Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 0913001(2024)
Critical Pattern Selection Method Based on Breadth-First Search for Full-Chip Source-Mask Optimization
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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
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)
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