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High-repetition-rate (6 kHz) and long-pulse-duration (50 ns) ArF excimer laser for sub-65 nm lithography
Title: | High-repetition-rate (6 kHz) and long-pulse-duration (50 ns) ArF excimer laser for sub-65 nm lithography |
Authors: | Kakizaki, Koji Browse this author | Sasaki, Yoichi Browse this author | Inoue, Toyoharu Browse this author | Sakai, Yosuke Browse this author |
Issue Date: | Mar-2006 |
Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
Journal Title: | Review of Scientific Instruments |
Volume: | 77 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page: | 035109-1 |
End Page: | 035109-6 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1063/1.2182744 |
Abstract: | Development of high-repetition-rate ArF excimer lasers is vital requirement for achieving high throughput and high energy-dose stability in a scanner system. ArF excimer laser, with increasing light pulse duration, can reduce the peak power without the energy-dose change. Then, the spectral bandwidth ΔλFWHM becomes narrower by increasing the number of light round trips in a cavity, and optical damage is reduced from high-peak power. Laser operation exceeding 4 kHz is needed for next-generation technologies that can enable high numerical aperture and development of high-throughput scanners. In the present work, we examined the possibilities of achieving a repetition rate to 6 kHz from 4 kHz in the ArF laser the authors developed, taking the following innovations. The spatial width of discharge region was reduced by about 30%. The uniform gas flow condition between the electrodes was obtained by improving gas flow guides. As a result, we have obtained an average power of 42 W, a standard deviation for pulse-to-pulse energy of 3.5%, and an integral-square pulse width Tis of 44 ns at 6 kHz for ΔλFWHM<0.40 pm. Finally, it was concluded that developing a 6 kHz ArF excimer laser for the next-generation sub-65 nm lithography is feasible. |
Rights: | Copyright © 2006 American Institute of Physics |
Relation: | http://rsi.aip.org/ |
Type: | article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/8471 |
Appears in Collections: | 情報科学院・情報科学研究院 (Graduate School of Information Science and Technology / Faculty of Information Science and Technology) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 酒井 洋輔
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