WO2019101488A1 - Anordnung für eine euv-lithographieanlage - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an arrangement for an EUV lithography system, with a
- reflective optical element having an optically effective surface adapted to reflect incident EUV radiation, and having a filament assembly for producing a reagent that cleans the optically active surface, the filament assembly having at least one filament that is referred to as an anneal or heating element is formed.
- lithography system is used for example for the production of
- EUV radiation may have a wavelength of about 13 nm.
- the EUV radiation source is typically a plasma source.
- Plasma is often a so-called target irradiated with long-wavelength laser light, as a target, for example tin (Sn) is used.
- a target for example tin (Sn) is used.
- the generated plasma then emits the EUV radiation.
- the reflective optical elements present in an EUV lithography system must have the highest possible reflectivity in order to ensure a sufficiently high overall reflectivity of the optical system of the EUV lithography system.
- the reflectivity and the lifetime of the reflective optical elements can be undesirably reduced by contaminating the optically effective surfaces of the reflective optical elements.
- Particularly contaminated by contamination is the collector mirror, which is located closest to the target.
- the collector mirror collects the EUV radiation emanating from the plasma and collects it to feed the EUV radiation into the further beam path.
- deposits of the target material, for example Sn, and of chemical compounds thereof can form on the optically active surface of the collector mirror.
- other deposits such as carbon compounds can also be deposited on the collector mirror and other reflective optical elements of the lithography system.
- the optical surfaces with activated hydrogen ie hydrogen, which is present for example in the form of H * , H + and / or H 2 + to bring in contact.
- a reagent for the purposes of the present invention may be, for example, activated hydrogen.
- a nested collector mirror which has a plurality of mutually nested mirror shells, wherein the optically effective surfaces of the individual mirror shells are operated in grazing incidence.
- a plurality of filaments which are formed as filaments, on a rear surface of the individual mirror shells, i. a non-optically effective surface, which faces away from the optically active surface of the respective mirror shell, so that the filaments are in the shadow region of the EUV radiation.
- Incidence of the EUV radiation is formed, a plurality of filaments in the form of glow wires outside the optically active surface in the immediate vicinity of the outer edge region of the optically active surface of the collector mirror symmet- around the center of the EUV collector mirror.
- Molecular hydrogen is thereby converted by the hot filaments into activated hydrogen, for example into hydrogen radicals, which etch Sn, which has deposited on the optically active surface.
- this object is achieved in that arranged at least one filament in close proximity to and along the optically active surface of the reflective optical element, wherein a thickness and / or positioning of the at least one filament is chosen such / in that an optical influence of the at least one filament is minimized at least in the far field of the EUV radiation reflected by the optically active surface.
- the present invention resolves the concept of placing the filament assembly outside the optically effective surface.
- the filament arrangement according to the invention is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the optically effective surface of the reflective optical element to be cleaned. The cleaning effect of the filament arrangement is thus significantly improved. Since the filament or filaments in the arrangement according to the invention are located in the reflection region of the optically active surface, the optical arrangement of the at least one filament is at least provided by suitable choice of thickness and / or positioning of the at least one filament Far field to minimize the reflected from the optically effective surface EUV radiation. Positioning here also means the orientation of the at least one filament.
- far field of the EUV radiation reflected by the optically effective surface is understood to mean the radiation field or the wavefront of the EUV radiation far away from the reflective optical element. critical It is not whether the filament or filaments have an optical influence on the reflected EUV radiation in the immediate vicinity of the reflective optical element, but whether any disturbance of the wavefront in the image plane of the imaging system of the EUV lithography system, ie the level of the wafer to be exposed.
- suitable choice of thickness and / or positioning of the at least one filament along the optically effective surface such adverse optical influences on the reflected EUV radiation can be minimized to such an extent that the wavefront of the EUV radiation in the wafer plane is within one for the respective exposure case required specification.
- the filament arrangement may have a single filament which has such a great length that it can be distributed over the optically active surface, for example meandering, can be arranged.
- the filament assembly may also include a plurality of individual filaments distributed along the surface, wherein the filaments or a portion of the filaments may be interconnected.
