法 |
| JP2003526110A (ja) * | 1997-09-17 | 2003-09-02 | ニューメリカル テクノロジーズ インコーポレイテッド | 設計ルールの照合システム及び方法 |
| JP2002131882A (ja) * | 2000-10-26 | 2002-05-09 | Toshiba Corp | マスクパターン補正方法、マスクパターン補正装置、マスクパターン補正プログラムを格納した記録媒体、及び半導体装置の製造方法 |
| JP2004520622A (ja) * | 2001-04-18 | 2004-07-08 | メンター・グラフィクス・コーポレーション | 分解能向上技術の適用に優先順位を付ける方法及び装置 |
| US6569583B2 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2003-05-27 | Numerical Technologies, Inc. | Method and apparatus for using phase shifter cutbacks to resolve phase shifter conflicts |
| US6832364B2 (en) * | 2002-10-03 | 2004-12-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | Integrated lithographic layout optimization |
| JP2007536581A (ja) * | 2004-05-07 | 2007-12-13 | メンター・グラフィクス・コーポレーション | プロセス変動バンドを用いた集積回路レイアウト設計法 |
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| US7617473B2 (en) | 2009-11-10 |
| WO2006078908A3 (en) | 2007-11-22 |
| CN101213547A (zh) | 2008-07-02 |
| CN101213547B (zh) | 2012-05-09 |
| US20100017780A1 (en) | 2010-01-21 |
| JP2008529066A (ja) | 2008-07-31 |
| WO2006078908A2 (en) | 2006-07-27 |
| US20060166105A1 (en) | 2006-07-27 |
| EP1849112A2 (en) | 2007-10-31 |
| TW200710694A (en) | 2007-03-16 |
| US8181126B2 (en) | 2012-05-15 |
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