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3-6 September 2002 Antwerp Hilton, Belgium

Outline Wednesday Sept 4

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Introduction

Exposure tools/Immersion lithography

Materials

Lasers

Thursday Sept 5

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Resists I

Metrology

Friday Sept 6

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Masks

Resists II

General / closure

08:40 09:00 09:20 09:40

Exposure tools and immersion lithography

Session chairs : G. Fueller, A. Suzuki, R. Garreis

Nikon F2 Exposure Tool

Soichi Owa, Naomasa Shiraishi, Issei Tanaka, Yasuhiro Ohmura, Kazuhiro Kido

Nikon Corporation

Development of 157nm Exposure Tools

Hideo Hata

Canon Inc., Semiconductor Equipment Development Center

157nm Exposure Tool

Hans Jasper 1 ,Herman Boom 1 , Tammo Uitterdijk 1 , Theo Modderman 1 , Jan Mulkens 1 , Judon Stoeldraijer 1 , Martin Brunotte 2 , Birgit Mecking 2 , Nils Dieckmann 2

1 ASML Veldhoven, 2 Carl Zeiss

Update on MSVII Lithographic System

J. McClay, B. Tirri, H. Sewell, T. Fahey

ASML Wilton

10:30 10:50 11:10 11:30

Exposure tools and immersion lithography

Session chairs : G. Fueller, A. Suzuki, R. Garreis

Drivers, Prospects and Challenges for Immersion Lithography (INVITED)

Burn J. Lin

TSMC

Immersion Lithography: Optics for the 50nm Node

M. Switkes, M. Rothschild

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

157nm Objective Improvements, Wavefront Measurements and Modeling Predictions

James Webb, Steve Mack, Tim Rich, Horst Schreiber

Corning Tropel Corporation

High Numerical Aperture Lens for 157nm Lithography

Toshifumi Suganaga 1 , Noriyoshi Kanda 1 , Jae-Hwan Kim 1 , Osamu Yamabe 1 , Kunio Watanabe 1 , Takamitsu Furukawa 1 , Seiro Miyoshi 1 , Toshiro Itani 1 , Julian Cashmore 2 , Malcolm Gower 2 1 Selete, 2 Exitech Ltd.

13:30 13:50 14:10 14:30 14:50

Materials

Session chairs : R. Sparrow, S. Kikugawa, E. Moersen

Calcium Fluoride Quality Improvement Will Enable High Volume F2 Lithography Tools

G. Grabosch, K. Knapp, L. Parthier, E. Mörsen

Schott Lithotec AG

Progress in the Development of CaF2 Materials for 157nm Lithography Applications

Bill Rosch, Michael Genier

Corning Inc.

Crystal Growth of CaF2 – Focus on Yield Enhancement

N. Senguttuvan 1 , K. Sumiya 1 , K. Susa 1 , M. Ishii 2

1 Research & Development Center, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd., 2 Technology Shonan Institute of

CaF2 Ramp Challenges for 157nm Lithography

Janice M. Golda

Intel Corporation

Index- and Birefringence-Dispersion Properties of CaF2, SrF2 and Ca1-xSrxF2 down to 157nm

John H. Burnett 1 , Zachary H. Levine 1 , Eric L. Shirley 1 , Robert Sparrow 2

1 National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2 Corning Inc.

15:10 16:00 16:20 16:40

Materials

Session chairs : R. Sparrow, S. Kikugawa, E. Moersen

Modified Fused Silica Glass “AQF” for 157 nm Lithography

Y.Ikuta, T. Minematsu, H. Kojima, S. Kikugawa, Y. Sasuga

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

Refractory Oxide Contamination of Optical Surfaces at 157 nm

T.M. Bloomstein, J.H.C. Sedlacek, S.T. Palmacci, D.E. Hardy, V. Liberman, M. Rothschild

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Long-Term Durability of Optical Coatings

V. Liberman 1 , M. Rothschld 1 , N.N. Efremow 1 , S.T. Palmacci 1 , J.H.C. Sedlacek1, A. Grenville 2

1 MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 2 Intel Corporation/International SEMATECH

Accelerated Damage to CaF2 and MgF2 Surfaces

V. Liberman 1 , M. Rothschld 1 , N.N. Efremow 1 , A. Grenville 2

1 MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 2 Intel Corporation/International SEMATECH

Lasers

Session chairs : R. Sandstrom, H. Mizoguchi, R. Paetzel

17:00 17:20 17:40

High Power, High Repetition Rate F2-Laser for 157 nm Lithography

S. Spratte 1 , F. Voss 1 , I. Bragin 1 , E. Bergmann 1 , N. Niemöller 1 , T. Nagy 1 , U. Rebhan 1 , K. Vogler 1 , I. Klaft 1 , R. Pätzel 1 , G. Govorkov 2 , G. Hua 2

1 Lambda Physik AG, 2 Lambda Physik Inc.

F2 MOPA. Some Aspects of Spectral Purity

German Rylov

Cymer Inc.

