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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11112782
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BEUV lithography; multilayer mirrors; X-ray optics; reflectivity
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- Zhejiang University/University of Illinois at the Urbana-Champaign Institute
The development of microelectronics has always been driven by reducing transistor size and increasing integration, which requires the photolithography technique for manufacturing transistors to evolve as well. The use of lithography based on beyond extreme ultraviolet radiation (BEUV) with solutions such as periodic multilayer film X-ray mirrors (PMMs) has become crucial for decreasing the working wavelength.
The development of microelectronics is always driven by reducing transistor size and increasing integration, from the initial micron-scale to the current few nanometers. The photolithography technique for manufacturing the transistor needs to reduce the wavelength of the optical wave, from ultraviolet to the extreme ultraviolet radiation. One approach toward decreasing the working wavelength is using lithography based on beyond extreme ultraviolet radiation (BEUV) with a wavelength around 7 nm. The BEUV lithography relies on advanced reflective optics such as periodic multilayer film X-ray mirrors (PMMs). PMMs are artificial Bragg crystals having alternate layers of light and heavy materials. The periodicity of such a structure is relatively half of the working wavelength. Because a BEUV lithographical system contains at least 10 mirrors, the optics' reflectivity becomes a crucial point. The increasing of a single mirror's reflectivity by 10% will increase the system's overall throughput six-fold. In this work, the properties and development status of PMMs, particularly for BEUV lithography, were reviewed to gain a better understanding of their advantages and limitations. Emphasis was given to materials, design concepts, structure, deposition method, and optical characteristics of these coatings.
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