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- the present invention relates to a stage apparatus, a pattern forming apparatus, an exposure apparatus, a stage driving method, an exposure method, and a device manufacturing method, and more specifically, a stage apparatus including a coarse / fine movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane, and the stage apparatus
- the present invention relates to a pattern forming apparatus including the above, an exposure apparatus including the stage apparatus, a stage driving method for driving a coarse / fine movement stage, an exposure method using the stage driving method, and a device manufacturing method using the exposure apparatus or the exposure method.
- a step-and-repeat type projection exposure apparatus such as semiconductor elements (integrated circuits, etc.), liquid crystal display elements, etc.
- a step-and-scan type Projection exposure apparatuses such as scanning steppers (also called scanners)
- scanning steppers also called scanners
- the semiconductor elements will be further highly integrated, and accordingly, the circuit pattern to be formed on the wafer will surely become finer. Further improvement in position detection accuracy is required.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an exposure apparatus in which an encoder type sensor (encoder head) is mounted on a substrate table.
- an encoder type sensor encoder head
- the encoder head of Patent Document 1 is mounted on a coarse / fine movement stage having a coarse movement stage and a fine movement stage moving on the coarse movement stage
- the encoder head is usually mounted on the fine movement stage. It is.
- it is necessary to perform wiring between the coarse movement stage and the fine movement stage for supplying power to the encoder head in some cases, both stages are connected by an optical fiber. Since it moves on the coarse movement stage, there is a possibility that the tension acting on the wiring or the like hinders the smooth operation of the fine movement stage.
- the dragging of the wiring or the like may be a major obstacle.
- a coarse / fine movement stage including a coarse movement stage moving along a predetermined plane and a fine movement stage capable of fine movement on the coarse movement stage; an encoder provided in the coarse movement stage; A first measurement beam that irradiates a first grating portion that is disposed substantially parallel to the predetermined plane outside the coarse / fine movement stage, and receives diffracted light from the first grating portion; A measuring apparatus that measures position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction based on the obtained first position information and relative second position information of the coarse movement stage and the fine movement stage.
- a stage apparatus is provided.
- the measurement apparatus irradiates the first grating beam from the encoder head to the first grating unit and receives the diffracted light from the first grating unit, the first position information obtained, the coarse movement stage, and the fine movement. Based on the second position information relative to the stage, the position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction is accurately measured. Therefore, the fine movement stage and / or the coarse / coarse movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- a coarse / fine movement stage including a coarse movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane and a fine movement stage that can be finely moved on the coarse movement stage; an encoder provided in the coarse movement stage; The first and second measurements are respectively provided to a first grating portion that has a head and is disposed substantially parallel to the predetermined plane outside the coarse / fine movement stage and a second grating portion that is disposed on the fine movement stage.
- a second stage device comprising: a measuring device that irradiates a beam, receives diffracted light from the first and second grating sections, and measures positional information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction.
- the measurement apparatus irradiates the first grating beam and the second grating beam from the encoder head to the first grating unit and the second grating unit, respectively, and receives the diffracted light from the first and second grating units.
- the position information in the predetermined direction is accurately measured. Therefore, the fine movement stage and / or the coarse / coarse movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- a coarse / fine movement stage including a coarse movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane, and a fine movement stage that is finely movable on the coarse movement stage and has a light transmission part at least in part.
- a first grating section having one or more encoder heads fixed to the coarse movement stage, and arranged substantially parallel to the predetermined plane outside the coarse / fine movement stage;
- the coarse / fine movement in the predetermined plane is irradiated on the basis of the output of at least one of the encoder heads that irradiates the first measurement beam through the light transmission unit and receives the diffracted light from the first grating unit through the light transmission unit.
- a third stage device comprising: a measuring device for measuring position information of the stage.
- the measurement device irradiates the first grating unit with the first measurement beam via the light transmission part of the fine movement stage, and receives the diffracted light from the first grating part via the light transmission part. Based on the output of the encoder head, the position information of the coarse / fine movement stage within a predetermined plane is accurately measured. Accordingly, the coarse / fine movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- a pattern forming apparatus for forming a pattern on an object, wherein the object is placed on the fine movement stage.
- a pattern forming apparatus comprising: a patterning apparatus that generates a pattern on an object placed on the fine movement stage.
- the pattern is generated by the patterning device on the object placed on the fine movement stage that can be driven with high accuracy, the pattern can be formed on the object with high accuracy.
- an exposure apparatus for forming a pattern on an object by irradiation with an energy beam, wherein the object is placed on the fine movement stage.
- an exposure apparatus comprising: a stage apparatus; and a patterning apparatus that irradiates the energy beam onto an object placed on the fine movement stage.
- the energy beam is irradiated by the patterning device onto the object placed on the fine movement stage that can be driven with high accuracy, the object is exposed with the energy beam, and the pattern is formed on the object. It becomes possible to form with high accuracy.
- a device manufacturing method including exposing an object using the exposure apparatus of the present invention; and developing the exposed object.
- a stage driving method for driving a coarse / fine movement stage having a coarse movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane and a fine movement stage that can be finely moved on the coarse movement stage,
- a first measurement beam is radiated to a first grating portion provided on the coarse movement stage and arranged outside the coarse / fine movement stage and substantially parallel to the predetermined plane, and diffracted light from the first grating portion is irradiated.
- a step of measuring position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction based on first position information obtained from an output of the encoder head that receives light and second position information relative to the coarse movement stage and the fine movement stage.
- a first stage driving method is provided.
- the encoder head is provided on the coarse movement stage, even if the fine movement stage moves on the coarse movement stage, the movement of the fine movement stage is not obstructed by the tension of the piping or the like. Further, when the coarse / fine movement stage moves along a predetermined plane, an encoder head that irradiates the first grating part with the first measurement beam and receives the diffracted light from the first grating part via the light transmitting part. Based on the first position information obtained from the output and the second position information relative to the coarse movement stage and the fine movement stage, position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction is accurately measured. Accordingly, the fine movement stage and / or the coarse movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- a stage driving method for driving a coarse / fine movement stage having a coarse movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane and a fine movement stage that can be finely moved on the coarse movement stage.
- First and second grating portions provided on the coarse movement stage and disposed substantially parallel to the predetermined plane outside the coarse and fine movement stage, and a second grating portion arranged on the fine movement stage, respectively.
- a second stage including a step of measuring position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction based on an output of an encoder head that irradiates a second measurement beam and receives diffracted light from the first and second grating sections;
- a driving method is provided.
- the encoder head is provided on the coarse movement stage, even if the fine movement stage moves on the coarse movement stage, the movement of the fine movement stage is not obstructed by the tension of the piping or the like. Further, when the coarse / fine movement stage moves along a predetermined plane, the first and second grating parts are irradiated with the first and second grating parts, respectively, and diffracted light from the first and second grating parts. The position information of the fine movement stage in a predetermined direction is accurately measured based on the output of the encoder head that receives the light. Accordingly, the fine movement stage and / or the coarse movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- a stage driving method for driving a coarse / fine movement stage having a coarse movement stage that moves along a predetermined plane and a fine movement stage that can be finely moved on the coarse movement stage,
- the light transmission of the fine movement stage is transmitted to the first grating portion disposed outside the coarse / fine movement stage and substantially parallel to the predetermined plane.
- the coarse / fine movement in the predetermined plane is irradiated on the basis of the output of at least one of the encoder heads that irradiates the first measurement beam through the light transmission unit and receives the diffracted light from the first grating unit through the light transmission unit.
- Stage drive method is provided.
- the coarse / fine movement stage moves along a predetermined plane
- the first measurement beam is irradiated to the first grating section through the light transmission section of the fine movement stage, and the diffracted light from the first grating section is transmitted through the light.
- the position information of the coarse / fine movement stage in a predetermined plane is accurately measured. Accordingly, the coarse / fine movement stage can be driven with high accuracy.
- an exposure method for forming a pattern on an object by irradiation with an energy beam wherein the object is formed using any one of the first to third stage driving methods of the present invention.
