Method of optical lithography using phase shift masking
US5766804A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/70433
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of performing poly level lithography in manufacturing an integrated circuit using a phase shift mask in a step and repeat optical tool where the phase assignment for said phase shift mask is determined by a technique which determines, without assignment conflict, the Intersection of the gate pattern with the active gate pattern and which divides the Intersection into categories of stacks where a slightly different phase assignment rules is employed for the different stacks.
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