In 1959, Richard P. Feynman initiated the Nano-age in his lecture “There’s plenty of room at the bottom”. Feynman also had a clear vision about computers and asked: ”Why can’t we make them very small, make them of little wires, little elements - and by little, I mean little. For instance, the wires should be 10 or 100 atoms in diameter, and the circuits should be a few thousand angstroms across.”
At the same time, Jean Hoerni from Fairchild Semiconductors tried to get his “planar process” to production. Hoerni’s planar process using silicon substrates, so-called “wafers”, revolutionized semiconductor manufacturing and was widely adapted by the industry. The great success of the planar wafer process is also much related with tremendous improvements in optical lithography over all the years. From the early age dominated by mask aligners to highly sophisticated steppers and scanners, lithography was the key enabling technology, allowing now – 50 years after Feynman’s vision – nanostructuring down to the atomic scale on 300mm planar wafers. The evolutionary development of optical lithography is reviewed along with a brief discussion of options for the future.
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Optical Lithography, Key Enabling Technology for our Modern World
1. OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR MODERN WORLD
Dr. Reinhard Voelkel
CEO SUSS MicroOptics SA
Switzerland
Invited Talk at DGaO Annual Meeting 2012, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2. SUSS MicroOptics is part of the
SUSS MicroTec group,
formerly known as Karl Suss,
supplying lithography tools
(mask aligners) since 1963.
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3. My talk is about
îOptical Lithography -
Key Enabling Technology for our
Modern Worldî
What is our Modern World?
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4. OUR MODERN WORLD
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5. ONLY SOME 10 YEARS AGO
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7. LITHOGRAPHY IS KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
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Christopher J. Progler:
(CTO Photronics), at SPIE Advanced Litho, San Jose, Feb 2012
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8. 128GB MEMORY STICKS
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22 nm (half-pitch) lithography
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9. Lithography
(Greek: λίθος = lithos, 'stone' + γράφειν = graphein, 'to write')
is a method for printing using a stone
(limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth
surface.
Invented in 1796 by Bavarian author Johann
Alois Senefelder (1771 – 1834) as a cheap
method of publishing theatrical works.
Lithography can be used to print text or
artwork onto paper or other suitable material.
WIKIPEDIA
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10. JOHANN ALOIS SENEFELDER (1771 – 1834): LITHOGRAPHY
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Cheap method to publish his theatrical works?
Paints ink as a resist on flat plates Solnhofen limestone
Limestone is porous (hydrophilic) and absorbs ink => hydrophobic
Gum Arabic solution absorbed at hydrophilic areas, hydrophobic
design repels
Rolling on an ink made of soap, wax, oil and lampblack, this greasy
substance coated the design but did not spread over the moist blank
area.
Senefelder’s invention changed printing industry: Newspapers!
Johann Alois Senefelder
(1771 – 1834)
Source: www.wikipedia.org
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11. JOSEPH NICÉPHORE NIÉPCE (1765 – 1833): HELIOGRAPHY
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Photosensitive asphalt (bitumen of Judea) as photoresist
Oiled paper with black ink as photomask
Sun-exposure (several hours) hardens the resist
Unexposed soft resist areas dissolved by solvents and removed Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
(1765 – 1833)
Original engraving by Isaac
Briot (1633)
Niépce’s heliography
(1826)
PortraitoftheCardinalGeorgesD’Amboise,archbishopofRouen
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12. Still some more inventions
needed to build my Smart
Phone...
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13. John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain
Nobel Prize in Physics 1956
INVENTION OF THE TRANSISTOR (1947)
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Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain
at Bell Labs (1948)
1st transistor invented at Bell Labs by
Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain in 1947
Source: www.computerhistory.org
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14. Bell Labs
Jules Andrus and Walter L. Bond
Carl Frosch and Lincoln Derrick’s silicon diffusion process
DOFL: U.S. Army’s Diamond Ordnance Fuse Laboratories
Jay W. Lathrop and James Nall: First microscope-based “stepper”
Jay W. Lathrop and James Nall invented the name “Photolithography”
PIONEERS OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY IN SEMI RESEARCH
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Jules Andrus Photoengraving
for PNPN (1957)
Lathrop/Nall: Transistor integrally mount with a printed circuit
plate by thin-film metal strips manufactured by
photolithography and vacuum deposition (1957).
