WO2004010483A1 - 照明光学装置、露光装置および露光方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an illumination optical apparatus, an exposure apparatus, and an exposure method, and more particularly to an illumination optical apparatus suitable for an exposure apparatus for manufacturing a micro device such as a semiconductor device, an imaging device, a liquid crystal display device, and a thin-film magnetic head in one lithography process.
- a micro device such as a semiconductor device, an imaging device, a liquid crystal display device, and a thin-film magnetic head in one lithography process.
- a light beam emitted from a light source is incident on a fly-eye lens, and then forms a secondary light source composed of a number of light source images on a side focal plane.
- the luminous flux from the secondary light source is restricted via an aperture stop arranged near the rear focal plane of the fly-eye lens, and then enters the condenser lens.
- the aperture stop restricts the shape or size of the secondary light source to a desired shape or size according to a desired illumination condition (exposure condition).
- the light flux condensed by the condenser lens illuminates the mask on which the predetermined pattern is formed in a superimposed manner.
- Light transmitted through the mask pattern forms an image on the wafer via the projection optical system.
- the mask pattern is projected and exposed (transferred) on the wafer. Since the patterns formed on the mask are highly integrated, it is indispensable to obtain a uniform illuminance distribution on the wafer in order to accurately transfer this fine pattern onto the wafer.
- the shape of the aperture of the aperture stop arranged on the exit side of the fly-eye lens has a ring shape or a four-hole shape (ie, Attention has been focused on a technology that limits the shape of the secondary light source formed by the fly-eye lens to a ring shape or quadrupole shape by setting the shape to (polar), thereby improving the depth of focus and resolution of the projection optical system. ing.
- the secondary light source is limited to a ring shape or quadrupole shape to perform deformed illumination (zonal illumination or quadrupole illumination).
- the luminous flux from an extremely large secondary light source is restricted by an aperture stop having a ring-shaped or quadrupole-shaped aperture.
- an aperture stop having a ring-shaped or quadrupole-shaped aperture.
- a light beam from a light source is converted into a light beam having a predetermined cross-sectional shape and an angle component by an optical integrator consisting of a diffractive optical element or a microlens array (refractive optical element).
- a diffractive optical element as a light beam conversion element applies a desired shape (a ring shape, a quadrupole shape, etc.) to the incident surface of the fly-eye lens (and, consequently, a secondary light having a desired shape to the exit surface of the fly-eye lens)
- a desired shape a ring shape, a quadrupole shape, etc.
- a diffractive optical element or a microlens array as a light beam dispersing element is used. Is irradiated with a pulse laser beam having a very high energy density. As a result, microchannels (micropores) are generated on the exit surface of a diffractive optical element or microlens array made of an amorphous (amorphous) material such as quartz. There was an inconvenience of happening.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and a microphone aperture channel is not substantially generated in a diffractive optical element or a refractive optical element arranged in an optical path of a pulse laser beam having a high energy density. It is intended to provide an illumination optical device.
- the present invention provides a method of disposing a pulse laser beam having a high energy density in an optical path. It is an object of the present invention to provide an exposure apparatus and an exposure method capable of performing good projection exposure at a high throughput by using an illumination optical apparatus that does not substantially generate microchannels in a diffractive optical element or a refractive optical element. And Disclosure of the invention
- an illumination optical device having a light source for supplying pulsed laser light, and illuminating a surface to be irradiated with light from the light source.
- An illumination optical device wherein the optical material forming the diffractive optical element includes an oxide crystal material.
- an illumination optical device having a light source for supplying pulsed laser light, and illuminating a surface to be irradiated with light from the light source.
- the optical path between the light source and the illuminated surface, e Bei refractive optical element the light beam is arranged in an optical path that passes with an energy density on lm J / cm 2 Z pulses than,
- the refractive optical element has a refractive pattern arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally,
- An illumination optical device wherein the optical material forming the refractive optical element includes an oxide crystal material.
- the oxide crystal material water crystals (crystalline quartz: S i 0 2), barium titanate (B a T i 0 3) , titanium trioxide (T I_ ⁇ 3), magnesium oxide (M g O), which is one have Zureka one of sapphire (a 1 2 0 3).
