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AIMS-45 image validation of contact hole patterns after inverse lithography at NA 1.35

Hendrickx et al., 2008

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6898260440945174473
Author
Hendrickx E
Birkner R
Kempsell M
Tritchkov A
Vandenberghe G
Scheruebl T
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Publication venue
Photomask Technology 2008

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The AIMS TM-45, when used in scanner mode, can emulate image intensity as seen in resist on the wafer at scanner illumination conditions. We show that this feature makes AIMS TM- 45 well-suited to analyze patterns treated with inverse lithography. We have used an inverse …
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