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16. 1935: Louis Minsk at Eastman Kodak developed first negative
photoresist for printed circuit board (PCB) applications
Photoresist adherence was one of the major problems in the
1950s research on transistors
KPR (Kodak PhotoResist) did not stick well on germanium
(HCL-etching) and silicon dioxide (BHF-etching)
Research teams and industry used black or Carnauba wax
In 1960 Kodak released the new KTFR (Kodak Thin Film Resist)
invented by Martin Hepher and Hans Wagner
PHOTORESIST PROBLEMS
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Pioneers of photoresist development at Eastman Kodak: (from left) Louis
Minsk, Martin Hepher, Hans Wagner and Armost Reiser
Source: www.computerhistory.org
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18. Jack S. Kilby from Texas Instruments had the “Monolithic Idea”
to integrate resistors, capacitors and transistors in a single chip.
Kilby filed his patent for an “Integrated Circuit” on Feb 6, 1959.
At the same time Robert Noyce from Fairchild invented the
“Planar Integrated Circuit” and filed his patent on Jul 30, 1959.
After a short patent-war they cross-licensed their patents.
INVENTION OF THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (1958)
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Jack S. Kilby
(1923 – 2005)
Integrated circuit (IC) built at Texas
Instruments by Jack S. Kilby in 1958
Robert N. Noyce
(1927 - 1990)
Noyce’s integrated circuit (IC) chip as
manufactured by Fairchild in 1961
Source: www.computerhistory.org
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20. Jean Hoerni invented in 1957 the revolutionary “Planar Process”,
still the base of all semiconductor manufacturing today.
Thin SiO2 film was photo structured and etched
Fairchild starts production of planar transistors in 1959
THE PLANAR PROCESS (1957)
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Jean Hoerni
(1924 - 1997)
Source: www.computerhistory.org
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21. 1957 the eight founders left Shockley and founded
Fairchild in Palo Alto
Fundamental inventions like the “Planar Process”
and the “Planar Integrated Circuit” allowed
industrial manufacturing of transistors and ICs
Fairchild licensed their process to other companies
Silicon Valley
Semiconductor equipment manufacturers
Requirement for lithography tools!!!
THE INCREDIBLE FAIRCHILD START-UP
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The eight founders of Fairchild in 1960: (from left) Gordon
Moore, Sheldon Roberts, Eugene Kleiner, Robert Noyce,
Victor Grinich, Julius Blank, Jean Hoerni, and Jay Last
Noyce’s integrated circuit (IC) chip as
manufactured by Fairchild in 1961
Jean Hoerni’s planar process as
patented in 1957
Source: www.computerhistory.org
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23. Mask Aligners Lithography is „Shadow Printing“
Mask illumination using UV light
Resolution is related to the Proximity Gap
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Wafer
Mask
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26. In 1959, when computers filled rooms Feynman had the vision to miniaturize
computers and chips towards their physical limits.
”Why can’t we make them (computers) very small, make them of little
wires, little elements - and by little, I mean little. For instance, the
wires should be 10 or 100 atoms in diameter, and the circuits should
be a few thousand angstroms across.”
THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE BOTTOM
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27. JACK S. KILBY’S NOBEL PRIZE LECTURE (2000)
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Smaller features, lower costs, larger market,
(from Jack S. Kilby’s nobel lecture in 2000)
Jack S. Kilby
(1923 – 2005)
22nm
Source: www.wikipedia.org
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29. SHRINKAGE REDUCES ENERGY PER CHIP OPERATION
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30. THE FUTURE OF SHRINKAGE?