- crystalline quartz S i 0 2
- it is Rukoto using, for example, a quartz crystal.
- the diffractive optical element or the refractive optical element converts an incident light beam into a light beam having a predetermined light intensity distribution.
- a predetermined shape is formed on the illumination pupil plane based on the light beam passing through the It is preferable to further include an optical integrator for forming a secondary light source.
- an optical material forming a diffractive optical element arranged in an optical path through which a light flux having an energy density of 10 mJZcm 2 / pulse or more passes includes the oxide crystal material.
- a refractive optic having a refractive pattern that is arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional arrangement is disposed in an optical path through which a light flux having an energy density of l O m J / cm 2 Z pulse or more passes. It is preferable that the optical material forming the element includes the oxide crystal material.
- an optical axis of the oxide crystal material is set in parallel with an optical axis of the illumination optical device.
- an optical axis of the illumination optical device for example, in the case of a biaxial crystal, there are two optical axes. In this case, one of the optical axes may be set to be parallel to the optical axis.
- the illumination optical device according to the first or second aspect, and a projection optical system for projecting and exposing a pattern of a mask disposed on the illuminated surface to a photosensitive substrate.
- An exposure apparatus is provided.
- the mask is illuminated via the illumination optical device according to the first or second aspect, and an image of the illuminated pattern formed on the mask is projected and exposed on a photosensitive substrate.
- An exposure method is provided.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an exposure apparatus provided with an illumination optical device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining a semiconductor device as a micro device.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining a liquid crystal display device as a micro device.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an exposure apparatus provided with an illumination optical device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the Z axis is along the normal direction of the wafer W which is a photosensitive substrate
- the Y axis is in the wafer plane in a direction parallel to the plane of FIG. 1
- the FIG. The X axis is set in the direction perpendicular to the paper.
- the illumination optical device is set to perform annular illumination.
- the exposure apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a pulse oscillation type laser laser light source 1 for supplying exposure light (illumination light).
- the laser light source 1 for example, a KrF excimer laser light source that supplies light with a wavelength of 248 nm or an ArF excimer laser light source that supplies light with a wavelength of 193 nm can be used.
- a substantially parallel light beam emitted from the laser light source 1 along the Z direction has a rectangular cross section elongated in the X direction, and is a beam expander including a pair of lenses 2a and 2b. It is incident on 2.
- Each of the lenses 2a and 2b has a negative refracting power and a positive refracting power, respectively, in the plane of FIG. 1 (in the YZ plane). Therefore, the light beam incident on the beam expander 2 is enlarged in the paper of FIG. 1 and shaped into a light beam having a predetermined rectangular cross section.
- a substantially parallel light beam passing through a beam expander 2 as a shaping optical system is deflected in the Y direction by a bending mirror 3, and then enters a focal zoom lens 5 via a diffractive optical element 4.
- a diffractive optical element is formed by forming a step having a pitch on the order of the wavelength of exposure light (illumination light) on a substrate, and has an action of diffracting an incident beam into a desired angle.
- the diffractive optical element 4 has a function of forming a circular light intensity distribution in the far field (or the fringe diffraction region) when a parallel light beam having a rectangular cross section is incident. . Therefore, the light beam having passed through the diffractive optical element 4 forms a circular light intensity distribution at the pupil position of the afocal zoom lens 5, that is, a light beam having a circular cross section.
- the diffractive optical element 4 is configured to be retractable from the illumination optical path.
- the afocal zoom lens 5 is configured so that the magnification can be continuously changed within a predetermined range while maintaining an afocal system (a non-focus optical system). Afo
- the light beam passing through the cul-zoom lens 5 is incident on a diffractive optical element 6 for annular illumination.
- the afocal zoom lens 5 optically connects the divergence origin of the diffractive optical element 4 and the diffractive surface of the diffractive optical element 6 almost optically conjugate. Then, the numerical aperture of the light beam condensed on the diffractive surface of the diffractive optical element 6 or one point on the surface in the vicinity thereof changes depending on the magnification of the afocal zoom lens 5.