- the fine movement stage on which the object is placed is accurately driven using any one of the first to third stage driving methods of the present invention, the object is exposed with an energy beam, A pattern can be accurately formed on the object.
- a device manufacturing method comprising: exposing an object using the exposure method of the present invention; and developing the exposed object.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the wafer stage of FIG. 1. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the optical system in the main-body part of an encoder head.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a control system related to stage control in the exposure apparatus of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an exposure apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.
- the exposure apparatus 100 is a step-and-scan projection exposure apparatus, that is, a so-called scanner.
- a projection optical system PL is provided.
- a direction parallel to the optical axis AX of the projection optical system PL is a Z-axis direction, and a reticle in a plane perpendicular to the Z-axis direction.
- the direction in which the wafer is relatively scanned is the Y-axis direction
- the direction orthogonal to the Z-axis and the Y-axis is the X-axis direction
- the rotation (tilt) directions around the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis are ⁇ x, ⁇ y
- the explanation will be given with respect to the ⁇ z direction.
- the exposure apparatus 100 includes an illumination system 10, a reticle stage RST for holding a reticle R, a projection unit PU, a wafer stage device 50 including a wafer stage WST on which a wafer W is placed, a control system for these, and the like.
- the illumination system 10 includes a light source, an illuminance uniformizing optical system including an optical integrator, a reticle blind, and the like (both not shown) as disclosed in, for example, US Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0025890. And an illumination optical system.
- the illumination system 10 illuminates the slit-shaped illumination area IAR on the reticle R defined by the reticle blind (masking system) with illumination light (exposure light) IL with a substantially uniform illuminance.
- illumination light IL for example, ArF excimer laser light (wavelength 193 nm) is used.
- reticle stage RST On reticle stage RST, reticle R on which a circuit pattern or the like is formed on its pattern surface (lower surface in FIG. 1) is fixed, for example, by vacuum suction.
- the reticle stage RST can be driven minutely in the XY plane by a reticle stage drive system 11 (not shown in FIG. 1, see FIG. 5) including a linear motor, for example, and also in the scanning direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1). In the Y-axis direction) at a predetermined scanning speed.
- Position information (including information on the position in the ⁇ z direction, that is, ⁇ z rotation) in the XY plane (moving surface) of the reticle stage RST is reflected by the moving mirror 15 (actually, orthogonal to the Y-axis direction).
- a reticle laser interferometer (hereinafter referred to as “reticle interference”) that irradiates a length measuring beam onto a Y moving mirror (or a retroreflector) having a surface and an X moving mirror having a reflecting surface orthogonal to the X-axis direction. For example, it is always detected with a resolution of about 0.25 nm.
- the projection unit PU is arranged below the reticle stage RST in FIG. 1 (on the ⁇ Z side) and is held by a part of the body (not shown).
- the projection unit PU has a lens barrel 40 and a projection optical system PL composed of a plurality of optical elements held by the lens barrel 40.
- the projection optical system PL for example, a refractive optical system including a plurality of optical elements (lens elements) arranged along an optical axis AX parallel to the Z-axis direction is used.
- the projection optical system PL is, for example, both-side telecentric and has a predetermined projection magnification (for example, 1/4 times, 1/5 times, or 1/8 times).
- the illumination area IAR when the illumination area IAR is illuminated by the illumination light IL from the illumination system 10, the illumination that has passed through the reticle R, in which the first surface (object surface) of the projection optical system PL and the pattern surface are substantially aligned, is passed. Due to the light IL, a reduced image of the circuit pattern of the reticle R in the illumination area IAR (a reduced image of a part of the circuit pattern) passes through the projection optical system PL on the second surface (image surface) side of the projection optical system PL. Are formed in an area (exposure area) IA conjugated to the illumination area IAR on the wafer W having a resist (sensitive agent) coated on the surface thereof.
- reticle R is moved relative to illumination area IAR (illumination light IL) in the scanning direction (Y-axis direction) and exposure area IA (illumination light IL).
- illumination area IAR illumination light IL
- exposure area IA illumination light IL
- scanning exposure of one shot area (partition area) on the wafer W is performed, and the pattern of the reticle R is transferred to the shot area.
- the pattern of the reticle R is generated on the wafer W by the illumination system 10 and the projection optical system PL, and the sensitive layer (resist layer) on the wafer W is exposed on the wafer W by the illumination light IL. A pattern is formed.
- a scale plate 21 is disposed in parallel with the XY plane at a height that is substantially flush with the lower end surface of the lens barrel 40.
- the scale plate 21 has a circular opening into which a ⁇ Z side end of the lens barrel 40 is inserted and a circular opening into which a ⁇ Z side end of an alignment system described later is inserted. And is supported by being suspended from a body (not shown).
- the scale plate 21 is suspended and supported by a main frame (not shown) that supports the projection unit PU.
- a predetermined pitch with the Y-axis direction as a periodic direction for example, 1 ⁇ m
- a predetermined pitch with a periodic direction in the X-axis direction for example, 1 ⁇ m.
- a reflection type two-dimensional diffraction grating RG (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is formed. This diffraction grating RG covers the moving range of wafer stage WST.
- Wafer stage apparatus 50 includes a stage base 12 supported substantially horizontally on a floor surface by a plurality of (for example, three or four) anti-vibration mechanisms (not shown), and wafer stage WST disposed on stage base 12. , A wafer stage drive system 27 for driving the wafer stage WST (partially shown in FIG. 1, refer to FIG. 5), an encoder system and a wafer laser interferometer system, which will be described later, and the like.
- the stage base 12 is made of a member having a flat outer shape, and the upper surface of the stage base 12 is finished with a very high flatness and serves as a guide surface when the wafer stage WST is moved.
- the stage base 12 accommodates a coil unit including a plurality of coils 14a arranged in a matrix with the XY two-dimensional direction as the row direction and the column direction.
- wafer stage WST is moved to coarse movement stage 91 by a coarse movement stage 91 (hereinafter abbreviated as coarse movement stage) 91 and a driving mechanism (not shown) including, for example, a voice coil motor.
- coarse movement stage a coarse movement stage
- driving mechanism including, for example, a voice coil motor.
- wafer table WTB supported in a non-contact manner.
- Wafer table WTB is also called a wafer fine movement stage.
- wafer table WTB is composed of a substantially square plate-like member in plan view (viewed from above), and is driven by an unillustrated drive mechanism in the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, Z-axis direction, ⁇ x.
- Coarse movement stage 91 has a rectangular parallelepiped body (a square prism with a low height) in which a square flange portion 28 whose outer edge substantially overlaps with wafer table WTB is provided on the outer periphery of the upper end portion, And a slider portion 91a provided integrally with the bottom portion.
- the slider portion 91a includes a magnet unit composed of a plurality of magnets arranged two-dimensionally in an XY plane, a housing that houses the magnet unit, and a plurality of air bearings that are provided around the bottom surface of the housing. have.
- the magnet unit together with the above-described coil unit, constitutes a flat motor 30 by Lorentz electromagnetic force drive disclosed in, for example, US Pat. No. 5,196,745.
- the planar motor 30 is not limited to the Lorentz electromagnetic force driving method, and a variable magnetic resistance driving planar motor can also be used.
- Wafer stage WST (coarse movement stage 91) is levitated and supported on stage base 12 by a plurality of air bearings through a predetermined clearance, for example, a clearance of about several ⁇ m, and is driven by plane motor 30 in the X-axis direction. Driven in the Y-axis direction and the ⁇ z direction. Note that wafer stage WST may be driven in the direction of six degrees of freedom by planar motor 30.
- the wafer stage drive system 27 of FIG. 5 is configured including the planar motor 30 and the drive mechanism described above.
- the planar motor 30 is not limited to the moving magnet method, and may be a moving coil method. Further, as the planar motor 30, a magnetic levitation type planar motor may be used. In this case, the air bearing described above may not be provided.
- a wafer holder (not shown) is provided in a circular recess on the upper surface, and wafer W is placed on the wafer holder.
- the wafer W is, for example, vacuum chucked (or electrostatic chucked) by a chuck mechanism (not shown) and fixed to the wafer holder.
