Process characteristics and layout decomposition of self-aligned sextuple patterning

Weiling Kang; Yijian Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2011370

29 March 2013 Process characteristics and layout decomposition of self-aligned sextuple patterning

Weiling Kang, Yijian Chen

Proceedings Volume 8684, Design for Manufacturability through Design-Process Integration VII; 86840F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011370
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2013, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Self-aligned sextuple patterning (SASP) is a promising technique to scale down the half pitch of IC features to sub- 10nm region. In this paper, the process characteristics and decomposition methods of both positive-tone (pSASP) and negative-tone SASP (nSASP) techniques are discussed, and a variety of decomposition rules are studied. By using a node-grouping method, nSASP layout conflicting graph can be significantly simplified. Graph searching and coloring algorithm is developed for feature/color assignment. We demonstrate that by generating assisting mandrels, nSASP layout decomposition can be degenerated into an nSADP decomposition problem. The proposed decomposition algorithm is successfully verified with several commonly used 2-D layout examples.

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Weiling Kang and Yijian Chen "Process characteristics and layout decomposition of self-aligned sextuple patterning", Proc. SPIE 8684, Design for Manufacturability through Design-Process Integration VII, 86840F (29 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011370

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