- the diffractive optical element 6 for annular illumination has a function of forming a ring-shaped light intensity distribution in the far field when a parallel light beam enters.
- the diffractive optical element 6 is configured to be freely detachable from the illumination optical path, and is configured to be switchable between a diffractive optical element 60 for quadrupole illumination and a diffractive optical element 61 for circular illumination.
- the configuration and operation of the diffractive optical element 60 for quadrupole illumination and the diffractive optical element 61 for circular illumination will be described later.
- the light beam having passed through the diffractive optical element 6 enters the zoom lens 7.
- the entrance surface of the microlens array (or fly-eye lens) 8 is positioned.
- the microlens array 8 is an optical element composed of a large number of microlenses having a positive refractive power arranged vertically and horizontally and densely.
- a microlens array is formed by, for example, performing etching on a parallel plane plate to form a group of minute lenses.
- each micro lens constituting the micro lens array is smaller than each lens element constituting the fly-eye lens.
- a large number of microlenses are integrally formed without being isolated from each other.
- the microlens array is a wavefront-segmented optical integration similar to a fly-eye lens in that lens elements having positive refractive power are arranged vertically and horizontally.
- the diffractive optical element 4 is an optical It constitutes an integrated system.
- the diffractive optical element 6 has a function as a light beam conversion element that forms a ring-shaped light intensity distribution in its far field when a parallel light beam enters. Therefore, the light beam having passed through the diffractive optical element 6 forms an annular illumination field around the optical axis AX on the rear focal plane of the zoom lens 7 (and thus on the incident surface of the microlens array 8).
- the outer diameter of the annular illumination field formed on the entrance surface of the microlens array 8 changes depending on the focal length of the zoom lens 7.
- the zoom lens 7 connects the diffractive optical element 6 and the incident surface of the microlens array 8 substantially in a Fourier transform relationship.
- the light beam incident on the microlens array 8 is two-dimensionally split, and a plurality of annular light sources (hereinafter referred to as “secondary light sources”) are formed on the side focal plane in the same manner as the illumination field formed by the incident light beam.
- the luminous flux from the annular secondary light source formed on the rear focal plane of the microphone aperture lens array 8 is condensed by the condenser optical system 9 and then superimposed on a mask M on which a predetermined pattern is formed. Lighting.
- the luminous flux transmitted through the pattern of the mask M forms an image of the mask pattern on the photosensitive substrate Jehwa W via the projection optical system PL.
- each exposure area of the wafer W is exposed.
- the pattern of the mask M is sequentially exposed.
- the center height (the distance of the circular center line from the optical axis AX) of the annular secondary light source does not change, and its width ( Only the difference between the outer diameter (diameter) and the inner diameter (diameter), 1 Z 2), changes. That is, by changing the magnification of the afocal zoom lens 5, both the size (outer diameter) of the annular secondary light source and its shape (ring zone ratio: inner diameter Z outer diameter) are changed. Can be.
- both the center height and the width change without changing the ring ratio of the ring-shaped secondary light source. That is, by changing the focal length of the zoom lens 7, the outer diameter of the annular secondary light source can be changed without changing the annular ratio.
- the key By appropriately changing the magnification of the focal zoom lens 5 and the focal length of the zoom lens 7, only the annular ratio can be changed without changing the outer diameter of the annular secondary light source.
- the diffractive optical element 60 for quadrupole illumination has a function of forming a four-point light intensity distribution in the far field when a parallel light beam enters. Therefore, the light beam passing through the diffractive optical element 60 forms a quadrupole illumination field composed of, for example, four circular illumination fields centered on the optical axis AX on the incident surface of the microlens array 8. As a result, a quadrupole secondary light source is formed on the rear focal plane of the microlens array 8 as well as the illumination field formed on the incident plane.
- the outer diameter of the quadrupole secondary light source (the diameter of the circle circumscribing the four circular surface light sources) is changed. Both the diameter and the annular ratio (diameter of the circle inscribed in the four circular surface light sources Z diameter of the circle inscribed in the four circular surface light sources) can be changed.
- the focal length of the zoom lens 7 the outer diameter of the quadrupole secondary light source can be changed without changing the annular ratio.