Spectral Dynamics Analysis of Ultra-Line-Narrowed F2 Laser

Ryoichi Nohdomi 3 , Tatsuya Ariga 3 , Hidenori Watanabe 3 , Takahito Kumazaki 3 , Kazuaki Hotta 4 , Hakaru Mizoguchi 3 , Akihiko Takahashi 1 , Tatsuo Okada 2

1 Kyushu University School of Health Sciences, 2 Kyushu University, 3 Gigaphoton Inc., 4 Ushio Inc.

Resists I

Session chairs : G. Willson (W. Conley), M. Sato, R. Dammel

08:30 08:50 09:10

Recent Advancements in 157nm Resist Performance

Karen Turnquest 1 , V. Graffenberg 2 , S. Patel 2 , D. Miller 2 , K. Dean 2 , A.-M. Goethals 3 , F. Van Roey 3 , Jan Hermans 3 , K. Ronse 3 , P. Wong 4 , S. Hansen 4

1 AMD Assignee to International SEMATECH, 2 International SEMATECH, 3 IMEC, 4 ASML Veldhoven

Performances of Fluoropolymer Resists for 157-nm Lithography

Seiichi Ishikawa, Minoru Toriumi, Tamio Yamazaki, Toshiro Itani

Selete

Intel 157 nm Resist Benchmarking

Jeanette Roberts 1 , Paul Zimmerman 2 , Robert Meagley 1 , Jim Powers 1

1 Intel Corporation, 2 Intel Assignee to International SEMATECH

09:30 09:50 10:10

Resists I

Session chairs : G. Willson (W. Conley), M. Sato, R. Dammel

Advances in Fluorinated Polymers for 157nm Lithography

Will Conley 1 , Paul Zimmerman 1 , Daniel Miller 1 , Brian Trinque 2 , H.V. Tran 1 , Brian Osborn 2 , Charles Chambers 2 , Yu-Tsai Hsieh 2 , Schuyler Corry 2 , Takashi Chiba 2 , C. Grant Willson 2

1 International SEMATECH, 2 Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Fluoropolymer Resists for Single Layer 157 nm Lithography: Optimization of Their Combined Properties

M. K. Crawford, W. Farnham, A. E. Feiring, J. Feldman, R. H. French, K. W. Leffew, S. Nassirpour, V. A. Petrov, F. L. Schadt III, R. J. Smalley, F. C. Zumsteg

DuPont

Process and Formulation Development of Dissolution Inhibitors for 157 nm Microlithography: A Progress Report

Charles Chambers 1 , Will Conley 2 , Daniel Miller 3 , Brian Osborn 1 , Hoang V. Tran 1 , Brian Trinque 1 , Matthew Pinnow 1 , Takashi Chiba 1 , Paul Zimmerman 4 , C. Grant Willson 3

1 Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 2 Motorola assignee to International SEMATECH, 3 International SEMATECH, 4 Intel assignee to International SEMATECH

11:00 11:20 11:40

Metrology

Session chairs : J. Burnett, Y. Watakabe, W. Harnisch

Angle Resolved Scattering Measurements at 157nm

T.M. Bloomstein, D.E. Hardy, M. Rothschild

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

VUV Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of Key Substrate Materials for 157nm Lithography

1 N.V. Edwards, 1 S. Zollner, 1 J. Kulik, 1 Q. Xie, 1 M. Erickson, 1 X.-D. Wang, 1 D. Roan, 2 T.E. Tiwald

1 Motorola APDER; 2 J.A. Woollam Co.

Automated Metrology System Combining VUV Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Grazing X-Ray Reflectance for the Characterization of Thin Films and Multilayers of 157nm Lithography

Pierre Boher, Patrick Evrard, Jean Philippe Piel, Christophe Defranoux, Jean Louis Stehle

