Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 10, 1022002(2022)

Critical Pattern Selection Method for Full-Chip Source and Mask Optimization Based on Depth-First Search

Xinhua Yang1,2, Sikun Li1,2、*, Lufeng Liao1,2, Libin Zhang3, Shuang Zhang3, Shengrui Zhang4, Weijie Shi4, Yayi Wei3, and Xiangzhao Wang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Information Optics and Opto-Electronic Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Integrated Circuit Advanced Process R & D Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
  • 4DongFang JingYuan Electron Limited, Beijing 100176, China
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    Xinhua Yang, Sikun Li, Lufeng Liao, Libin Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Shengrui Zhang, Weijie Shi, Yayi Wei, Xiangzhao Wang. Critical Pattern Selection Method for Full-Chip Source and Mask Optimization Based on Depth-First Search[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(10): 1022002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Nov. 17, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2021

    Published Online: May. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Li Sikun (lisikun@siom.ac.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1022002

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