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University at Albany, State University of New York

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2014

Lithography

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Characterization Of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Photoresists Using Advanced Metrology And Fitting Techniques, Genevieve Kane Jan 2014

Characterization Of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Photoresists Using Advanced Metrology And Fitting Techniques, Genevieve Kane

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

As extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) prepares to be incorporated into high volume manufacturing, many challenges must be addressed. Among these challenges, a need for photoresist improvement exists. The work described here will look into some of the problems and challenges facing EUV resists, in particular out-of-band (OOB) wavelengths of light and their interaction with photoresists. Studies have been completed on the effect of out-of-band light on photoresists [1]-[3]. It is imperative that solutions to suppress the deep ultraviolet (DUV) OOB light be incorporated into next generation EUV production tools due to concerns of decreased performance of lithography, and an increase …