Method and system for a maskless lithography rasterization technique based on global optimization
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1. A method for determining states of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system configured to print a desired pattern, comprising:
- determining diffraction orders associated with an ideal mask of a pattern to be printed by the lithography system; and
configuring the states of the SLM pixels to match determined diffraction orders related to the desired pattern.
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Abstract
Provided are a method and system for determining states of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system configured to print a desired pattern. The method includes determining diffraction orders associated with an ideal mask of a pattern to be printed by the lithography system, and then configuring the states of the SLM pixels to match all the diffraction orders that are relevant in the image formation.
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1. A method for determining states of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system configured to print a desired pattern, comprising:
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determining diffraction orders associated with an ideal mask of a pattern to be printed by the lithography system; and
configuring the states of the SLM pixels to match determined diffraction orders related to the desired pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing optical rasterization of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system as a function of a pupil of an ideal mask to rasterize and decompose a desired pattern, the method comprising:
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generating pupil field diffraction orders corresponding to elementary objects associated with the desired pattern. determining graytones for all of the SLM pixels to optimally approximate the generated diffraction orders within an essential pupil of the lithography system; and
selecting a state of each pixel to emulate a corresponding graytone assigned the pixel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for determining states of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system configured to print a desired pattern, comprising:
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means for determining diffraction orders associated with an ideal mask of a pattern to be printed by the lithography system and means for configuring the states of the SLM pixels to match determined diffraction orders related to the desired pattern. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for performing optical rasterization of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system as a function of a pupil of an ideal mask to rasterize and decompose a desired pattern, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating pupil field diffraction orders corresponding to elementary objects associated with the desired pattern. means for determining graytones for all of the SLM pixels to optimally approximate the generated diffraction orders within an essential pupil of the lithography system; and
means for selecting a state of each pixel to emulate a corresponding graytone assigned the pixel.
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22. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform a method for determining states of spatial light modulator (SLM) pixels in a lithography system configured to print a desired pattern, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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determining diffraction orders associated with an ideal mask of a pattern to be printed by the lithography system; and
configuring the states of the SLM pixels to match determined diffraction orders related to the desired pattern.
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