- the surface of the wafer W adsorbed on the wafer holder and the surface of at least the peripheral area of the wafer mounting area (corresponding to a circular recess) among the surfaces of the wafer table WTB are substantially the same height. Is set to However, this setting is not necessarily required.
- the position information of wafer stage WST in the XY plane can be measured by encoder system 70 (not shown in FIG. 1, refer to FIG. 5).
- encoder system 70 not shown in FIG. 1, refer to FIG. 5.
- the wafer stage WST is provided with encoder heads 60A, 60B, 60C, and 60D at the four corners thereof, respectively.
- the pair of heads 60A and 60C located on one diagonal line of wafer stage WST are heads whose measurement direction is the Y-axis direction.
- a pair of heads 60B and 60D located on the other diagonal line of wafer stage WST are heads whose measurement direction is in the X-axis direction.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the wafer stage WST in the vicinity of the head 60C, taking the head 60C as a representative.
- the head 60 ⁇ / b> C has a rectangular parallelepiped (or cylindrical) main body 22 that accommodates an optical system to be described later, and has a + X end on the upper surface of the flange portion 28 of the coarse movement stage 91. And the corner of the + Y end (region in the vicinity of the corner). That is, head 60C is fixed at a position facing + X end and + Y end corner of wafer table WTB. More specifically, the main body portion 22 of the head 60C is inserted and fixed from above into a concave portion 28a having a rectangular shape (or circular shape) in a plan view formed on the upper surface of the flange portion 28 from above.
- the upper portion of the head 60C is inserted from below into a recess 23 that is rectangular (or circular) in plan view formed on the lower surface of the wafer table WTB and is slightly larger than the recess 28a.
- a recess 23 that is rectangular (or circular) in plan view formed on the lower surface of the wafer table WTB and is slightly larger than the recess 28a.
- four recesses 23 are formed on the lower surface of wafer table WTB in the vicinity of the four corners to face heads 60A, 60B, 60C, 60D, respectively, and inside each recess 23, heads 60A, 60B
- the wafer table WTB is supported in a non-contact manner above the coarse movement stage 91 via a drive mechanism (not shown) in a state in which 60C and 60D are accommodated except for a part of the lower end.
- wafer table WTB is driven to the maximum extent in any of the six degrees of freedom on coarse movement stage 91 between the upper surface and outer peripheral surface of main body portion 22 of head 60C and wafer table WTB.
- a gap is formed on the inner wall surface of the recess 23 to such an extent that the main body portion 22 does not contact.
- the bottom wall of the concave portion 28a of the flange portion 28 is formed with an opening 28b penetrating vertically at the center thereof, and four light beams each having one end introduced into the main body portion 22 through the opening 28b.
- the fibers 62a, 62b, 62c, and 62d are taken out of the flange portion 28.
- the other ends of the four optical fibers 62 a, 62 b, 62 c, and 62 d are attached near the lower end of the coarse movement stage 91.
- the optical fibers 62b and 62d are light receiving fibers, and the other ends of the optical fibers 62b and 62d are optically connected to first and second light receiving systems (not shown) having first and second light detectors, respectively.
- the optical fibers 62a and 62c are light transmitting fibers, and the other ends of the optical fibers 62a and 62c are optically connected to the same light source (or two light sources that emit light of the same wavelength), respectively.
- the optical fibers 62a and 62c may be the same optical fiber branched in the middle. In this case, the light from the same light source is divided into two and guided into the main body 22 respectively. can do.
- an opening 24 that penetrates in the vertical direction and has a stepped portion is formed in the upper wall portion of the recess 23 of the wafer table WTB.
- a grating plate 26 made of a transparent member such as glass is fixed inside the opening 24 so as to be supported by the stepped portion.
- a reflective diffraction grating RG2 Y having the Y-axis direction as a periodic direction is formed at the center of the grating plate 26 in the Y-axis direction.
- a predetermined clearance is formed between the outer peripheral edge of the grating plate 26 and the inner wall surface of the opening 24. This is to prevent excessive thermal stress from acting on the grating plate 26 when the grating plate 26 is thermally expanded.
- the upper surface of grating plate 26 is substantially flush with the upper surface of wafer table WTB.
- the installation surface of the grating plate 26 is not necessarily the same as the upper surface of the wafer table WTB in the Z-axis direction.
- the remaining head 60A whose measurement direction is the Y-axis direction is configured in the same manner as the head 60C, and is fixed to the corner portion of the flange portion 28 at the ⁇ X end portion and the ⁇ Y end portion.
- each component in the vicinity of the head 60A is configured in the same manner as described above.
- the pair of heads 60B and 60D whose measurement direction is the X-axis direction are configured in the same manner as the head 60C, and are the corners of the flange portion 28 at the + X end portion and the ⁇ Y end portion, ⁇ X end portion and + Y It is fixed to each corner of the end.
- the constituent members in the vicinity of these heads are configured in the same manner as described above.
- the periodic direction of the diffraction grating formed on the grating plate 26 facing the heads 60B and 60D is the X-axis direction.
- a schematic configuration of the optical system inside the head 60C will be described with reference to FIG.
- a polarization beam splitter PBS whose separation surface is parallel to the XZ plane, a pair of reflection mirrors R1a and R1b, two pairs of lenses L1a and L1b and L2a and L2b, four
- An optical system 64 including a half-wave plate (hereinafter referred to as a ⁇ / 4 plate) WP1a, WP1b and WP2a, WP2b, reflection mirrors R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, and the like is housed.
- One end surfaces of the optical fibers 62a and 62c are respectively disposed facing the incident surface of the polarizing beam splitter PBS, and one end surfaces of the optical fibers 62b and 62d are disposed facing the exit surface of the polarizing beam splitter PBS.
- a laser beam LB (measurement light) emitted from a light source provided on the coarse movement stage 91, for example, a semiconductor laser or the like. Enters the polarization beam splitter PBS through the optical fibers 62a and 62c, respectively, and becomes measurement beams LB 1 , LB 2 , LB 3 , and LB 4 by polarization separation.
- the measurement beam LB 1 transmitted through the polarization beam splitter PBS reaches the scale plate 21 via the reflection mirror R1a, and the measurement beam LB 2 reflected by the polarization beam splitter PBS reaches the scale plate 21 via the reflection mirror R1b.
- polarized light separation means that an incident beam is separated into a P-polarized component and an S-polarized component.
- the polarization directions of the two beams that have reached the polarization beam splitter PBS are each rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the original direction. For this reason, the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 1 that has been transmitted through the polarizing beam splitter PBS is reflected by the polarizing beam splitter PBS and enters the first light receiving system (not shown) via the optical fiber 62b.
- the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 2 previously reflected by the polarization beam splitter PBS passes through the polarization beam splitter PBS and is coaxially combined with the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 1 and passes through the optical fiber 62b. Incident on the first light receiving system.
- the two first-order diffracted beams are aligned in the polarization direction by, for example, an analyzer inside the first light receiving system, and interfere with each other to become interference light. It is detected by a multiplier tube or the like and converted into an electrical signal corresponding to the intensity of the interference light.
- polarizing beam splitter measurement beam LB 3 passing through the PBS reaches the grating plate 26 via reflection mirror R1a, grating plate 26 measuring beam LB 4 reflected by the polarizing beam splitter PBS via the reflecting mirror R1b To reach.
- the polarization directions of the two beams that have reached the polarization beam splitter PBS are each rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the original direction. For this reason, the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 3 that has passed through the polarizing beam splitter PBS is reflected by the polarizing beam splitter PBS and enters the second light receiving system (not shown) via the optical fiber 62d.
- the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 4 previously reflected by the polarization beam splitter PBS passes through the polarization beam splitter PBS and is coaxially combined with the first-order diffracted beam of the measurement beam LB 3 and passes through the optical fiber 62d. Incident on the second light receiving system.
- the two first-order diffracted beams are aligned in the polarization direction by, for example, an analyzer inside the second light receiving system and interfere with each other to become interference light, which is detected by the second photodetector. And converted into an electric signal corresponding to the intensity of the interference light.
- the optical path lengths of the measurement beams LB 1 , LB 2 , LB 3 , and LB 4 in the air are shorter than those of an interferometer or the like.
