Evaluation of EUVL-mask pattern defect inspection using 199-nm inspection optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6730, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Amano, Tsuyoshi ^a   Nishiyama, Yasushi ^a   Shigemura, Hiroyuki ^a   Terasawa, Tsuneo ^a   Suga, Osamu ^a   Hashimoto, Hideaki ^b   Kameya, Norio ^b   Murakami, Shingo ^c   Kikuiri, Nobutaka ^c  

^a SEMICONDUCTOR LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC   (Japan)

^b NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY INC   (Japan)

^c Advanced Mask Inspection Technology Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

199nm; Die to Die; EUVL mask; Mask defect; Mask inspection; Reflected illumination

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; LIGHTING; MASKS;

EUVL MASK; MASK DEFECT; MASK INSPECTION; REFLECTED ILLUMINATION;

DEFECTS;

EID: 42149161848     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.746580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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