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31. Intel’s 22nm Tri-Gate transistor is a fundamental
change:
37% faster and 50% power reduction
Change from “Sandy Bridge” to “Ivy Bridge” in 2012
INTEL’S 3D TRANSISTORS
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source: www.intel.com
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32. Optical lithography made the most important
contributions to allow the profitable continuation of
Mooreís Law.
However, providing leading-edge lithography tools
was always a very challenging and selective
business.
Those equipment suppliers who were not able to
provide next generation lithography (NGL) were often
kicked out of business.
Only the winners who provided the leading-edge
lithography tools, achieved good margins and could
afford to continue their cost-intensive development
of the next generation tool.
But even for winners it was often very difficult to
make the right choices regarding the future
technology.
MOORE’S LAW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR SUPPLIERS
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41. CUSTOMIZED ILLUMINATION IN DUV LITHOGRAPHY
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Source: www.zeiss.com
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42. ASML/ZEISS ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR DUV LITHOGRAPHY
Source: EPFL/IMT, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
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43. FLEXRAY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
Diffractive Optical ElementsMEMS Mirror Arrays
(FlexRay™)
Source: EPFL/IMT, ASML, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
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45. Mar 2002: Burn Lin (TSMC) suggested to consider
immersion lithography @SPIE in Santa Clara.
Oct 2003: ASML and IMEC demonstrate feasibility
Jan 2004: Industry shifts from 157nm to immersion
End 2004: Multiple 0.85NA immersion scanners
shipped to (TSMC, IMEC)
2011: ASML NXT:1950i Step and Scan
In-line catadioptric lens design (1.35NA, TWINSCAN)
Resolution 40nm (C-quad), 38nm (dipole), 2.5 nm overlay
FlexRay (customized illumination)
FlexWave (programmable wavefronts)
Reticle Control (heating compensation)
IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY
Source:IMEC,www.dnse.com,ASML,Fabtech
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46. SUCCESS STORY
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47. THE FUTURE OF LITHOGRAPHY?
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51. Moore’s Law: Double function every 2 years!
Reduce cost per function
Making chips more powerful for same cost, or
Making chips of a given capability cheaper
Litho Tools: Prices doubles every 4.4 years!
RULE: Cost per function must decrease about 30%
per year - a factor of 2 every two years - to stay on
track!
THE LAWS OF SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
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Source: Chris Mack, www.lithoguru.com
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65. Mask Aligner technology changed tremendously over
the last 50 years
Mask Aligners 1963 - 2012
The optics did not for 30 years!
1969: MJB3 1985: MA150 2010: MA200 Compact
Source: www.suss.com
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66. NEW: MO EXPOSURE OPTICS®
SELF CALIBRATING MASK ALIGNER ILLUMINATION
Microlens Optical Integrators
Lamp readjustment required
Uniformity change over lamp lifetime
Daily uniformity test required
Variation of illumination light over mask
(angular spectrum)
NO
NO
NO
NO
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67. Illumination technology from Stepper in Mask Aligner
Microlens Integrators for light homogenization
Self-calibrating light source, telecentric illumination
Illumination filter plates allow customized illumination
Source-Mask Optimization (SMO) in Mask Aligner
MO EXPOSURE OPTICS®
Advanced Mask Aligner Lithography (AMALITH)
Source: www.suss.com
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68. - Self-calibrating light source
- Source-Mask Optimization (SMO)
- Customized Illumination
- Optical Proximity Correction (OPC)
- Full 3D Litho Simulation in LAB software (GenISys)
ADVANCED MASK ALIGNER LITHOGRAPHY
(AMALITH)
Source: www.suss.com, www.genisys-gmbh.com
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69. ENJOY THE MODERN WORLD!
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70. SUSS.
Our Solutions
Set Standards
SUSS MicroOptics SA
Rouges-Terres 61
CH-2068 Hauterive
Switzerland
Tel +41-32-564444
Fax +41-32-5664499
info@suss.ch, www.suss.ch
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