- the influence of fluctuation is almost negligible.
- the phase of the measurement beams LB 1 , LB 2 and / or LB 3 , LB 4 changes and the intensity of the interference light changes.
- the change in the intensity of the interference light is detected by the first and second light receiving systems, respectively, and the first position information and the second position information corresponding to the intensity change are sent from the Y encoder 70C to the main controller 20 (see FIG. 5). ).
- the first position information is information indicating a relative position (first positional relationship) between the coarse movement stage 91 and the scale plate 21 in the Y-axis direction
- the second position information is the coarse movement stage 91 and the grating. This is information indicating a relative position (second positional relationship) in the Y-axis direction with respect to the plate 26 (wafer table WTB).
- the measurement beams LB 1 and LB 2 and the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4 are each perpendicular to the lower surface (lattice formation surface) of the scale plate 21, that is, the Z axis.
- the diffraction gratings RG and RG2 Y are irradiated along an optical path that is symmetric with respect to a predetermined central axis AX E parallel to.
- the measurement beams LB 1 and LB 2 and the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4 are respectively transmitted to the diffraction gratings RG and RG 2 Y along the symmetrical optical path having the common central axis AX E as described above. Since it is irradiated from 60C, while maintaining the above-mentioned symmetry, some of the optical elements, for example, the reflection mirrors R1a and R1b in FIG. 4 are applied to the measurement beams LB 1 and LB 2 and these.
- the derived diffracted beam, the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4, and the diffracted beam derived therefrom can be shared.
- the head 60A has an optical system 64 configured in the same manner as the head 60C, irradiates each of the pair of measurement beams to the scale plate 21 and the grating plate 26, and performs coarse motion based on the same measurement principle as described above.
- First position information indicating the relative position of the stage 91 and the scale plate 21 in the Y-axis direction, and second position information indicating the relative position of the coarse movement stage 91 and the grating plate 26 (wafer table WTB) in the Y-axis direction, Output to the main controller 20.
- the encoder constituted by the head 60A is hereinafter referred to as a Y encoder 70A (see FIG. 5).
- the remaining heads 60B and 60D have the measurement direction in the X-axis direction, and are configured in the same manner as the head 60C described above, and according to the same measurement principle, the relative positions of the coarse movement stage 91 and the scale plate 21 in the X-axis direction.
- the second position information indicating the relative position of the coarse movement stage 91 and the grating plate 26 (wafer table WTB) in the X-axis direction is output to the main controller 20.
- the encoder constituted by the heads 60B and 60D is hereinafter referred to as X encoders 70B and 70D (see FIG. 5).
- main controller 20 Based on the first position information and second position information from Y encoder 70C, main controller 20 has a first positional relationship between coarse movement stage 91 and scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) in the Y-axis direction, A second positional relationship in the Y-axis direction between coarse movement stage 91 and grating plate 26 (diffraction grating RG2 Y , that is, wafer table WTB) is calculated, and wafer table WTB is based on the first and second positional relationships.
- a positional relationship between the (wafer W) and the scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) in the Y-axis direction, that is, a position (Y position) Yc in the Y-axis direction of the wafer table WTB (wafer W) can be calculated.
- Main controller 20 calculates the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship based on the first positional information and the second positional information from Y encoder 70A in the same manner as described above. Based on the second positional relationship, the positional relationship of wafer table WTB (wafer W) and scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) in the Y-axis direction, that is, the position of wafer table WTB (wafer W) in the Y-axis direction (Y position) ) Ya can be calculated.
- main controller 20 determines wafer table WTB (wafer W) and scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) based on the first position information and second position information from X encoders 70B and 70D. , That is, the positions (X positions) Xb and Xd of the wafer table WTB (wafer W) in the X-axis direction can be calculated.
- main controller 20 uses at least three of Y position Yc and Ya and X positions Xb and Xd to position (in the X axis direction) wafer table WTB in the XY plane. , Y-axis direction, and ⁇ z-direction three-degree-of-freedom direction position), the position control of wafer table WTB in the XY plane is performed.
- each encoder of the encoder system 70 of the present embodiment for example, when the wafer table WTB is inclined with respect to the XY plane, the symmetry of the optical paths of the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4 is lost, and the second position information described above. Measurement error occurs. For example, when the coarse movement stage 91 is tilted with respect to the XY plane, the symmetry of the optical paths of the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4 and the symmetry of the optical paths of the measurement beams LB 1 and LB 2 are lost, and the first position described above is obtained. A measurement error occurs in the information and the second position information.
- the relationship between the tilt ( ⁇ x rotation, ⁇ y rotation) of wafer table WTB with respect to the XY plane and the measurement error included in the second position information of each encoder, the tilt of coarse movement stage 91 with respect to the XY plane, and each encoder The relationship with the measurement error included in the first and second position information is obtained, and the obtained relationship is stored in the internal memory of the main controller 20 in the form of a correction function or a correction map, for example.
- Each of the above relationships is caused by the relative movement of the head and the scale in the non-measurement direction disclosed in, for example, the above-mentioned International Publication No. 2008/026732 (corresponding to US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0106722).
- the position of wafer stage WST can be measured by wafer laser interferometer system (hereinafter referred to as “wafer interferometer system”) 18 (see FIG. 5) independently of encoder system 70.
- Wafer stage WST has an X reflection surface and a Y reflection surface formed on one end face (side surface) of each of the X axis direction and the Y axis direction.
- Wafer interferometer system 18 has a plurality of X reflection surfaces and a plurality of Y reflection surfaces, respectively.
- the position of the wafer stage WST in the five-degree-of-freedom direction (X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, ⁇ x direction, ⁇ y direction, and ⁇ z direction) can be measured.
- the + Y side surface (+ Y end surface) and the ⁇ X side surface ( ⁇ X end surface) of wafer table WTB are each mirror-finished to form reflecting surfaces 17a and 17b (see FIG. 2). Further, the flange portion 28 of the coarse movement stage 91 is subjected to mirror finishing on the + Y end surface and the ⁇ X end surface, respectively, to form reflection surfaces 17c and 17d (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
- the wafer interferometer system 18 includes a Y interferometer 18Y that irradiates each of the reflection surfaces 17a and 17c with a plurality of measurement beams parallel to the Y-axis direction, and a plurality of reflection surfaces 17b and 17d that are parallel to the X-axis direction.
- X interferometers that irradiate a length measuring beam, and include a plurality of X interferometers 18X 1 and 18X 2 in this embodiment (see FIGS. 2 and 5).
- the substantial measurement axis in the Y-axis direction of the Y interferometer 18Y is a straight line in the Y-axis direction that passes through the optical axis AX of the projection optical system PL and the detection center of the alignment system ALG described later.
- Y interferometer 18Y measures position information of wafer table WTB in the Y-axis direction, ⁇ z direction, and ⁇ x direction, and position information of coarse movement stage 91 in the ⁇ x direction (and Y-axis direction).
- the substantial length measurement axis in the X-axis direction of the X interferometer 18X 1 is a straight line in the X-axis direction that passes through the optical axis AX of the projection optical system PL.
- X interferometer 18X 2 measures positional information of wafer table WTB in the X-axis direction, ⁇ y direction (and ⁇ z direction), and coarse movement stage 91 in the ⁇ y direction (and X-axis direction).
- the measurement axis of the X interferometer 18X 2 is a straight line in the X-axis direction passing through the detection center of the alignment system ALG.
- X interferometer 18X 1 measures positional information of wafer table WTB in the X-axis direction and ⁇ y direction, and positional information of coarse movement stage 91 in the ⁇ y direction (and X-axis direction).
- a movable mirror made of a plane mirror may be attached to the end of the wafer table WTB.
- a reflection surface inclined by 45 ° with respect to the XY plane may be provided on wafer table WTB, and the position of wafer table WTB in the Z-axis direction may be measured via the reflection surface.
- the measurement value of each interferometer of the wafer interferometer system 18 is supplied to the main controller 20.
- the position information measured by encoder system 70 described above is used, and interference is performed.
