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Sources of overlay error in double patterning integration schemes

01 March 2008 | Edition 37, Lithography
David Laidler, Philippe Leray, Koen D’Havé & Shaunee Cheng, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium Read more >>

193nm reticle haze: the dirty little secret and its ultimate solution?

01 March 2008 | Edition 37, Lithography
Oleg Kishkovich, Anatoly Grayfer & Frank V. Belanger, Entegris, Inc., Franklin, MA, USA Read more >>

Prospects of incorporating directed self-assembly into semiconductor manufacturing

01 December 2007 | Edition 36, Lithography
R. Singh, T. Boland, R. Mulye, G. Gaur, J.Steelman, D. Arya, N. Srinidhi and P.Deshmukh, Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Silicon Nanoelectronics, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA Read more >>

Developing micro ADI methodology for new litho process monitoring strategies

01 December 2007 | Edition 36, Lithography
KLA-Tencor and Qimonda Read more >>

Defect metrology in water immersion ArF lithography

01 September 2007 | Edition 35, Lithography
Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu, AMD, USA; Remo Kirsch & Marcel Grundkowski, AMD Fab 36, Germany; Rene Wirtz & Wolfram Grundke, AMD Saxony LLC, Germany Read more >>

Tuned Reticle Enhancements Optimized for Process Response

01 April 2007 | Edition 33, Lithography
Terrence E. Zavecz, TEA Systems
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Overlay control requirements for next-generation lithography

01 April 2007 | Edition 33, Lithography
By Eitan Herzel and Mike Adel, KLA-Tencor Corporation Read more >>

Lithography cell productivity improvement approaches

01 December 2006 | Edition 32, Lithography
Stefan Hempel, Steffen Volt, & Wolfram Grundke, AMD, Dresden, Germany Read more >>

Fabless/Foundry DFM: 45nm and beyond

01 December 2006 | Edition 32, Lithography
Peter Rabkin, Michael Hart & Daniel Gitlin, Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, California Read more >>

Progress in understanding and reducing immersion related defectivity and resist leaching

01 September 2006 | Edition 31, Lithography
Monique Ercken, Mireille Maenhoudt & Mieke Van Bavel*, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium *Scientific editor Read more >>