Development of photoresist materials for the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) technology is one of the major challenges facing the researchers in this area. In addition to answering the well known challenges presented by the EUV radiation like the high absorption coefficients, the candidate materials should have the necessary resolution well below 100 nm feature size. We have developed an EUV interferometric lithography system for testing resists using high resolution patterns. The system is based on undulator radiation from an electron storage ring and a Lloyd mirror interferometer. We have achieved 19 nm line and space patterns (37 nm pitch) using this system. To our knowledge this is the highest resolution grating period achieved so far in any photon based lithography technique. Results showing printed grating patterns on various commercial resists are presented and practical and theoretical issues limiting the pattern quality are discussed.
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November 1999
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena
Papers from the 43rd international conference on electron, ion, and photon beam technology and nanofabrication
1-4 June 1999
Marco Island, Florida (USA)
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November 01 1999
Nanolithography using extreme ultraviolet lithography interferometry: 19 nm lines and spaces
H. H. Solak;
H. H. Solak
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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D. He;
D. He
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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W. Li;
W. Li
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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F. Cerrina
F. Cerrina
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 17, 3052–3057 (1999)
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Received:
July 02 1999
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August 24 1999
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H. H. Solak, D. He, W. Li, F. Cerrina; Nanolithography using extreme ultraviolet lithography interferometry: 19 nm lines and spaces. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 1 November 1999; 17 (6): 3052–3057. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.590953
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