- the measured values of the total 18Y, 18X 1 , 18X 2 are used when correcting (calibrating) long-term fluctuations in the measured values of the encoder system 70 (for example, due to deformation of the scale over time) or when the output of the encoder system is abnormal It is used as an auxiliary for backups.
- the position of wafer table WTB in the ⁇ x direction and the ⁇ y direction other than the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the ⁇ z direction is measured by each interferometer of wafer interferometer system 18. Further, the ⁇ x rotation and ⁇ y rotation of the coarse movement stage 91 are measured by each interferometer of the wafer interferometer system 18.
- the alignment system ALG is arranged at a predetermined interval on the ⁇ Y side of the projection optical system PL, as shown in FIGS.
- an alignment system ALG as an example, it is a type of an image processing type alignment sensor that measures a mark position by illuminating a mark with broadband light such as a halogen lamp and processing the mark image.
- a certain FIA (Field Image Alignment) system is used.
- the imaging signal from the alignment system ALG is supplied to the main controller 20 via an alignment signal processing system (not shown) (see FIG. 5).
- the alignment system ALG is not limited to the FIA system.
- the target mark is irradiated with coherent detection light, and scattered light or diffracted light generated from the target mark is detected, or two types of light generated from the target mark are detected.
- an alignment sensor that detects diffracted light (for example, diffracted light of the same order or diffracted light that is diffracted in the same direction) alone or in combination.
- an oblique incidence type multi-point focal position having the same configuration as that disclosed in, for example, US Pat. No. 5,448,332 is provided near the projection unit PU.
- a detection system hereinafter abbreviated as a multi-point AF system
- the detection signal of the multipoint AF system AF is supplied to the main controller 20 via an AF signal processing system (not shown) (see FIG. 5).
- Main controller 20 detects position information in the Z-axis direction of the surface of wafer W at each detection point based on the detection signal of multipoint AF system AF, and based on the detection result, so-called wafer W during scanning exposure is so-called.
- Execute focus leveling control A multi-point AF system is provided in the vicinity of the alignment system ALG so that surface position information (unevenness information) on the wafer surface is acquired in advance during wafer alignment, and during exposure, the surface position information and the Z-axis direction on the wafer table top surface
- the so-called focus leveling control of the wafer W may be executed using the measurement value of another sensor that detects the position of the wafer W.
- the exposure apparatus 100 further includes a pair of reticle alignment detection systems 13A and 13B (not shown in FIG. 1, see FIG. 5) of TTR (Through-The-Reticle) method using light having an exposure wavelength above the reticle R. It has been. Detection signals of the reticle alignment detection systems 13A and 13B are supplied to the main controller 20 via an alignment signal processing system (not shown).
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram in which a part of the control system related to the stage control of the exposure apparatus 100 is omitted.
- This control system is configured around the main controller 20.
- the main controller 20 includes a so-called microcomputer (or workstation) comprising a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and controls the entire apparatus. Control.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- ROM Read Only Memory
- RAM Random Access Memory
- the above-described reticle alignment detection systems 13A and 13B, a reference plate (not shown) on the wafer table WTB, and the like are used, as in a normal scanning stepper.
- reticle alignment and baseline measurement of the alignment system ALG are performed.
- main controller 20 performs a step-and-scan exposure operation based on the baseline measurement result and the wafer alignment result, and the pattern of reticle R is formed on a plurality of shot areas on wafer W. Each is transcribed.
- This exposure operation includes a scanning exposure operation in which the above-described reticle stage RST and wafer stage WST are synchronously moved, and an inter-shot movement (stepping) operation in which wafer stage WST is moved to an acceleration start position for exposure of a shot area. This is done by alternately repeating.
- main controller 20 measures position information (including rotation information in the ⁇ z direction) of wafer table WTB (wafer stage WST) in the XY plane using encoder system 70, and also uses the wafer table.
- the WTB ⁇ x rotation and ⁇ y rotation and the coarse movement stage 91 ⁇ x rotation and ⁇ y rotation are measured using the X interferometer 18X 1 and the Y interferometer 18Y, and the measured values of at least three encoders of the encoder system 70 are Corrections are made based on the ⁇ x rotation and ⁇ y rotation of wafer table WTB, the ⁇ x rotation and ⁇ y rotation of coarse movement stage 91, and the correction function or correction map described above, and the measured values of at least three encoders after the correction are made.
- the main controller 20 drives a drive mechanism (not shown) based on the measurement value of the multi-point AF system AF, whereby a part of the shot area to be exposed on the wafer W (exposure area IA).
- the so-called focus leveling control of the wafer W is executed so that the region corresponding to (1) matches the depth of focus of the projection optical system PL. For this reason, wafer table WTB is driven in at least one of the Z-axis direction, the ⁇ x direction, and the ⁇ z direction during focus / leveling.
- the position ( ⁇ z direction) of the wafer stage WST in the XY plane based on the measurement information of each encoder of the encoder system 70 while performing so-called focus leveling control of the wafer W. Can be controlled with high accuracy.
- the wafer stage apparatus 50 since the plurality of heads 60A to 60D constituting the encoder system 70 are provided on the coarse movement stage 91, these heads 60A to 60D. There is no wiring or the like for supplying electric power to the coarse movement stage 91 and the wafer table WTB. Accordingly, wafer table WTB is driven by driving mechanism on coarse movement stage 91 in any of the six degrees of freedom directions of the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, Z-axis direction, ⁇ x direction, ⁇ x direction, and ⁇ z direction. Even if this is done, the movement of the wafer table WTB is not disturbed by the tension of the wiring or the like.
- scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) and grating plate 26 among the plurality of heads 60A to 60D are moved by encoder system 70. Based on the output of one or more heads facing the diffraction grating RG2 Y or the like, position information of the wafer table WTB in the XY plane is accurately measured. Therefore, it is possible to accurately measure the position information of wafer table WTB in the XY plane without being affected by fine movement of wafer table WTB.
- the position measurement of the wafer table WTB and the like by the encoder system 70 is adversely affected by the leveling of the wafer table WTB and the relative displacement between the coarse movement stage 91 and the wafer table WTB caused by acceleration / deceleration. There is no possibility that a measurement error will occur or measurement will not be possible.
- the movement of wafer table WTB is not obstructed by the tension of wiring or the like, so that no particular problem occurs even if a plurality of encoder heads are attached to wafer stage WST. Therefore, it is possible to accurately obtain the position information of the wafer table WTB (wafer stage WST) in the XY plane without being affected by the fine movement of the wafer table WTB. As a result, the wafer table WTB (wafer stage WST) at the time of exposure is obtained.
- the position in the XY plane can be controlled with high accuracy, and the wafer W held on the wafer table WTB can be exposed with high accuracy.
- the light source and the light detector that are heat sources do not exist in the head, the influence of the heat of wafer table WTB can be reduced.
- a pair of measurement beams LB 1 , LB 2 and a pair of measurement beams LB 3 from each head to the scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) and the grating plate 26 (for example, diffraction grating RG2 Y ).
- LB 4 is irradiated separately.
- main controller 20 performs coarse movement stage 91 and scale plate 21 based on the photoelectric conversion signal of the interference light between the diffracted lights (return lights from diffraction grating RG) derived from measurement beams LB 1 and LB 2 , respectively.
- the first positional relationship with respect to the measurement direction is obtained, and based on the photoelectric conversion signal of the interference light between the diffracted lights (for example, return lights from the diffraction grating RG2 Y ) derived from the measurement beams LB 3 and LB 4 , A second positional relationship between the moving stage 91 and the grating plate 26 (wafer table WTB) in the measurement direction is obtained, and the measurement between the wafer table WTB and the scale plate 21 is further performed based on the first and second positional relationships.
- the positional relationship regarding the direction is calculated.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the wafer table WTB (fine movement stage) faces one or more encoder heads fixed to the coarse movement stage 91 (an encoder system (measuring device) including the encoder head).
- a light transmitting portion that can transmit a measurement beam from each encoder head for example, an opening portion, a transparent portion (for example, the grating plate 26 corresponds to this) or the like may be provided at least in part, and is not necessarily a grating (diffraction grating). May not be provided.
