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The mask error factor in optical lithography

Wong et al., 2000

Document ID
8961419300128290557
Author
Wong A
Ferguson R
Mansfield S
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing

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The primary cause of greater than unity mask error factor (MEF) is degradation of image integrity. Mathematical description of image formation reveals the gradual loss of image shape control by photomask features as the critical dimension decreases below 0.8 (/spl …
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