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Precise Characterization of Resists and Thin Gate Dielectrics in the VUV Range for 157nm Lithography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Pierre Boher ,
Patrick Evrard ,
Jean Philippe Piel ,
Christophe Defranoux  and
Jean Louis Stehlé
Pierre Boher*
Affiliation:
SOPRA S.A., 26 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois Colombes, France
Patrick Evrard
Affiliation:
SOPRA S.A., 26 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois Colombes, France
Jean Philippe Piel
Affiliation:
SOPRA S.A., 26 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois Colombes, France
Christophe Defranoux
Affiliation:
SOPRA S.A., 26 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois Colombes, France
Jean Louis Stehlé
Affiliation:
SOPRA S.A., 26 rue Pierre Joigneaux, 92270 Bois Colombes, France
*
Correspondence: Email: dev@sopra-sa.com; Phone: 33 1 46 49 67 00; Fax: 33 1 42 42 29 34
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Abstract

Spectroscopic ellipsometry is one of the most important tools for thin film metrology. It is now intensively used in microelectronics and especially for the microlithographic applications. Instrumentation for the next generation of VUV lithography at 157nm requires special optical setup since oxygen and water are extremely absorbing below 190nm. Recently a new ellipsometer included in a purged glove box to reduce the oxygen and water contamination in the part per million range has been developed. In the VUV range, roughness and interface diffusion become critical since the layer thickness is generally reduced. An independent characterization technique like the grazing x-ray reflectance is then extremely complementary to ellipsometry in this wavelength region. The present paper presents recent results on up to date lithography samples combining the two characterization techniques. Photoresists and gate dielectrics are successively examined.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 636: Symposium D – Nonlithographic and Lithographic Methods of Nanofabrication-From Ultralarge Scale , 2000 , D9.2.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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