- the measurement beam (LB) is passed through the light transmitting portion on the scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) disposed substantially parallel to the XY plane outside the wafer stage WST (coarse / fine movement stage). 1 , LB 2 ), and receives the diffracted light from the scale plate 21 (diffraction grating RG) through the light transmission part, based on the output of at least one encoder head, the wafer stage WST in the XY plane Can be measured with high accuracy (for example, hardly affected by air fluctuation).
- the fine line stage (wafer table WTB) is driven in any direction on the coarse movement stage, and the tension of the pipes, etc. The movement of the fine movement stage is not disturbed.
- a sensor for measuring the positional relationship between the coarse movement stage 91 and the fine movement stage (wafer table WTB) in the XY plane may be further provided.
- a sensor for example, an encoder including an encoder head that irradiates a measurement beam to a diffraction grating disposed on a fine movement stage can be used.
- the fine movement is performed as in the above embodiment.
- the position information in the XY plane of the fine movement stage can be accurately obtained without being influenced by the fine movement of the stage (wafer table WTB), and the position of the fine movement stage (coarse fine movement stage) in the XY plane can be accurately determined. It becomes possible to control.
- the encoder head may be provided on the fine movement stage, but it is preferable to provide a diffraction grating on the fine movement stage.
- the position where the diffraction grating is provided is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be arbitrary, and the sensor may be provided separately from the encoder of the above embodiment, or at least a part thereof may be shared by the encoder of the above embodiment. You may do it.
- the sensor may be an interferometer or the like other than the encoder. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a diffraction grating on the fine movement stage.
- the configuration of the optical system inside the main body part 22 is devised to provide a scale.
- the plate 21 is irradiated with a pair of first measurement beams, and a pair of diffraction beams from the diffraction grating RG derived from the respective first measurement beams, or a pair of diffraction beams derived from the pair of diffraction beams, respectively.
- a grating plate 26 (for example, diffraction grating RG2 Y ) is irradiated as a second measurement beam, and a pair of diffraction beams from diffraction grating RG2 Y derived from each second measurement beam is received by the light receiving system, and the light receiving system
- the output signal may be configured to output information corresponding to the difference between the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship.
- a pair of first measurement beams is irradiated on the grating plate 26 (for example, the diffraction grating RG2 Y ), and the pair of diffraction beams from the diffraction grating RG2 Y derived from the respective first measurement beams, or the pair of diffraction beams.
- a pair of diffracted beams derived from each is irradiated to the scale plate 21 as a pair of second measurement beams, and a pair of diffracted beams from the diffraction grating RG derived from the respective second measurement beams is received by the light receiving system,
- a configuration in which information corresponding to the difference between the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship described above may be output as the output signal of the light receiving system.
- the first grating portion disposed substantially parallel to the predetermined plane (XY plane) and the second grating portion provided on the fine movement stage respectively have first, At least one encoder head that irradiates the second measurement beam and receives diffracted light from each of the first and second grating sections is fixed to the coarse movement stage and faces the first and second grating sections.
- the stage apparatus and the exposure apparatus may be provided with a measuring device that measures position information of the fine movement stage within a predetermined plane based on the outputs of the two encoder heads.
- the scale plate 21 and the grating plate 26 do not have to have the same measurement beam irradiation position in the measurement direction. That is, the scale plate 21 and the grating plate 26 do not have to be coaxial with the optical axis of the measurement beam.
- the encoder system 70 includes a pair of X heads and a pair of Y heads.
- the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the number of encoder heads is not particularly limited, but in order to measure position information (including ⁇ z rotation) of wafer stage WST in the XY plane, at least one X head and one Y head are included, It is sufficient to have three.
- a two-dimensional head whose measurement direction is the orthogonal two-axis direction may be used. In this case, if there are at least two two-dimensional heads, position information (including ⁇ z rotation) of wafer stage WST in the XY plane can be measured.
- a sensor (or head) capable of measuring position information in the Z-axis direction may be used in combination, a sensor (or head) capable of measuring position information in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, or the X-axis direction.
- a sensor (X sensor) having the measurement direction as a measurement direction and a sensor (Y sensor) having the measurement direction in the Y-axis direction may be combined.
- a backup sensor used for backup when the output of the main sensor is abnormal may be provided. When a plurality of groups of main sensors and backup sensors are provided, a fine movement stage is provided for each group. A grating may also be used.
- an encoder capable of measuring position information regarding at least one of the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction may be used.
- the first position information of coarse movement stage 91 and scale plate 21 in the Z-axis direction, and the second position information of coarse movement stage 91 and fine movement stage (wafer table WTB) by another sensor Based on the above, position information regarding the Z-axis direction of the fine movement stage may be obtained.
- the encoder can measure at least one position information in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, only the Z-axis direction may be measured.
- the two-dimensional diffraction grating is formed on the lower surface of the scale plate 21.
- the arrangement is not limited to this, and the arrangement is in accordance with the movement path of the wafer stage (movement path of each head). If so, an X grating whose periodic direction is the X-axis direction and a Y grating whose periodic direction is the Y-axis direction may be formed on the lower surface of the scale plate 21.
- the scale plate 21 may be configured by combining a plurality of scale plates.
- the scale may be arranged so that measurement by an encoder is possible at least in the exposure operation and the alignment operation.
- separate scale plates may be arranged in the vicinity (periphery) of the projection optical system and in the vicinity (periphery) of the alignment system.
- the position of the wafer stage is measured by the encoder system using a scale plate arranged in the vicinity of the projection optical system.
- the position of the wafer stage is measured by the encoder system.
- the wafer interferometer system was provided in addition to the encoder system was illustrated in the above embodiment, the wafer interferometer system is not necessarily provided.
- a light source and a light receiving system are arranged outside the heads 60A to 60D (coarse movement stage 91), and between these light sources and the light receiving system and each of the heads 60A to 60D.
- the optical fibers 26a to 26d are used to guide both light (measurement light) incident on the encoder head from the light source and light returning from the encoder head to the light receiving system.
- the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something.
- the encoder head has a light source such as a semiconductor laser, it is only necessary to optically connect each encoder head and a light receiving system (including a photodetector) with an optical fiber.
- the encoder head may have a light receiving system (including a photodetector).
- a light receiving system including a photodetector
- the measurement light from the light source is transmitted through the optical fiber between the light source and the head in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
- the light source and the light receiving system (including the photodetector) optically connected to the heads 60A to 60D via the optical fibers 26a to 26d are arranged on the coarse movement stage 91.
- the light source and the light receiving system (including the photodetector) are disposed on the coarse movement stage 91.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to a stationary exposure apparatus such as a stepper.
- a stepper Even in the case of a stepper, the position measurement error caused by air fluctuation differs from the case where the position of the stage on which the object to be exposed is mounted is measured with an encoder, unlike when the position of the stage is measured using an interferometer. Generation can be made almost zero, and the stage can be positioned with high accuracy based on the measurement value of the encoder. As a result, the reticle pattern can be transferred onto the object with high accuracy.
- the present invention can also be applied to a step-and-stitch reduction projection exposure apparatus that synthesizes a shot area and a shot area.
- the projection optical system in the exposure apparatus of the above embodiment may be not only a reduction system but also an equal magnification and an enlargement system
- the projection optical system PL may be not only a refraction system but also a reflection system or a catadioptric system.
- the projected image may be either an inverted image or an erect image.
- the illumination light IL is not limited to ArF excimer laser light (wavelength 193 nm), but may be ultraviolet light such as KrF excimer laser light (wavelength 248 nm) or vacuum ultraviolet light such as F 2 laser light (wavelength 157 nm). good.
- ultraviolet light such as KrF excimer laser light (wavelength 248 nm) or vacuum ultraviolet light such as F 2 laser light (wavelength 157 nm).
- vacuum ultraviolet light for example, erbium.
- a harmonic which is amplified by a fiber amplifier doped with (or both erbium and ytterbium) and wavelength-converted into ultraviolet light using a nonlinear optical crystal may be used.
- the illumination light IL of the exposure apparatus is not limited to light having a wavelength of 100 nm or more, and light having a wavelength of less than 100 nm may be used.
- the present invention can be applied to an EUV exposure apparatus that uses EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) light in a soft X-ray region (for example, a wavelength region of 5 to 15 nm).