- the reflective optical element is a collector mirror of an EUV light source, such a collector mirror being in particular a collector mirror designed for normal incidence ,
- the thickness of the at least one filament is less than 3 mm, preferably less than 2 mm, more preferably less than 1 mm.
- the at least one filament is in one
- Distance is arranged in a range of 5 mm to 50 mm from the optically effective surface.
- the spacing may be in a range of 5 mm to 30 mm, further in a range of 5 mm to 20 mm.
- the filament arrangement has a
- a plurality of filaments which are arranged distributed uniformly along the optically active surface.
- the at least one filament is positioned substantially radially extending between a center of the optically effective surface and a radially outer edge region of the optically effective surface.
- the filament assembly comprises a plurality of filaments
- Filament arrangement with respect to the center of the optically active surface preferably be formed centrally-radially symmetrical.
- the at least one filament is positioned substantially circularly or partially circularly extending around the center of the optically effective surface.
- the at least one filament is in the
- the reflective optical element is arranged in operation in a lithography system upstream of a facet mirror which has facets which have a larger dimension in a first direction than in a direction perpendicular to the first direction second direction, advantageous if the at least one filament extends in a direction substantially parallel to the first direction of the facets direction along the optically active surface.
- the optical influence in the case of a linear positioning of the at least one filament is particularly small or negligible if the filament (s) extend in the direction of the longer dimension of the facets of the facet mirror.
- optical influence can also be minimized by the fact that the at least one
- Filament extends along a portion of the optically effective surface from which a far-field unused portion of the EUV radiation is reflected.
- the at least one filament is designed as a resistance heating element.
- the filament or filaments can be operated with DC or AC voltage.
- the electrical supply conductor for supplying the at least one filament is connected to electrical power, wherein the at least one supply conductor is preferably formed as a holder for the at least one filament.
- the one or more electrical supply conductor can have a greater thickness than the at least one filament.
- a filament may have a thickness of 1 mm and the electrical supply conductor a thickness of up to 3 mm.
- the one or more supply conductors may advantageously be formed as wires.
- the at least one extends
- Supply conductor radially between a center and a radially outer edge region of the optically active surface along the optically active surface.
- This arrangement of the at least one supply conductor can be advantageously selected in one of the above embodiments of the positioning of the at least one filament, according to which the filament (s) also extend radially, or in which the filament (s) is circular or partially circular extend the center of the optically active surface.
- Supply conductors may be alternating, which has the advantage that electric fields generated by the supply conductors cancel each other out, or the polarities of the electrical voltage may be equal under the supply conductors, which has the advantage that a unipolar connection is used for several supply conductors can, which simplifies the construction, because the number of required connections is reduced.
- the supply conductor (s) extend straight, but perpendicular to the Filaments along the optically effective surface.
- the electrical supply conductors can also be arranged completely outside the optically effective surface, as is provided in a further preferred embodiment.
- the electrical supply conductors have no optical influence on the EUV radiation, which is reflected by the optically effective surface.
- one or more additional electrically isolated or electrically non-conductive holding elements may be arranged to hold the at least one filament in position along the optically effective surface. That or the additional holding elements serve to stabilize the arrangement and positioning of the at least one filament.
- the filament or filaments are operated with a bias
- An EUV lithography system has an arrangement according to one or more of the aforementioned embodiments.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an EUV lithography system
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to an embodiment, wherein Fig. 2A shows a plan view and Fig. 2B shows a cross section through the reflective optical element;
- characters 3A and 3B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further embodiment, wherein Fig. 3A shows a plan view and Fig. 3B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element;
- FIG. 4A and 4B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further embodiment, wherein Fig. 4A shows a plan view and Fig. 4B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element;
- FIG. 5A and 5B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further embodiment, wherein Fig. 5A shows a plan view and Fig. 5B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element;
- FIG. 6A and 6B show a reflective optical element with an array of filaments according to another embodiment, wherein Fig. 6A shows a top view and Fig. 6B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element;
- FIG. 7 shows a facet arrangement of a facet mirror of an EUV lithography system according to an example
- FIG. 8 shows on the left a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments and on the right a diagram illustrating the optical influence of the filaments on the EUV radiation reflected by the reflective optical element in an image plane;
- 9 shows on the left a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments and on the right a diagram illustrating the optical influence of the filaments on the EUV radiation reflected by the reflective optical element in an image plane; 10 shows a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments and on the right a diagram which illustrates the optical influence of the filaments on the EUV radiation reflected by the reflective optical element in an image plane;
- FIGS. 11A and 11B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further exemplary embodiment, wherein FIG. 11A shows a plan view and FIG. 1B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element;
- FIG. 12A and 12B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further embodiment, wherein FIG. 12A shows a plan view and FIG. 12B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element; and
- FIG. 13A and 13B show a reflective optical element with an arrangement of filaments according to a further embodiment, wherein FIG. 13A shows a plan view and FIG. 13B shows a cross section of the reflective optical element.