- a normal circular illumination is achieved. It can be performed.
- a light beam having a rectangular cross section is incident on the afocal zoom lens 5 along the optical axis AX.
- the luminous flux incident on the a-focal zoom lens 5 is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the magnification, and is emitted from the a-focal zoom lens 5 along the optical axis AX as a luminous flux having a rectangular cross section, and the diffractive optical element 6 It is incident on 1.
- the diffractive optical element 61 for circular illumination has a circular light intensity in the far field when a parallel light beam having a rectangular cross section is incident. It has the function of forming a distribution. Therefore, the circular light beam formed by the diffractive optical element 61 forms a circular illumination field centered on the optical axis AX on the incident surface of the microlens array 8 via the zoom lens 7. As a result, a circular secondary light source centered on the optical axis AX is also formed on the rear focal plane of the microlens array 8. In this case, by changing the magnification of the afocal zoom lens 5 or the focal length of the zoom lens 7, the outer diameter of the circular secondary light source can be appropriately changed.
- the pulsed laser light supplied from the laser light source 1 is incident on the diffractive optical element 4 with a very high energy density although the cross section of the light beam is expanded to some extent via the beam expander 2.
- the energy density per one pulse of the pulsed laser beam incident on the diffractive optical element 4 may reach more than 2 0 m JZ cm 2 Z pulses.
- the diffraction optical element 4 is formed of an amorphous material such as quartz according to the conventional technique, a microchannel is generated on the exit surface of the diffraction optical element 4.
- the transmittance of the diffractive optical element 4 decreases, and the throughput of the exposure apparatus decreases due to the loss of light amount in the diffractive optical element 4.
- quartz crystalline quartz: S i 0 2
- a diffractive optical element 4 is formed using an oxide crystal material, such as.
- the diffractive optical element 4 formed of quartz microchannels are not generated even when irradiated with pulsed laser light having a high energy density, and further, using dry etching techniques such as plasma etching and ion etching, It is possible to form a fine diffraction pattern.
- a fluoride crystal material for example, fluorite (CaF 2 )
- the generation of microchannels can be suppressed, but it is very difficult to form a fine diffraction pattern using dry etching technology. There is a problem that it takes time.
- an oxide crystal material forming the diffractive optical element 4 is Ku, such being limited to the crystal, depending on the wavelength of the light source, such as barium titanate (B a T i 0 3) , titanium trioxide (T i ⁇ 3), magnesium oxide (M g O), sapphire (a 1 2 0 3) or the like can be used.
- the diffractive optical element 4 arranged in the optical path of the pulse laser light having a high energy density is formed of an oxide crystal material. Therefore, it is easy to form a fine diffraction pattern by dry etching without substantially generating microchannels, and it is possible to perform good projection exposure with high throughput.
- the oxide crystal material has birefringence
- the oxide crystal material is a biaxial crystal
- the oxide crystal material has two optical axes. In this case, one of the optical axes is set to be parallel to the optical axis. Just fine.
- the present invention is applied to the diffractive optical element 4 as an optical integrator having an angle luminous flux forming function.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the present invention can also be applied to a general diffractive optical element disposed in an optical path through which a light beam having an energy density of lm JZ cm 2 Z pulse or more passes.
- a modification example in which a microlens array composed of, for example, regular hexagonal or square microlenses is used instead of the diffractive optical element 4 is also possible.
- a quadrupole secondary light source including four regular hexagonal or square surface light sources is formed on the rear focal plane of the microlens array 8.
- the microlens array is formed of quartz according to the conventional technique, a microchannel is generated on the exit surface.
- the microphone is formed of an oxide crystal material such as quartz.
- the present invention is applied to the diffractive optical element.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the present invention can also be applied to a general refractive optical element having a refraction pattern arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional manner, which is arranged in an optical path through which a light beam having an energy density equal to or higher than the Z pulse passes. it can.
- the mask (reticle) is illuminated by the illumination optical device (illumination step), and the transfer pattern formed on the mask is projected using the projection optical system.
