Model-based pattern dummy generation for logic devices

Jongwon Jang; Cheolkyun Kim; Sungwoo Ko; Seokyoung Byun; Hyunjo Yang; Donggyu Yim

doi:10.1117/12.2046198

31 March 2014 Model-based pattern dummy generation for logic devices

Jongwon Jang, Cheolkyun Kim, Sungwoo Ko, Seokyoung Byun, Hyunjo Yang, Donggyu Yim

Proceedings Volume 9052, Optical Microlithography XXVII; 90521W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046198
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2014, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The insertion of SRAF(Sub-Resolution Assist Feature) is one of the most frequently used method to enlarge the process window area. In most cases, the size of SRAF is proportional to the focus margin of drawn patterns. However, there is a trade-off between the SRAF size and SRAF printing, because SRAF is not supposed to be patterned on a wafer. For this reason, a lot of OPC engineers have been tried to put bigger and more SRAFs within the limits of the possible. The fact that many papers about predicting SRAF printability have been published recent years reflects this circumstance. Pattern dummy is inserted to enhance the lithographic process margin and CD uniformity unlike CMP dummy for uniform metal line height. It is ordinary to put pattern dummy at the designated location under consideration of the pitch of real patterns at design step. However, it is not always desirable to generate pattern dummies based on rules at the lithographic point of view. In this paper, we introduce the model based pattern dummy insertion method, which is putting pattern dummies at the location that model based SRAF is located. We applied the model based pattern dummy to the layers in logic devices, and studied which layer is more efficient for the insertion of dummies.

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Jongwon Jang, Cheolkyun Kim, Sungwoo Ko, Seokyoung Byun, Hyunjo Yang, and Donggyu Yim "Model-based pattern dummy generation for logic devices", Proc. SPIE 9052, Optical Microlithography XXVII, 90521W (31 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046198

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