SOPRA

Metrology

Session chairs : J. Burnett, Y. Watakabe, W. Harnisch

12:00 12.20

Exicor Duv Birefringence Measurement System At Optical Lithography Wavelengths

B. Wang, G. Bonar, A.Mikheyev, C. Mansfield, A. Breninger, J. List, R. Rockwell Hinds Instruments, Inc.

High Brightness F2* (157nm) and ArF* (193nm) Lamps

Manfred Salvermoser, D.E. Murnick Rutgers University, Dept. of Physics

Masks

Session chairs : C. Progler, N. Hayashi, C. Schilz

08:30 08:50 09:10

Electron Beam Induced Processes and their Applicability to Mask Repair

Johannes Bihr 2 , Volker Boegli 1 , Jens Greiser 2 , Hans W.P. Koops 1

1 NaWoTec GmbH, 2 LEO Elektronenmikroskopie GmbH

Development of Bilayered TaSiOx Embedded Attenuating PSM

Toshiaki Motonaga, Motoji Tabei, Kenji Noguchi, Masaharu Nishiguchi, Shiho Sasaki, Yasutaka Morikawa, Hiroshi Mohri, Morihisa Hoga, and Naoya Hayashi

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

157nm Attenuated PSM Films by Ion Beam Sputter Deposition

Matthew Lassiter, Michael Cangemi, Darren Taylor

Photronics Inc.

09:30 09:50 10:10 10:30

Masks

Session chairs : C. Progler, N. Hayashi, C. Schilz

Implementation Challenges of Fused Silica Pellicles for 157-nm Lithography

Andrew Grenville 1 , Emily Fisch 2 , Ivan Lalovic 3 , Emily Shu 4 , Kyle Spurlock 5 , Chris Van Peski 6 , Eric Cotte 7 , Phillip Reu 7 , Roxann Engelstad 7 , Edward Lovell 7

1 International SEMATECH/Intel Corporation, 2 IBM Microelectronics, 3 Advanced Micro Devices, 4 Intel Corporation, 5 International SEMATECH/ Advanced Micro Devices, 6 International SEMATECH, 7 University of Wisconsin

Feasibility of Defect Inspection of 157nm Reticles Through Thick Pellicles

Jim Wiley

KLA Tencor Corporation

Fused Silica Pellicle Mounting Issues

Chris Van Peski 1 , Andrew Grenville 2 , Emily Shu 3

1 International SEMATECH , 2 3 Intel Corporation International SEMATECH/Intel Corporation,

Improvement of the Membrane Durability of Polymeric Pellicles

Ikuo Matsukura

ASAHI Glass Co. Ltd.

11:20 11:40 12:00

Resists II

Session chairs : G. Willson (W. Conley), M. Sato, R. Dammel

Resist Contamination Issues at 157nm

Kim Dean 1 , David Stark 1 , Jeff Meute 2 , Karen Turnquest 3

1 International SEMATECH, 2 IBM Assignee to International SEMATECH, 3 AMD Assignee to International SEMATECH

Evolution of Low Absorbance 157nm Fluoresists

Gary Taylor, Sassan Nur, Cheng Bai Xu, Gary Teng, JoAnne Leonard

Shipley Co.

Development of Silsesquioxane Based 157nm Photoresist: an Update

Raymond J. Hung 1 , Mikio Yamachika 1 , Takashi Chiba 2 , Haruo Iwasawa 2 , Akihiro Hayashi 2 , Noboru Yamahara 2 , Tsutomu Shimokawa 2

1 JSR Microelectronics Inc, 2 JSR Corporation

12:20 12:40

Resists II

Session chairs : G. Willson (W. Conley), M. Sato, R. Dammel

Platform Considerations for 157 nm Photoresists

Ralph R. Dammel 1 , Francis Houlihan 1 , Raj Sakamuri 1 , Sang-Ho Lee 1 , M. Dalil Rahman 1 , Takanori Kudo 1 , Andrew Romano 1 , Larry Rhodes 2 , Chun Chang 2 , John Lipian 2 , Cheryl Burns 2 , Dennis A. Barnes 2 , Will Conley 3 , Daniel Miller 3

1 AZ Electronic Materials,Clariant Corporation, 2 Promerus LLC, 3 International SEMATECH

Pragmatic Approaches to 157nm Resist Design

Sanjay Malik 1 , Stephanie Dilocker 1 , Tadayoshi Kokubo 2

1 Arch Chemicals, Inc., 2 FUJIFILM ARCH Co. Ltd

14:30 14:50

General / Closure

An Analysis of 157nm Technology Cost of Ownership

Walt Trybula and Phil Seidel

International SEMATECH

Closing Remarks

Luc Van den hove

IMEC

Poster Session: Metrology

Line-Edge Roughness Calculation of Photoresists Using Off-Line Analysis of Top-Down SEM Images

G. P. Patsis 1 , T. Hoffmann 2 , G. Grozev 3 , A. Tserepi 1 , V. Constantoudis 1 , and E Gogolides 1 1

NCSR Demokritos, Institute of Microelectronics,

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IMEC vzw,

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Assignee of ARCH Chemicals at IMEC

Analysis of Top-down SEM Images of Resists for Line-edge Roughness (LER) Calculations: What are the Best Descriptors of LER Based on Scaling and Fractal Analysis?

