Interference lithography at EUV and soft X-ray wavelengths: Principles, methods, and applications

N Mojarad, J Gobrecht, Y Ekinci - Microelectronic Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Interference lithography is an effective method of patterning periodic structures with limits set
by light diffraction. Using this method at the short wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) …

Resist materials and processes for extreme ultraviolet lithography

T Itani, T Kozawa - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation, the wavelength of which is 13.5 nm, is the most
promising exposure source for next-generation semiconductor lithography. The …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond EUV lithography: a comparative study of efficient photoresists' performance

N Mojarad, J Gobrecht, Y Ekinci - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography at 13.5 nm is the main candidate for patterning
integrated circuits and reaching sub-10-nm resolution within the next decade. Should …

Evaluation of EUV resist performance with interference lithography towards 11 nm half-pitch and beyond

Y Ekinci, M Vockenhuber, M Hojeij… - Extreme Ultraviolet …, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The performance of EUV resists is one of the main challenges for the cost-effectiveness and
the introduction of EUV lithography into high-volume manufacturing. The EUV interference …

Projection optics for EUVL micro-field exposure tools with 0.5 NA

H Glatzel, D Ashworth, D Bajuk, M Bjork… - … EUV) Lithography V, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In last year's report, we discussed the design and requirements of the optical projection
module (Projection Optics Box [POB]) for the 0.5-NA Micro-field Exposure Tool (MET5) and …

Projection optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) micro-field exposure tools (METs) with a numerical aperture of 0.5

H Glatzel, D Ashworth, M Bremer… - Extreme Ultraviolet …, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In support of the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) roadmap, a SEMATECH/CNSE
joint program is under way to develop 13.5 mn R and D photolithography tools with small …

Towards novel non-chemically amplified (n-CARS) negative resists for electron beam lithography applications

V Singh, VSV Satyanarayana, SK Sharma… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel, non-chemically amplified negative resist was synthesized and characterized for
next generation lithography applications. This resist material was shown to be directly …

Performance evaluation of nonchemically amplified negative tone photoresists for e-beam and EUV lithography

V Singh, VSV Satyanarayana, N Batina… - Journal of Micro …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Although extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is being considered as one of the most
promising next-generation lithography techniques for patterning sub-20 nm features, the …

Metal-based extreme ultraviolet photoresist

H CHEN, P CHEN, X PENG - CIESC Journal, 2022 - hgxb.cip.com.cn
Due to advantages of short exposure wavelength (13.5 nm) and high patterning resolution,
extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is the state-of-the-art technology to break through the 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of resist sensitivity for extreme ultraviolet lithography using an electron beam

TG Oyama, A Oshima, S Tagawa - AIP Advances, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
It is a challenge to obtain sufficient extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure time for fundamental
research on developing a new class of high sensitivity resists for extreme ultraviolet …