Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 0913001(2024)

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

Xinhua Yang1,2, Yipeng Jiang1,2, Sikun Li1,2、*, Lufeng Liao1,2, Shuang Zhang3,5, Libin Zhang3,5, Shengrui Zhang4, Weijie Shi4, Yayi Wei3,5, and Xiangzhao Wang1,6
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Advanced Optical and Microelectronic Equipment, 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
  • 3EDA Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
  • 4Dongfang Jingyuan Electron Co., Ltd., Beijing 100176, China
  • 5School of Integrated Circuits, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 6College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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    Xinhua Yang, Yipeng Jiang, Sikun Li, Lufeng Liao, Shuang Zhang, Libin Zhang, Shengrui Zhang, Weijie Shi, Yayi Wei, Xiangzhao Wang. Critical Pattern Selection Method Based on Breadth-First Search for Full-Chip Source-Mask Optimization[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(9): 0913001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: May. 17, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 19, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2024

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

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231002

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS231002

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