V. Constantoudis 1 , G. P. Patsis 1 , T. Hoffmann 2 , G. Grozev 3 , A. Tserepi 1 , and E Gogolides 1 1

NCSR Demokritos, Institute of Microelectronics,

2

IMEC vzw,

3

Assignee of ARCH Chemicals at IMEC

Poster Session: Masks

Molecular Contamination in 157 nm Lithography: Feasibility of Reticle Cleaning

Anton Duisterwinkel 1 , Willem van Schaik 2

1 TNO TPD Center for Contamination Control, 2 ASML, Veldhoven

Development of Hard Pellicle for 157 nm lithography

K.Okada, K.Ootsuka, I.Ishikawa, Y.Ikuta, H.Kojima, T.Kawahara, T.Minematsu, H.Mishiro, S. Kikugawa and Y.Sasuga

ASAHI Glass Co. Ltd.

Fundamentals of Transparancy in Fluoropolymers for Use as 157nm Soft Pellicles

Roger H. French 1 , Robert C. Wheland 1 , M. F. Lemon 1 , Edward Zhang 2 , Joseph Gordon 2

1 DuPont Co. Central Research, 2 DuPont Photomasks Inc.

Printing 65nm Dense Lines by Using Phase Masks at 157nm Wavelength

L.A. Wang, H. C. Chen

Institute of Electro-Optical Engineeing, National Taiwan University

Poster Session: Lasers

A Novel Large Area 172nm Xe 2 * VUV Excimer Lamp

Manfred Salvermoser, D.E. Murnick

Rutgers University, Dept. of Physics

Compact Excimer Lasers at 157 nm for Metrology and Inspection

A. Görtler, C. Strowitzki

TuiLaser AG

Poster Session: Materials

The Small Optical Anisotropy in CaF 2 : on the Connection to Exciton Dispersion

M. Letz 1 , W. Mannstadt 1 , M. Brinkmann 1 , G. Wehrhan 2 , L. Parthier 2 , E. Mörsen 2

1 Schott Glas, Research and Development, 2 Schott Lithotec AG

Ultrasonic Sensor System For Calcium Fluoride Crystal Manufacture

Joe Rose 1 , Chuck Morris 1 , John Schupp 2 , Kyle Spurlock 3

1 Pennsylvania State University, 2 ACT Optics and Engineering, Inc., 3 International SEMATECH

Optical Properties of Ca x Sr ( 1-x) F 2 Crystals

Robert W. Sparrow

1

, Charlene M. Smith

2 1 Specialty Materials Division, Corning Incorporated, Technology Division, Corning Incorporated 2 Science and

Poster Session: Materials

Equipment for Annealing of Ca F 2

Serhat Yesilyurt, Shariar Motakef

Cape Simulations, Inc.

The Influence of Contamination on 157 nm Optical Components

Lutz Raupach

Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH

Poster Session: Exp. Tools

EHS impacts associated with the emerging materials and processes of advanced photolithography

Jeffrey Heaps

International SEMATECH

157nm 0.85NA Lens Upgrade at ISMT

Jeff Meute 1 , Yung-Tin Chen 1 , Georgia Rich 1 , Julian Cashmore 2 , Malcolm Gower 2 , Dominic Ashworth 2 , Jim Webb 3 , Bruce Smith 4

1 International SEMATECH, 2 Exitech Ltd., 3 Corning Tropel, 4 Rochester Institute of Technology

Process Simulation and Optimization with 157-nm High NA Lens for 65 nm Node

Yung-Tin Chen, Jeff Meute, Karen Turnquest, Kim Dean

International SEMATECH

Extreme-NA Water Immersion Lithography for 35-65 nm Technology

Bruce Smith, Hoyoung Kang, Anatoli Bourov

Rochester Institute of Technology

Poster Session: Exp. Tools

Fluor : Frontline Lithography Using Optical Refraction, The European Initiative to Enable 157nm Lithography