- FIG 1 shows an EUV indicated by the general reference numeral 10.
- the EUV lithography system 10 can be used for producing finely structured semiconductor components.
- the EUV lithography system 10 has an illumination system 12 and a
- the illumination system 12 has an EUV radiation source 16.
- the EUV radiation source 16 is, for example, a plasma-based radiation source in which a target 17, which is formed for example by tin (Sn) droplets, is formed by means of an excitation light source 18, for example an infrared laser a plasma is stimulated.
- the generated plasma emits EUV radiation which is collected by a collector mirror 20 and fed to an EUV beam path 21.
- the illumination system has in the radiation propagation direction further mirrors 22, 24,
- the projection lens 14 has in the propagation direction of the EUV radiation
- a wafer 50 for example, a semiconductor substrate
- the EUV lithography system 10 has as optical elements exclusively reflective optical elements, which were referred to above as mirrors.
- reflective optical elements that is, the aforementioned mirror, have the highest possible reflectivity in order to ensure a sufficiently high overall reflectivity of the optical system of the EUV lithography system 10.
- the reflectivity and the lifetime of the reflective optical elements can be undesirably reduced by contaminating the optically effective surfaces of the reflective optical elements.
- Such contaminants may, for example, carbon compounds, but also
- a filament assembly comprising at least one or a plurality of filaments formed as heating filaments, said filament (s) being along the optically effective surface of the reflective optical element to be cleaned for generating a reagent proximate the optically effective surface are arranged to clean the optically active surface in situ.
- the reagent to be generated is, for example, activated hydrogen, which is generated from molecular hydrogen by means of the filament (s) which are hot during operation.
- the filament or filaments do not have to be permanently annealed, but this can also be done in time intervals.
- Figs. 2A and 2B illustrate one embodiment of a device having a reflective optical element 60 in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- the reflective optical element 60 can, in particular, be the collector mirror 20 of the EUV lithography system 10 in FIG. 1, without limiting the generality.
- the collector mirror 20 is due to its proximity to the target 17 by deposits of the target material of the target 17 particularly contaminated by contaminants.
- the reflective optical element 60 has an optically active surface 62.
- the optically active surface 62 has a center 64, in which the optically active surface 62 has a breakthrough, through which the Excitation light of the excitation light source 18 can pass.
- the optically active surface 62 of the optical element 60 is concavely shaped such that EUV radiation incident on the surface 62 is collectively reflected.
- the element 60 is operated in the normal incidence.
- Filament arranged 65 evenly distributed, which are formed as annealing or heating wires. In the exemplary embodiment shown, a total of eight filaments 66 are distributed along the optically active surface 62.
- the filaments 66 are positioned so that they extend radially between the center 64 and an outer edge region 68 of the optically active surface 62.
- the filaments 66 may, as shown here, be designed coiled, wherein the
- the thickness of the individual filaments 66 is chosen as small as possible
- At least the thickness of the filaments 66 should each be less than 3 mm, preferably even less than 2 mm or even more preferably less than 1 mm.
- the filaments 66 may be made of a material which is also very high
- a suitable material is tungsten, for example.
- the filaments 66 are, as shown in Fig. 2B, from the optically effective surface
- the distance can be selected in a range of 5 mm to 50 mm.
- the filaments 66 are formed as resistance heating elements and are characterized by a
- FIG. 3A shows by "+" and by way of example the polarity or the potential distribution of the voltage supply. In the embodiment shown, the polarities of the electrical voltage under the filaments 66 are equal, whereby the electrical contact of the Filaments 66 in the center 64 on the one hand and in the edge region 68 on the other hand is simplified.
- the arrangement of the filaments 66 in the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B represents a center-symmetrical arrangement in which the filaments 66 along the optically active surface 62 at a uniform distance, which here the angular distance to understand, are arranged distributed to each other ,
- the filaments 66 may be secured in the edge region 68 to a holder 70, and in the region close to the center at an annular web 72, which bounds the opening in the center 64.
- molecular hydrogen H 2 is produced on the filaments 66 when heated by current flow, for example, activated hydrogen H * , H + , H 2 + , which cleans contaminations, such as deposits of the target material of the target 17 by etching, by depositing the deposits in volatile compounds are converted.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B show a further embodiment, wherein the same
- FIGS. 2A and 2B Reference numerals as in FIGS. 2A and 2B have been used for identical or comparable elements as in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
- the filaments 66 extend in the embodiment in Figures 2A and 2B over the entire radial extent of the optically active surface 62
- the filaments 66 of the filament assembly 65 are shorter in Figures 3A and 3B, that is, extend along the optical effective surface 62 between the center 64 and the edge region 68 not over the entire radial extent of the optically active surface 62. This may have a positive effect on the optical influence of the filaments 66.
- the filaments 66 are connected to electrical supply conductors 74 and 78, which supply the filaments 66 with electric current, and also the filaments 66 at a distance from the optically active surface 62 in Hold position.
- the supply conductor 74 which may be formed as wires, thus have the function of holding the filaments 66 and their power supply.
- the supply conductors 74, 78 may have a greater thickness than the filaments 66.
- the conductors 74, 78 are not or only slightly heated due to their lower resistance through the current flow.
- the supply conductors 74, 78 extend like the filaments 66 between the center
- FIGS 4A and 4B show another embodiment, again with the same
- Filaments 66 of the filament assembly 65 are arranged in series, which are interconnected via an additional supply conductor 80.
- the cleaning effect of the filaments 66 can be increased compared to the previous embodiment, while compared to the embodiment in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the optical influence of the filaments 66 is lower.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show a further embodiment, in which again the
- center-symmetric filament arrays 65 are shown, in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the filaments 66 are distributed rotationally symmetrically around the center 64 along the optically active surface 62. The filaments 66 thereby extend in a circle around the center 64 of the optically active surface 62. The filaments 66 thus extend along circular lines along the optically active surface 62.
- radially extending electrical supply conductors 80 are distributed along the optically active surface 62 between the radially outer edge region 68 and the center 64. The polarities ("+""-") alternate here between adjacent ones of the conductors 80.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B show a further embodiment in which the same is again used
- the filaments 66 are the
- Filament assembly 65 is not distributed along a respective full circle along the optically effective surface 62, but only along partial circle lines, wherein the filaments 66 are arranged in four sectors along the optically active surface 62.
- the electrical conductors 80 for supplying current to the filaments 66 extend radially between the center 64 and the radially outer edge region 68 and also serve to retain the filaments 66 at a distance from the optically active surface 62.
- the following describes how the positioning, including orientation, and the thickness of the filaments 66 affect the optical influence of the at least one filament 66 on the EUV radiation reflected by the optically active surface 62 in the far field.
- FIG. 1 shows by way of example a facet arrangement 90 of a facet mirror.
- Facet assembly 90 has a plurality of individual facets 92, shown in FIG. 7 as white rectangles.
- the facets have an extent in a first direction (x-direction) which is greater than their extent in a second direction (y-direction).
- the facets 92 provide a reflective surface and, as shown, may be grouped into four columns of six to eight facet groups 94, 95, 96, 97, respectively.
- the facet groups 94, 95, 96, 97 each have, for example, seven facets 92.
- Fig. 8 shows the case where the filaments 66 are parallel to the shorter dimension of the
- Facets 92 extend, i. in the y direction.
- a line 100 indicates the specification required for the uniformity U. In that
- the UV values of the EUV radiation are plotted in the wafer plane.
- the values for U for all filament thicknesses are 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm outside the required specification, ie the image in the wafer plane W does not meet the required specification for all three filament thicknesses. It can also be seen that with increasing thickness of the at least one filament 66, the image values increasingly fall outside specification.
- Fig. 9 now shows the case that the filaments 66 extend parallel to the longer dimension (x direction) of the facets 92 in Fig. 7.
- the diagram for the parameter U shows now, that the uniformity U of the optically effective surface 62 of the
- Collector mirror 20 reflected EUV radiation in the wafer plane W is even at a thickness of at least one filament 66 of 3 mm (right point in the diagram) within the specification (line 100), that is, the image in the wafer plane W meets in this Orientation of the at least one filament 66 the required specification.
- the optical influence of the filaments 66 is minimal in the far field of the EUV radiation reflected from the optically active surface 62, in the long-distance positioning of the facets 92, so that the required specification of the figure is fulfilled.
- FIG. 10 shows the case that the filaments 66 extend circularly around the center 64 of the optically effective surface 62.
- Figures 1A and 1B show a further embodiment of a reflective optical
- the filaments 66 of the filament assembly 65 extend straight and tangent to the center 64 of the optically active surface 62, the direction of the filaments 66 being parallel to the x direction of the longer dimension of the facets 92 can be directed.
- such a positioning of the filaments 66 is in terms of a possible optical influence on the EUV radiation in the far field and thus on the image plane 48 of the EUV lithography system 10 advantageous.
- Electrical supply conductors 110 connect the filaments 66 to one another and keep them at a distance from the optically active surface 62 (see FIG. 11B).
- Further supply conductors 1 12 extending perpendicularly to the filaments 66 also serve to supply the filaments 66 with current, with "+" and the polarities of the connections being illustrated. light, and they may further serve to hold the filaments 66 in place.
- the conductors 112 extend perpendicular to the direction of the longer extension of the facets 92, that is to say in the y-direction, these can advantageously be positioned in such a way that they are interposed in gaps 1 14, 16, 18 (see FIG respective facet groups 94,
- This latter positioning principle can also be used in other embodiments for the filaments 66 themselves by the filaments are positioned so that they extend along one or more areas of the optically active surface 62, of which a portion of the unused in the far field EUV radiation is reflected.
- Figs. 12A and 12B show a modification of the embodiment of Figs. 11A and 11B in which the filaments 66 of the filament assembly 65 are straight and tangent to the center, as in Figs. 11A and 11B, for example in the direction of Figs longer extension of the facets 92 in Fig. 7, extend (x-direction), the filaments 66 are now formed in contrast to the previous embodiment, respectively along the optically active surface 62, while the power supply via the supply conductor 1 12 to the outside the optically effective surface 62 is laid. As a result, elements over the optically active surface 62, which extend in the y direction, can be avoided.
- This arrangement of filaments 66 and supply conductors 1 12 is advantageous, for example, if the conductors 1 12 shown in FIG. 11A can not be positioned so that they optically fall into the gaps 1 14, 116, 1 18 of the facet arrangement 90.
- Figures 13A and 13B show a modification of the embodiment in Figures 12A and 12B, again using like reference numerals for the same or similar elements as in Figures 12A and 12B.
- filaments 66 of long length may not be adequately supported between their support points (bracket 70 and ring land 72) and may touch the optically effective surface 62.
- additional support wires 120 are provided on which the filaments 66 are held, in particular as in FIG. 13B is recognizable.
- the retaining wires 120 are electrically non-conductive, but formed as insulators, or formed as metal wires with insulation on the outside.
- the retaining wires 120 may advantageously extend in the x-direction, ie in the direction of the longer dimension of the facets 92 in FIG. 7, as a result of which their optical influence in the far field on the EUV radiation or on the image in the image plane 48 is minimized by means of the EUV radiation, as described with reference to FIG. 8.
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