Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 15, 1522002(2023)

Research and Progress on Optical Design of Exposure Systems in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

Yanqiu Li*, Yanbei Nan, Yuqing Chen, Xu Yan, Xinyi Zhang, and Lihui Liu**
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, Ministry of Education, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Development of lithography machine for ASML under Moore's Law[2]
    Schematic diagram of EUV lithography lighting and objective[5]
    Schematic diagram of differential equation method[61]
    Layout of EUV four-mirror objective is obtained by solving the first order aberration equations[64]. (a) Layout of the four-mirror objective; (b) MTF of the four-mirror objective
    Schematic diagram of EUV lithographic objective obtained by paraxial search method[70]. (a) Layout of NA is 0.1 four-mirror objective; (b) layout of NA is 0.25 six-mirror objective
    Schematic diagram of the saddle point construction method[71-73]. (a) Layout of six-mirror objective; (b) layout of eight-mirror objective
    Layout of NA is 0.33 EUV lithography projection objective by group design method[88]
    Layout of NA is 0.25 EUV lithography projection objective by Seidel aberration solution[89]
    Structure of anamorphic EUV lithographic projection objective[90,96] . (a) Layout of NA is 0.5 EUV lithography projection objective; (b) layout of NA is 0.55 EUV lithography projection objective
    Large off-axis NA is 0.55 anamorphic EUV lithography projection objective[91]
    NA is 0.55 anamorphic EUV lithography projection objective[92]
    Schematic diagram of EUV lighting system
    Layout of the ripple plate illumination system[103]
    EUV illumination system matching the NA is 0.6 anamorphic objective[100]
    EUV illumination system matching the NA is 0.5 anamorphic objective[115]
    EUV illumination system matching the NA is 0.55 anamorphic objective[117]
    • Table 1. Performance of EUV lithography projection and illumination system of ASML

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      Table 1. Performance of EUV lithography projection and illumination system of ASML

      Model of lithography toolDemagnificationNAResolution /nmWavefront aberration RMS /nmDistortion /nmIllumination mode
      NXE:31000.2527<0.81 illumination mode
      NXE:3300B0.3322<0.4<17 illumination modes
      NXE:3350B0.3316<0.3<0.57 illumination modes
      NXE:3400B0.3313<0.2<0.5Arbitrary
      NXE:3400C0.3313<0.2<0.5Arbitrary
      NXE:3600D0.3313<0.2<0.3Arbitrary
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    Yanqiu Li, Yanbei Nan, Yuqing Chen, Xu Yan, Xinyi Zhang, Lihui Liu. Research and Progress on Optical Design of Exposure Systems in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(15): 1522002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Mar. 29, 2023

    Accepted: May. 19, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Yanqiu (liyanqiu@bit.edu.cn), Liu Lihui (liulihui@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230739

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