Judon Stoeldraijer 1 , Mieke Goethals 2 , Wolfgang Henke 3 , Ewald Mörsen 4

1 ASML Veldhoven, 2 IMEC, 3 Infineon Technologies AG, 4 Schott Lithotec AG

Poster Session: Resists

UV2Litho : Usable Vacuum Ultra Violet Lithography

A.M. Goethals

1

, R. Jonckheere

1

, F. Van Roey

1

, Jan Hermans

1

, A. Eliat

1

, K. Ronse

1

, P. Wong

2

, P. Zandbergen

3

, M. Vasconi

4

, E. Severgnini

4

, W. Henke

5

, C. Hohle

6

, D. Henry

7

, Ph. Thon

7

, L. Markey

7

, P. Schiavone

8

, D. Fuard

8 1 IMEC, 2 ASML Veldhoven, 3 Philips Research, 4 STMicroelectronics S.r.l Agrate Brianza, 5 Infineon Technologies AG Dresden, 6 Infineon Erlangen, 7 STMicroelectronics Crolles, 8 CNRS

Printing 65nm Dense Lines by Using Phase Masks at 157 nm Wavelength

L.A. Wang, H. C. Chen

Institute of Electro-Optical Engineeing, National Taiwan University

Poster Session: Resists

New Silsesquioxane and Siloxane Based Resist Copolymers for 157nm Lithography

V. Bellas 1 , E. Tegou 1 , I. Raptis 1 , E. Gogolides 1 , P. Argitis 1 , E. Sarantopoulou 2 , A.C. Cefalas 2

1 Institute of Microelectronics, NCSR Demokritos, 2 Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, NHRF

Impact of Resist Absorbance on CD Control

Laurent Markey 1 , Peter Zandbergen 2

1 STMicroelectronics, 2 Philips Semiconductors

Thermal Behavior of Dissolution Inhibitors

Geunsu Lee 1 , Paul Zimmerman 1 , Will Conley 1 , Daniel Miller 1 , Charles Chambers 2 , Brian Osborn 2 , Shiro Kusumoto 2 , C. Grant Willson 2

1 International SEMATECH,

2

Department of chemistry, University of Texas

Poster Session: Resists

Parameter Extraction for 157nm Photoresists

Will Conley 1 , J. Bendik 2 , Daniel Miller 3 , Paul Zimmerman 4 , Kim Dean 3 , John Petersen 5 , Jeff Byers 6 , Ralph Dammel 7 , Raj Sakumari 7 , Frank Houlihan 7

1 Motorola assignee to International SEMATECH, 2 Dynamic Intelligence Inc. 3 International SEMATECH, 4 Intel assignee to International SEMATECH, 5 Petersen Advanced Lithography, 6 KLA-Tencor; Finle Technologies Division, 7 Clariant Corporation

Fluoropolymer Resists for 157 nm Lithography

Vaishali Vohra 1 , Katsuji Douki 1 , Xiang-Qian Liu 1 , Young-Je Kwark 1 , Christopher Ober 1 , Will Conley

2

, Daniel Miller

2

, Paul Zimmerman

2 1 Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, 2 International SEMATECH

Molecular Anisotropy in 157nm Photoresist Materials

Jeanette Roberts, Robert Meagley, Adam J. Schafer

Intel Corporation

Poster Session: Resists

Negative Photoresist for 157 nm Microlithography

Paul Zimmerman 1* , Brian Trinque 2 , Will Conley 3 , Daniel Miller 4 , Ralph Dammel 5 , Andrew Romano 5 , Raj Sakumari, Shiro Kumamoto 2 , Hoang Tran 2 , Matthew Pinnow 2 , Ryan Callahan 2 , Charles Chambers 2 , C. Grant Willson 2

1 Intel assignee to International SEMATECH, 2 Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 3 Motorola assignee to International SEMATECH, 4 International SEMATECH, 5 Clariant Corporation

Synthesis and Properties of Noval Fluoropolymer for 157nm Photoresists by Cyclo-polymerization

Osamu Yokokoji 1 , Shun-ichi Kodama 1 , Isamu Kaneko 1 , Yoko Takebe 1 , Shinji Okada 1 , Yasuhide Kawaguchi 1 , Shigeo Irie 2 , Seiichi Ishikawa 2 , Minoryu Toriumi 2 , Toshiro Itani 2 1 Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., 2 Selete

Advances in TFE Based Fluoropolymers for 157nm Lithography: A Progress Report

Iqbal Sharif 1 , Darryl DesMarteau 1 , Will Conley 2 , Paul Zimmerman 3 , Daniel Miller 4 , Guen Su Lee 5 , Charles Chambers 6 , Brian Trinque 6 , Takashi Chiba 6 , Brian Osborn 6 , C. Grant Willson 4 1 Clemson University, Dept of Chemistry, 2 Motorola assignee at International SEMATECH, 3 Intel assignee at International SEMATECH, 4 International SEMATECH, 5 Hynix assignee at International SEMATECH, 6 Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin