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The present invention relates to an extreme ultraviolet generator using a plasma having a simplified structure, and more particularly, to an extreme ultraviolet generator capable of generating an extreme ultraviolet beam while simplifying the structure as much as possible.
As the degree of integration of a semiconductor integrated circuit increases, the circuit pattern becomes finer and the resolution is reduced in an exposure apparatus using visible light or ultraviolet light which has been conventionally used. In the semiconductor manufacturing process, the resolution of the exposure apparatus is proportional to the numerical aperture (NA) of the transfer optical system, and is inversely proportional to the wavelength of light used for exposure. Therefore, an attempt has been made to use an EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) light source having a short wavelength in place of visible light or ultraviolet light for exposure transfer as an attempt to increase the resolution. A laser plasma EUV light source and a discharge plasma EUV light source are applied as the EUV light generator used in such an exposure transfer apparatus.
It has been extensively researched and developed to use a Ne plasma using Ne gas as a reactant of a laser plasma light source as a light source employing a wavelength of 20 nm or less, typically 13.5 nm, for use in an EUV exposure apparatus, (The ratio of the EUV light intensity obtained with respect to the input energy). Since Ne is a gas material at room temperature, there arises a problem that a problem of debris occurs. However, in order to obtain a high-output EUV light source, the use of Ne gas as a target is limited, and it is also desired to use other materials.
A region of 200 nm to 100 nm corresponding to half of the long wavelength side in a vacuum ultraviolet region having a light wavelength of 200 nm to 10 nm is referred to as VUV light, and a region of 100 nm to 10 nm corresponding to half of the short wavelength side is referred to as EUV light It is classified. EUV light having a center wavelength of less than 100 nm generated from a plasma is difficult to be absorbed in the optical system such as air or a condensing mirror Follow.
In the EUV region, EUV laser is used. In this short wavelength region, there are many unresolved problems such as laser oscillation method, measurement method, optical materials used, and development of application fields is a future problem. In order to solve the problem that the EUV light is lost in the air or the optical system, a vacuum environment (<10 -3 torr) below a certain pressure is required and a condenser mirror and a lens coated with a special material should be used.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop EUV light generating apparatus using laser plasma more efficiently by applying these conditions.
Accordingly, the applicant of the present invention, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0017579, name of the invention: when looking at the stabilized extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus using a plasma through Figure 1, the
The extreme ultraviolet ray generator according to the present invention is a very superior technology capable of generating a stabilized extreme ultraviolet ray through a plasma reaction as an invention filed by the present applicant.
However, as the structure is very complicated, the design is difficult and the laser alignment or instrument placement process is complicated. In addition, there is a disadvantage in that the production cost is high because it requires a large number of parts according to the complex structure is disadvantageous to appeal to industrial applications.
The present invention for solving the above problems to minimize the degradation of efficiency while generating a stabilized extreme ultraviolet beam while simplifying the structure as much as possible, stabilization using a plasma that can effectively capture the EUV light source generated from the plasma An object of the present invention is to provide an extreme ultraviolet generator.
The present invention for achieving the above object, a laser source for outputting a laser, a tunable laser mirror (TLM) for reflecting the laser beam output from the laser source, FM (Focusing focusing the laser beam reflected from the TLM) Mirror) is supplied with a reaction gas from a gas supply path to a plasma induction furnace corresponding to a section in which the laser focused by the FM is focused and generates plasma by a laser beam and the reaction gas to generate extreme ultraviolet rays. And a vacuum chamber for accommodating the gas cell and the TLM, FM, and the gas cell in a vacuum state.
In addition, the first aperture is provided for the alignment of the laser beam focused in the FM, and the second aperture for transmitting only the central wavelength in the extreme ultraviolet beam generated in the gas cell.
In addition, the vacuum chamber is divided into a first vacuum chamber portion and a second vacuum chamber portion, the second vacuum chamber portion maintains a higher vacuum than the first vacuum chamber portion, the first vacuum chamber portion, TLM, FM And a gas cell and a first aperture, wherein the second vacuum chamber part is configured to receive the second aperture.
In addition, a beam splitter for reflecting a part of the light reflected by the TLM and an image sensor for detecting a wavefront (wavefront) of the beam reflected through the beam splitter.
The laser source may have an IR wave length of 800 nm to 1600 nm and a pulse width of 30 fs to 50 fs.
The first aperture may be removed after aligning the beam output from the FM.
The present invention constructed and operated as described above has the advantage that the structure is very simple under the conditions for generating EUV light, so that the manufacturing is easy and cost reduction can be realized.
In addition, there is an effect that the beam alignment is very easy through the simplification of the optical system structure, in addition, there is an advantage that can be stably output of the extreme ultraviolet rays generated in the gas cell by configuring the chamber portion having a different degree of vacuum.
