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Optimizing and enhancing optical systems to meet the low k 1 challenge

Flagello et al., 2003

Document ID
4828965016105027556
Author
Flagello D
Socha R
Shi X
van Schoot J
Baselmans J
van de Kerkhof M
de Boeij W
Engelen A
Carpaij R
Noordman O
Moers M
Mulder M
Finders J
van Greevenbroek H
Schriever M
Maul M
Haidner H
Goeppert M
Wegmann U
Graeupner P
Publication year
Publication venue
Optical Microlithography XVI

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Current roadmaps show that the semiconductor industry continues to drive the usable Rayleigh resolution towards the fundamental limit (for 50% duty cycle lines) at k 1= 0.25. This is being accomplished through use of various resolution enhancement technologies …
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