- EUV Extreme Ultraviolet
- the present invention can be applied to an exposure apparatus using a charged particle beam such as an electron beam or an ion beam.
- the present invention may be applied to, for example, an immersion type exposure apparatus in which a liquid is filled between a projection optical system and a wafer as disclosed in, for example, US Patent Application Publication No.
- each encoder head included in the wafer stage device 50 of the above embodiment is also suitable for this immersion type exposure apparatus. Since the opening on the upper surface of wafer table WTB is closed by a grating plate made of glass or the like at substantially the same height as the upper surface of wafer table WTB, even if the liquid forming the liquid immersion area is positioned on the head There is almost no inconvenience such as liquid leakage.
- a light transmission type mask in which a predetermined light shielding pattern (or phase pattern / dimming pattern) is formed on a light transmission substrate is used.
- a predetermined light shielding pattern or phase pattern / dimming pattern
- an electronic mask variable shaping mask, which forms a transmission pattern, a reflection pattern, or a light emission pattern based on electronic data of a pattern to be exposed, as disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,778,257.
- an active mask or an image generator for example, a DMD (Digital Micro-mirror Device) which is a kind of non-light emitting image display element (spatial light modulator) may be used.
- DMD Digital Micro-mirror Device
- variable molding mask When such a variable molding mask is used, a stage on which a wafer or a glass plate is mounted is scanned with respect to the variable molding mask. Therefore, by measuring the position of the stage using an encoder, the above embodiment can be used. The same effect can be obtained.
- an exposure apparatus (lithography system) that forms a line-and-space pattern on a wafer W by forming interference fringes on the wafer W.
- the present invention can also be applied.
- two reticle patterns are synthesized on a wafer via a projection optical system, and 1 on the wafer by one scan exposure.
- the present invention can also be applied to an exposure apparatus that double exposes two shot areas almost simultaneously.
- the apparatus for forming a pattern on an object is not limited to the exposure apparatus (lithography system) described above, and the present invention can be applied to an apparatus for forming a pattern on an object by, for example, an ink jet method.
- the object on which the pattern is to be formed is not limited to the wafer, but may be another object such as a glass plate, a ceramic substrate film member, or a mask blank. .
- the use of the exposure apparatus is not limited to the exposure apparatus for semiconductor manufacturing, but for example, an exposure apparatus for liquid crystal that transfers a liquid crystal display element pattern to a square glass plate, an organic EL, a thin film magnetic head, an image sensor (CCD, etc.), micromachines, DNA chips and the like can also be widely applied to exposure apparatuses. Further, in order to manufacture reticles or masks used in not only microdevices such as semiconductor elements but also light exposure apparatuses, EUV exposure apparatuses, X-ray exposure apparatuses, and electron beam exposure apparatuses, glass substrates, silicon wafers, etc. The present invention can also be applied to an exposure apparatus that transfers a circuit pattern.
- the stage apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the exposure apparatus, but may be a substrate processing apparatus (for example, a laser repair apparatus, a substrate inspection apparatus, etc.), a sample positioning apparatus in other precision machines, a wire bonding apparatus, etc. It can be widely applied to devices.
- a substrate processing apparatus for example, a laser repair apparatus, a substrate inspection apparatus, etc.
- sample positioning apparatus in other precision machines
- wire bonding apparatus etc. It can be widely applied to devices.
- the semiconductor device was formed on the mask by the step of designing the function / performance of the device, the step of manufacturing a reticle based on this design step, the step of manufacturing a wafer from a silicon material, and the exposure apparatus of the above embodiment.
- a highly integrated device can be manufactured with a high yield.
- the stage apparatus and the stage driving method of the present invention are suitable for accurately managing the position of the fine movement stage.
- the pattern forming apparatus of the present invention is suitable for forming a pattern on an object.
- the exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method of the present invention are suitable for manufacturing electronic devices such as semiconductor elements and liquid crystal display elements.
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なお、スケール板21とグレーティングプレート26とで、計測方向に関する計測ビームの照射位置が同一でなくても良い。すなわち、スケール板21とグレーティングプレート26とで、計測ビームの光軸が同軸でなくても良い。
この他、X軸方向及びY軸方向の少なくとも一方とZ軸方向に関する位置情報を計測可能なエンコーダを用いても良い。この場合、前述と同様、Z軸方向に関する、粗動ステージ91とスケール板21との第1位置情報と、別センサによる粗動ステージ91と微動ステージ(ウエハテーブルWTB)との第2位置情報とに基づいて、微動ステージのZ軸方向に関する位置情報を求めるようにしても良い。
また、上記実施形態では、エンコーダは、X軸方向及びY軸方向の少なくとも一方の位置情報を計測可能としたが、これに限らず、例えばZ軸方向のみ計測可能としても良い。
また、例えば投影光学系とアライメント系とが離れている露光装置などでは、投影光学系の近傍(周囲)と、アライメント系の近傍(周囲)とで別々のスケール板を配置しても良い。この場合、ウエハWの露光動作を行う際には、投影光学系の近傍に配置されたスケール板を用いて、エンコーダシステムにより、ウエハステージの位置が計測され、ウエハアライメントの際などには、アライメント系の近傍に配置されたスケール板を用いて、エンコーダシステムにより、ウエハステージの位置が計測されることとなる。
また、上記実施形態では、エンコーダシステムに加えて、ウエハ干渉計システムが設けられている場合を例示したが、ウエハ干渉計システムは、必ずしも設けなくても良い。
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- 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能な微動ステージとを含む粗微動ステージと;
前記粗動ステージに設けられるエンコーダヘッドを有し、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置された第1グレーティング部に第1計測ビームを照射し、前記第1グレーティング部からの回折光を受光して得られる第1位置情報と、前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの相対的な第2位置情報とに基づいて、前記微動ステージの所定方向の位置情報を計測する計測装置と;を備えるステージ装置。 - 請求項1に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記エンコーダヘッドと異なるセンサを含み、前記センサによって前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの第2位置情報を取得するステージ装置。 - 請求項1に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記エンコーダヘッドによって前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの第2位置情報を取得するステージ装置。 - 請求項3に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記エンコーダヘッドによって、前記微動ステージに設けられる第2グレーティング部に第2計測ビームを照射し、前記第2グレーティング部からの回折光を受光して前記第2位置情報を得るステージ装置。 - 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能な微動ステージとを含む粗微動ステージと;
前記粗動ステージに設けられるエンコーダヘッドを有し、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置される第1グレーティング部と、前記微動ステージに配置される第2グレーティング部とにそれぞれ第1、第2計測ビームを照射し、前記第1、第2グレーティング部からの回折光を受光して、前記微動ステージの所定方向の位置情報を計測する計測装置と;を備えるステージ装置。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記微動ステージに設けられる光透過部を介して前記第1計測ビームを前記第1グレーティング部に照射するステージ装置。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、少なくとも前記所定平面と平行な一方向に関する前記微動ステージの位置情報を計測するステージ装置。 - 請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記粗動ステージの異なる位置に配置される複数の前記エンコーダヘッドを有し、少なくとも前記所定平面内の3自由度方向の位置情報を計測するステージ装置。 - 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能かつ少なくとも一部に光透過部を有する微動ステージとを含む粗微動ステージと;