1 is a schematic diagram of an extreme ultraviolet ray generating apparatus using plasma according to the related art,
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an extreme ultraviolet ray generating apparatus using a plasma with a simplified structure according to the present invention,
Figure 3 is a detailed view of the extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus using a simplified plasma structure according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the extreme ultraviolet generating apparatus using a simplified plasma structure according to the present invention.
The extreme ultraviolet generator using the simplified plasma structure according to the present invention, a
The extreme ultraviolet generator according to the present invention is to provide an extreme ultraviolet generator that can satisfy the efficiency of the extreme ultraviolet light while simplifying the structure of the optical system for transmitting the light output from the laser source in the apparatus for generating EUV light Make a point.
2 is a configuration diagram of an extreme ultraviolet ray generating apparatus using a plasma with a simplified structure according to the present invention.
The extreme ultraviolet generator using the plasma according to the present invention includes a
The
The TLM is a mirror that reflects a laser beam output from a laser source located outside the vacuum chamber. The TLM is disposed in an incident path output from the laser source, and reflects the incident laser beam to a focusing
The FM 230 focuses and reflects the incident light for extreme ultraviolet light generation. The laser beam output from the laser source is reflected by the TLM mirror and reflected by the focusing mirror, and the focusing mirror FM focuses the incident laser beam into a gas cell that generates EUV light through plasma induction.
The gas cell is made of a transparent material, preferably made of quartz, a through path through which a laser can pass is formed, and a center of the plasma cell is a focal region in which a laser output from a laser source is focused. An exhaust path is formed at both sides of the plasma induction furnace, and a gas supply path for supplying gas to the plasma induction furnace is connected to the plasma induction furnace.
The
On the other hand, a vacuum chamber for accommodating constituent elements for generating extreme ultraviolet light in a vacuum state is constituted. The vacuum chamber is divided into a
The first
The first vacuum chamber part and the second vacuum chamber part constitute a
Thus, ultraviolet light is generated in the first vacuum chamber and efficiency is prevented from lowering in the second vacuum chamber, so that the final light is supplied to the application. In this case, the divided vacuum chamber is divided by forming a partition in one chamber, the partition is provided with an optical lens that can transmit the extreme ultraviolet rays generated in the gas cell.
Meanwhile, the extreme ultraviolet generator according to the present invention includes a
The first aperture is used to align the laser beam. When the laser is first generated, the first aperture is installed to guide the direction of the beam and is removed from the generator when the alignment is completed.
When the
Meanwhile, a
3 is a detailed view of an apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet rays using plasma having a simplified structure according to the present invention. A gas supply path communicating with the outside is formed in the gas cell in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated through the plasma induction to supply gas to the plasma induction furnace, and a gas exhaust path communicating with the light induction path is formed at both sides of the gas supply path Respectively. Therefore, the gas supply path is connected to the external
The present invention configured as described above has an advantage in that the optical system is very simplified in the process of generating extreme ultraviolet rays from a laser beam output from an externally located laser source, so that light alignment is easy and cost reduction can be realized.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. On the contrary, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. And all such modifications and changes as fall within the scope of the present invention are therefore to be regarded as being within the scope of the present invention.
100: laser source
200: first vacuum chamber
210: second vacuum chamber
220: TLM
230: FM
240 gas cell
250: first aperture
260: second aperture
270 beam splitter
280: image sensor
290: gas supply unit
291: drain pump
300: first vacuum pump
310: Second vacuum pump
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Tunable Laser Mirror (TLM) for reflecting the laser beam output from the laser source;
Focusing Mirror (FM) for focusing the laser beam reflected from the TLM;
A gas cell for receiving a laser beam focused by the FM and supplying a reaction gas from a gas supply path to a plasma induction furnace corresponding to a focal point and generating a plasma by a laser beam and a reactive gas to generate extreme ultraviolet rays; And
And a vacuum chamber accommodating the TLM, FM, and gas cells in a vacuum state.
A first aperture provided for alignment of the laser beam focused in the FM, and a second aperture for transmitting only central light in the extreme ultraviolet beam generated in the gas cell,
The vacuum chamber includes:
Divided into a first vacuum chamber portion and a second vacuum chamber portion,
The second vacuum chamber portion maintains a higher degree of vacuum than the first vacuum chamber portion,
And the first vacuum chamber part accommodates the TLM, the FM, the gas cell, and the first aperture, and the second vacuum chamber part accommodates the second aperture.
A beam splitter for partially reflecting the light reflected by the TLM; and
And an image sensor for detecting a wave front of a beam reflected through the beam splitter. 2.
Ultraviolet ray generator using simplified plasma with IR wave length 800nm ~ 1600nm, pulse width 30fs ~ 50fs.
The extreme ultraviolet generator using the simplified plasma structure, characterized in that the removable after aligning the beam output from the FM.
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