- microdevices semiconductor elements, imaging elements, liquid crystal display elements, thin-film magnetic heads, etc.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a method for obtaining a semiconductor device as a micro device by forming a predetermined circuit pattern on a wafer or the like as a photosensitive substrate using the exposure apparatus of the above embodiment. This will be described with reference to a flowchart.
- a metal film is deposited on one lot of wafers.
- a photoresist is applied on the metal film on the wafer of the lot.
- the pattern image on the mask is sequentially exposed and transferred to each shot area on the wafer of the lot through the projection optical system using the exposure apparatus of the above embodiment.
- the photoresist on the one lot of wafers is developed, and then in step 304, etching is performed on the one lot of wafers using the resist pattern as a mask.
- a circuit pattern corresponding to the pattern on the mask is formed in each shot area on each wafer.
- a device such as a semiconductor element is manufactured by forming a circuit pattern of an upper layer and the like. According to the above-described semiconductor device manufacturing method, a semiconductor device having an extremely fine circuit pattern can be obtained with high throughput.
- a liquid crystal display element as a micro device can be obtained by forming a predetermined pattern (circuit pattern, electrode pattern, etc.) on a plate (glass substrate).
- a predetermined pattern circuit pattern, electrode pattern, etc.
- a plate glass substrate
- FIG. 3 in a pattern forming step 401, a so-called optical lithography is performed by transferring and exposing a mask pattern onto a photosensitive substrate (a glass substrate coated with a resist) using the exposure apparatus of the above-described embodiment. A graphic process is performed. By this photolithography process, a predetermined pattern including a large number of electrodes and the like is formed on the photosensitive substrate.
- the exposed substrate undergoes a development process, an etching process, a resist stripping process, and other processes to form a predetermined pattern on the substrate, and then proceeds to the next color filter forming process 402. I do.
- the color filter forming step 402 a large number of sets of three dots corresponding to R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue) are arranged in a matrix, or R, G, A color filter is formed by arranging a set of three stripe filters B in the horizontal scanning line direction. Then, after the color filter forming step 402, a cell assembling step 403 is performed.
- the liquid crystal panel is formed by using the substrate having the predetermined pattern obtained in the pattern forming step 401, the color filter obtained in the color filter forming step 402, and the like.
- a liquid crystal is interposed between the substrate having the predetermined pattern obtained in the pattern forming step 401 and the color filter obtained in the color filter forming step 402. Inject to manufacture liquid crystal panels (liquid crystal cells).
- a module assembling step 404 components such as an electric circuit and a backlight for performing a display operation of the assembled liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal cell) are attached to complete a liquid crystal display element.
- components such as an electric circuit and a backlight for performing a display operation of the assembled liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal cell) are attached to complete a liquid crystal display element.
- the light from the secondary light source is condensed by the condenser-one optical system 9 to illuminate the mask M in a superimposed manner.
- an illumination field stop mask blind
- a relay optical system for forming an image of the illumination field stop on the mask M A system may be arranged in the optical path between the condenser optical system 9 and the mask M.
- the condenser optical system 9 condenses the light from the secondary light source and illuminates the illumination field stop in a superimposed manner, and the relay optical system operates at the opening (light transmission part) of the illumination field stop. An image will be formed on the mask M.
- the KrF excimer laser light (wavelength: 248 nm) and the ArF excimer laser light (wavelength: 193 nm) are used as the exposure light.
- the present invention can be applied to other appropriate pulsed laser light sources.
- the present invention has been described with reference to the projection exposure apparatus having the illumination optical device as an example.
- the illumination target surface other than the mask is illuminated. It is clear that the present invention can be applied to a general illumination optical device for the purpose. Industrial potential
- the diffractive optical element and the refractive optical element arranged in the optical path of the pulse laser beam having a high energy density are formed of an oxide crystal material such as quartz, Microchannels are not substantially generated, and fine diffraction patterns and refraction patterns can be easily formed by dry etching.
- an illumination optical apparatus in which a microphone aperture channel does not substantially occur in a diffractive optical element or a refractive optical element arranged in an optical path of a pulse laser beam having a high energy density.
- a good device can be manufactured by performing good projection exposure at a high throughput.
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