前記粗動ステージに固定された1又は2以上のエンコーダヘッドを有し、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置された第1グレーティング部に、前記光透過部を介して第1計測ビームを照射し、前記第1グレーティング部からの回折光を前記光透過部を介して受光する、少なくとも1つの前記エンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記所定平面内における前記粗微動ステージの位置情報を計測する計測装置と;を備えるステージ装置。 - 請求項6又は9に記載のステージ装置において、
前記粗動ステージには、前記エンコーダヘッドが複数異なる位置に固定され、前記微動ステージは、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれが対向する領域に前記光透過部を有するステージ装置。 - 請求項10に記載のステージ装置において、
前記微動ステージには、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれに対向する位置に第2グレーティング部が設けられ、
前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれは、対向する前記第2グレーティング部に第2計測ビームを照射し、該第2グレーティング部からの回折光をも受光し、
前記計測装置は、少なくとも1つの前記エンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記所定平面内における前記微動ステージの位置情報を計測するステージ装置。 - 請求項5又は11に記載のステージ装置において、
前記第1計測ビームと前記第2計測ビームとは、同一の光源から発生した光ビームであるステージ装置。 - 請求項12に記載のステージ装置において、
前記第1計測ビーム及び前記第2計測ビームのうちの一方の計測ビームは、他方の計測ビームが対応するグレーティング部で回折された回折ビームの少なくとも一部を前記エンコーダヘッド内で取り出して生成されるステージ装置。 - 請求項11~13のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれは、前記第1グレーティング部に垂直な所定の中心軸を共通とする光路に沿って、前記第1、第2グレーティング部にそれぞれ前記第1、第2計測ビームを照射するステージ装置。 - 請求項11~14のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれからの出力に基づいて、前記粗動ステージと前記第1グレーティング部との前記所定平面に平行な計測方向に関する第1の位置関係と、前記粗動ステージと前記第2グレーティング部との前記計測方向に関する第2の位置関係とを算出するとともに、前記第1及び第2の位置関係に基づいて前記微動ステージと前記第1グレーティング部との前記計測方向に関する位置関係を算出するステージ装置。 - 請求項8、11~15のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記微動ステージは、前記所定平面に対する傾斜方向に可動であり、
前記計測装置は、前記微動ステージの傾斜に起因する、前記微動ステージの位置情報の計測に用いられる前記エンコーダヘッドの計測誤差を補正するステージ装置。 - 請求項8、10~16のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記微動ステージは平面視矩形の部材から成り、前記微動ステージの四隅部に対応する前記粗動ステージの位置に、それぞれ前記エンコーダヘッドが配置されているステージ装置。 - 請求項10~17のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記計測装置は、前記粗動ステージの前記所定平面に対する傾斜に起因する、前記粗微動ステージの位置情報の計測に用いられる前記エンコーダヘッドの計測誤差を補正するステージ装置。 - 請求項9又は10に記載のステージ装置において、
前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの前記所定平面内における位置関係を計測するセンサをさらに備えるステージ装置。 - 請求項1~19のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記第1グレーティング部は、前記粗微動ステージの移動範囲をカバーする2次元格子を含むステージ装置。 - 請求項1~20のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置において、
前記微動ステージは、前記粗動ステージに非接触で支持されるステージ装置。 - 物体にパターンを形成するパターン形成装置であって、
前記物体が、前記微動ステージ上に載置される請求項1~21のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置と;
前記微動ステージ上に載置された物体上にパターンを生成するパターニング装置と;
を備えるパターン形成装置。 - 請求項22に記載のパターン形成装置において、
前記物体は感応層を有し、前記パターニング装置は、エネルギビームの照射による前記感応層の露光によって前記物体上にパターンを生成するパターン形成装置。 - エネルギビームの照射によって物体にパターンを形成する露光装置であって、
前記物体が、前記微動ステージ上に載置される請求項1~21のいずれか一項に記載のステージ装置と;
前記微動ステージ上に載置された物体に前記エネルギビームを照射するパターニング装置と;を備える露光装置。 - 請求項24に記載の露光装置を用いて物体を露光することと;
前記露光された物体を現像することと;を含むデバイス製造方法。 - 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能な微動ステージとを有する粗微動ステージを駆動するステージ駆動方法であって、
前記粗動ステージに設けられ、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置された第1グレーティング部に第1計測ビームを照射し、前記第1グレーティング部からの回折光を受光するエンコーダヘッドの出力から得られる第1位置情報と、前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの相対的な第2位置情報とに基づいて、前記微動ステージの所定方向の位置情報を計測する工程を含むステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項26に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、前記エンコーダヘッドと異なるセンサによって前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの第2位置情報が取得されるステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項26に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、前記エンコーダヘッドによって前記粗動ステージと前記微動ステージとの第2位置情報が取得されるステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項28に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記エンコーダヘッドは、前記微動ステージに設けられる第2グレーティング部に第2計測ビームを照射し、前記第2グレーティング部からの回折光を受光して前記第2位置情報を得るステージ駆動方法。 - 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能な微動ステージとを有する粗微動ステージを駆動するステージ駆動方法であって、
前記粗動ステージに設けられ、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置される第1グレーティング部と、前記微動ステージに配置される第2グレーティング部とにそれぞれ第1、第2計測ビームを照射し、前記第1、第2グレーティング部からの回折光を受光するエンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記微動ステージの所定方向の位置情報を計測する工程を含むステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項26~30のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記エンコーダヘッドは、前記微動ステージに設けられる光透過部を介して前記第1計測ビームを前記第1グレーティング部に照射するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項26~31のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、少なくとも前記所定平面と平行な一方向に関する前記微動ステージの位置情報を計測するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項26~32のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記粗動ステージには、異なる位置に複数の前記エンコーダヘッド配置され、
前記計測する工程では、前記微動ステージの少なくとも前記所定平面内の3自由度方向の位置情報を計測するステージ駆動方法。 - 所定平面に沿って移動する粗動ステージと、該粗動ステージ上で微動可能な微動ステージとを有する粗微動ステージを駆動するステージ駆動方法であって、
前記粗動ステージに固定された1又は2以上のエンコーダヘッドのうち、前記粗微動ステージの外部に前記所定平面と実質的に平行に配置された第1グレーティング部に、前記微動ステージの光透過を介して第1計測ビームを照射し、前記第1グレーティング部からの回折光を前記光透過部を介して受光する、少なくとも1つの前記エンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記所定平面内における前記粗微動ステージの位置情報を計測する工程と;
計測された前記粗微動ステージの位置情報に基づいて、前記粗微動ステージを駆動する工程と;
を含むステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項34に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記粗動ステージには、前記エンコーダヘッドが複数異なる位置に固定され、前記微動ステージは、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれが対向する領域に前記光透過部を有し、
前記計測する工程では、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドから選択された少なくとも1つのエンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記所定平面内における前記粗微動ステージの位置情報を計測するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項35に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記微動ステージには、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれに対向する位置に第2グレーティング部が設けられ、
前記計測する工程では、対向する前記第2グレーティング部に第2計測ビームを照射し、該第2グレーティング部からの回折光をも受光する、少なくとも1つの前記エンコーダヘッドの出力に基づいて、前記所定平面内における前記微動ステージの位置情報を計測し、
前記駆動する工程では、計測された前記微動ステージの位置情報をも考慮して、前記粗微動ステージを駆動するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項30又は36に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記第1計測ビームと前記第2計測ビームとは、同一の光源から発生した光ビームであるステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項37に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記第1計測ビーム及び前記第2計測ビームのうち一方の計測ビームは、他方の計測ビームが対応するグレーティング部で回折された回折ビームの少なくとも一部を前記エンコーダヘッド内で取り出して生成されるステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項36~38のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、前記複数のエンコーダヘッドそれぞれからの出力に基づいて、前記粗動ステージと前記第1グレーティング部との前記所定平面に平行な計測方向に関する第1の位置関係と、前記粗動ステージと前記第2グレーティング部との前記計測方向に関する第2の位置関係とを算出するとともに、前記第1及び第2の位置関係に基づいて前記微動ステージと前記第1グレーティング部との前記計測方向に関する位置関係を算出するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項36~39のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、前記微動ステージの傾斜に起因する,前記微動ステージの位置情報の計測に用いられる前記エンコーダヘッドの計測誤差を補正するステージ駆動方法。 - 請求項34~40のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法において、
前記計測する工程では、前記粗動ステージの前記所定平面に対する傾斜に起因する、前記粗微動ステージの位置情報の計測に用いられる前記エンコーダヘッドの計測誤差を補正するステージ駆動方法。 - エネルギビームの照射によって物体にパターンを形成する露光方法であって、
請求項26~41のいずれか一項に記載のステージ駆動方法を用いて、前記物体が前記微動ステージ上に載置された粗微動ステージの駆動を行う露光方法。 - 請求項42に記載の露光方法を用いて物体を露光することと;
前記露光された物体を現像することと;を含むデバイス製造方法。
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