Physical Design and Mask Synthesis for Directed Self-Assembly Lithography

von: Seongbo Shim, Youngsoo Shin

Springer-Verlag, 2018

ISBN: 9783319762944 , 144 Seiten

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Physical Design and Mask Synthesis for Directed Self-Assembly Lithography


 

Preface

7

Contents

9

Acronyms

12

1 Introduction

14

1.1 Optical Lithography

14

1.2 Next Generation Lithography Technologies

17

1.2.1 Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL)

17

1.2.2 Electron Beam Lithography (EBL)

18

1.2.3 Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL)

19

1.3 Directed Self-Assembly Lithography (DSAL)

20

1.4 Overview of the Book

22

References

24

Part I Physical Design Optimizations

26

2 DSAL Manufacturability

27

2.1 DSA Defect

27

2.1.1 DSAL for IC Design and Fabrication

27

2.1.2 Lithography-Induced DSA Defect

29

2.2 DSA Defect Probability

30

2.2.1 Definition

30

2.2.2 Defect Probability Computation

32

2.3 Experimental Observations

33

2.4 Summary

35

References

35

3 Placement Optimization for DSAL

37

3.1 Introduction

37

3.2 Defect Probability of Cell Pair

39

3.3 Post-Placement Optimization

40

3.3.1 Cell Flipping

40

3.3.2 Cell Swapping and Flipping

42

3.4 Automatic Placement

43

3.4.1 Implementation of Placer

43

3.4.2 Considerations on Analytical Placer

46

3.5 Experiments

47

3.6 Summary

50

References

50

4 Post-Placement Optimization for MP-DSAL Compliant Layout

52

4.1 Introduction

52

4.2 MP-DSAL Decomposition

54

4.3 Post-Placement Optimization

56

4.3.1 MP-DSAL Decomposition of Standard Cells

56

4.3.2 Placement Optimization for Cell Row

56

4.3.3 Considerations of Interrow Conflict

58

4.4 Experiments

59

4.5 Summary

60

References

61

5 Redundant Via Insertion for DSAL

62

5.1 Introduction

62

5.2 Preliminaries

63

5.2.1 Defect Probability of Via Cluster

63

5.2.2 Basic Redundant Via Insertion

65

5.3 DSAL Redundant Via Insertion Algorithm

65

5.3.1 Graph Modeling

66

5.3.2 Heuristic Insertion Algorithm

67

5.4 Experiments

68

5.5 Summary

71

References

72

6 Redundant Via Insertion for MP-DSAL

73

6.1 Introduction

73

6.2 Simultaneous Optimization of Redundant Via and Via Cluster

75

6.2.1 ILP Formulation

75

6.2.2 Graph-Based Heuristic

77

6.3 Experiments

79

6.4 Summary

82

References

82

Part II Mask Synthesis and Optimizations

84

7 DSAL Mask Synthesis

85

7.1 Introduction

85

7.2 Inverse DSA

86

7.2.1 Numerical Results

90

7.3 Inverse Lithography

91

7.3.1 Approximation of Cost Gradient

93

7.3.2 Evaluation

95

7.4 Mask Design with Process Variations

96

7.4.1 Inverse DSA and Inverse Lithography

96

7.4.2 Insertion of DSA-Aware Assist Feature

97

7.4.3 Assessment

98

7.5 Summary

99

References

99

8 Verification of Guide Patterns

101

8.1 Introduction

101

8.2 Test GPs

103

8.2.1 Preparation of GPs

103

8.2.2 Evaluation of GP Coverage

106

8.3 Preparing a GP Using Geometric Parameters

106

8.3.1 Geometric Parameters

106

8.3.2 Principal Component Analysis

110

8.3.3 Experimental Observations

111

8.4 Constructing a Verification Function

113

8.5 Experimental Assessment

115

8.5.1 Choice of Parameters

116

8.5.2 Parameter Reduction

117

8.5.3 Comparison of GP Verification Methods

119

8.5.4 A Global Verification Function

120

8.6 Conclusions

121

References

122

9 Cut Optimization

124

9.1 Introduction

124

9.2 Preliminaries

126

9.2.1 Critical Cut Distances in MP-DSAL

126

9.2.2 Wire Extension: Impact on Circuit Timing

127

9.3 MP-DSAL Cut Optimization

128

9.3.1 ILP Formulation

128

9.3.2 Heuristic Algorithm

130

9.4 Experiments

133

9.5 Conclusion

135

References

136

10 Summary of The Book

138

References

140

Index

141