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Calibration and application of Gaussian random field models for exposure and resist stochastic in EUV lithography

Wei et al., 2022

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8487048175277360823
Author
Wei C
Latypov A
De Bisschop P
Khaira G
Fenger G
Publication year
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Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

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Gaussian random field (GRF) models for EUV lithography (EUVL) exposure and resist process address the randomness of the EUVL process outcomes manifested as line edge roughness, line width roughness or catastrophic failures of pinching, bridging or missing …
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