What is EUV lithography?

Lithography using extreme ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 13.5 nm. It uses reflective optics and a vacuum environment.

Field: Lithography

Questions that mention EUV lithography (8)

  1. What wavelength of light is used in EUV lithography?
  2. Which correctly describes masks used in EUV lithography?
  3. What is the main cause of the stochastic fluctuations that are a problem in EUV lithography?
  4. What is an advantage of metal-oxide-containing resists being developed for EUV lithography?
  5. Which company is effectively the sole supplier of EUV lithography tools?
  6. How is 13.5 nm light generated in the light source of an EUV lithography tool?
  7. What is the main cause of "flare", a problem in EUV lithography?
  8. Why has gas released from resist (outgassing) been a concern in EUV lithography?

Related terms

Line edge roughness (LER) Pattern collapse Numerical aperture (NA) Plasma OPC (optical proximity correction) ArF excimer laser Bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) Chemically amplified resist Depth of focus (DOF) High-NA EUV

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