Methodology to generate a guiding template for directed self-assembly
First Claim
1. A method of designing a feature guiding template for guiding self-assembly of block copolymer to form at least two features in a design layout, the feature guiding template comprising at least two portions joined by a bottleneck, the method comprising:
- determining a characteristic of the feature guiding template based on at least i) a simulated or modeled placement error and/or a function of wavelength and numerical aperture of a lithography process for forming a tangible form of the feature guiding template, and ii) a function of geometry of the feature guiding template, the function of geometry comprising a ratio between a variable representing a dimension of the bottleneck and a variable representing a value of a dimension in a direction across at least one of the portions; and
producing electronic data, based on the characteristic, representing the feature guiding template,wherein the electronic data is provided for manufacturing the tangible form of the feature guiding template to guide self-assembly of block copolymer.
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Abstract
A method of designing a feature guiding template for guiding self-assembly of block copolymer to form at least two features in a design layout for lithography, the feature guiding template including at least two portions joined by a bottleneck, the method including determining a characteristic of the feature guiding template based on at least a function of geometry of the feature guiding template including a value of a first width of at least one of the portions, a value of a second width of the bottleneck, or a value based on both the first width and the second width.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of designing a feature guiding template for guiding self-assembly of block copolymer to form at least two features in a design layout, the feature guiding template comprising at least two portions joined by a bottleneck, the method comprising:
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determining a characteristic of the feature guiding template based on at least i) a simulated or modeled placement error and/or a function of wavelength and numerical aperture of a lithography process for forming a tangible form of the feature guiding template, and ii) a function of geometry of the feature guiding template, the function of geometry comprising a ratio between a variable representing a dimension of the bottleneck and a variable representing a value of a dimension in a direction across at least one of the portions; and producing electronic data, based on the characteristic, representing the feature guiding template, wherein the electronic data is provided for manufacturing the tangible form of the feature guiding template to guide self-assembly of block copolymer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining a characteristic of a feature guiding template for guiding self-assembly of block copolymer to form at least two features in a design layout, the method comprising:
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determining a guiding template for each of the at least two features without accounting for the one or more others of the at least two features, wherein the feature guiding template comprises a joint between at least two of the guiding templates; determining a characteristic of the feature guiding template based on at least i) a simulated or modeled placement error and/or a function of wavelength and numerical aperture of a lithography process for forming a tangible form of the feature guiding template, and ii) function of a ratio between a variable representing a value of a dimension of the joint and a variable representing a value of a dimension in a direction across at least one of the guiding templates; and producing electronic data, based on the characteristic, representing the feature guiding template, wherein the electronic data is provided for manufacturing a tangible form of the feature guiding template to guide self-assembly of block copolymer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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designing a geometric characteristic of a feature guiding template based on at least i) a simulated or modeled placement error and/or a function of wavelength and numerical aperture of a lithography process for forming a tangible form of the feature guiding template, and ii) a function of geometry of the feature guiding template, the feature guiding template for guiding self-assembly of block copolymer to form at least two features in a design layout and comprising at least two portions joined by a bottleneck and the function of geometry including a ratio between a variable representing a value of a dimension of the bottleneck and a variable representing a value of a dimension in a direction across at least one of the at least two portions; and manufacturing a tangible form of the feature guiding template having the geometric characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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