Haynes and Boone, LLP
Grid refinement method
Lithography methods disclosed herein accommodate shrinking pattern dimensions. An exemplary method includes receiving a pattern to be transferred to a workpiece by a pattern generator. The pattern generator is divided into a first segment set and a second segment set based on the pattern, such that a collective exposure dose from the first segment set and the second segment set satisfies an exposure dose specified by the pattern. The first segment set is offset from the second segment set in a first direction, and segments in the first segment set and segments in the second segment set are offset from each other in a second direction different than the first direction. The method further includes exposing the workpiece according to the first segment set and the second segment set.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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Pei-Yi Burn Jeng Shy-Jay Jaw-Jung Wen-Chuan
Liu Lin Lin Shin Wang