Optical Lithography, Key Enabling Technology for our Modern World

OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR MODERN WORLD
Dr. Reinhard Voelkel
CEO SUSS MicroOptics SA
Switzerland
Invited Talk at DGaO Annual Meeting 2012, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

SUSS MicroOptics is part of the
SUSS MicroTec group,
formerly known as Karl Suss,
supplying lithography tools
(mask aligners) since 1963.
SUSS MicroOptics SA, R. Voelkel, Optical Lithography, DGaO 2012, Eindhoven2

My talk is about
îOptical Lithography -
Key Enabling Technology for our
Modern Worldî
What is our Modern World?

OUR MODERN WORLD
Source: www.apple.com

ONLY SOME 10 YEARS AGO
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Source: www.wikipedia.org
SUSS MicroOptics SA, R. Voelkel, Optical Lithography, DGaO 2012, Eindhoven

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http://www.itrs.net/Links/2011Winter/5_MEMS.pdf

LITHOGRAPHY IS KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
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Christopher J. Progler:
(CTO Photronics), at SPIE Advanced Litho, San Jose, Feb 2012

128GB MEMORY STICKS
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22 nm (half-pitch) lithography

Lithography
(Greek: λίθος = lithos, 'stone' + γράφειν = graphein, 'to write')
is a method for printing using a stone
(limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth
surface.
Invented in 1796 by Bavarian author Johann
Alois Senefelder (1771 – 1834) as a cheap
method of publishing theatrical works.
Lithography can be used to print text or
artwork onto paper or other suitable material.
WIKIPEDIA

JOHANN ALOIS SENEFELDER (1771 – 1834): LITHOGRAPHY
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 Cheap method to publish his theatrical works?
 Paints ink as a resist on flat plates Solnhofen limestone
 Limestone is porous (hydrophilic) and absorbs ink => hydrophobic
 Gum Arabic solution absorbed at hydrophilic areas, hydrophobic
design repels
 Rolling on an ink made of soap, wax, oil and lampblack, this greasy
substance coated the design but did not spread over the moist blank
area.
 Senefelder’s invention changed printing industry: Newspapers!
Johann Alois Senefelder
(1771 – 1834)

JOSEPH NICÉPHORE NIÉPCE (1765 – 1833): HELIOGRAPHY
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 Photosensitive asphalt (bitumen of Judea) as photoresist
 Oiled paper with black ink as photomask
 Sun-exposure (several hours) hardens the resist
 Unexposed soft resist areas dissolved by solvents and removed Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
(1765 – 1833)
Original engraving by Isaac
Briot (1633)
Niépce’s heliography
(1826)
PortraitoftheCardinalGeorgesD’Amboise,archbishopofRouen

Still some more inventions
needed to build my Smart
Phone...

 John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain
 Nobel Prize in Physics 1956
INVENTION OF THE TRANSISTOR (1947)
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Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain
at Bell Labs (1948)
1st transistor invented at Bell Labs by
Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain in 1947
Source: www.computerhistory.org

Bell Labs
 Jules Andrus and Walter L. Bond
 Carl Frosch and Lincoln Derrick’s silicon diffusion process
DOFL: U.S. Army’s Diamond Ordnance Fuse Laboratories
 Jay W. Lathrop and James Nall: First microscope-based “stepper”
 Jay W. Lathrop and James Nall invented the name “Photolithography”
PIONEERS OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY IN SEMI RESEARCH
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Jules Andrus Photoengraving
for PNPN (1957)
Lathrop/Nall: Transistor integrally mount with a printed circuit
plate by thin-film metal strips manufactured by
photolithography and vacuum deposition (1957).

 1935: Louis Minsk at Eastman Kodak developed first negative
photoresist for printed circuit board (PCB) applications
 Photoresist adherence was one of the major problems in the
1950s research on transistors
 KPR (Kodak PhotoResist) did not stick well on germanium
(HCL-etching) and silicon dioxide (BHF-etching)
 Research teams and industry used black or Carnauba wax
 In 1960 Kodak released the new KTFR (Kodak Thin Film Resist)
invented by Martin Hepher and Hans Wagner
PHOTORESIST PROBLEMS
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Pioneers of photoresist development at Eastman Kodak: (from left) Louis
Minsk, Martin Hepher, Hans Wagner and Armost Reiser

 Jack S. Kilby from Texas Instruments had the “Monolithic Idea”
to integrate resistors, capacitors and transistors in a single chip.
Kilby filed his patent for an “Integrated Circuit” on Feb 6, 1959.
 At the same time Robert Noyce from Fairchild invented the
“Planar Integrated Circuit” and filed his patent on Jul 30, 1959.
 After a short patent-war they cross-licensed their patents.
INVENTION OF THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (1958)
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Jack S. Kilby
(1923 – 2005)
Integrated circuit (IC) built at Texas
Instruments by Jack S. Kilby in 1958
Robert N. Noyce
(1927 - 1990)
Noyce’s integrated circuit (IC) chip as
manufactured by Fairchild in 1961

 Jean Hoerni invented in 1957 the revolutionary “Planar Process”,
still the base of all semiconductor manufacturing today.
 Thin SiO2 film was photo structured and etched
 Fairchild starts production of planar transistors in 1959
THE PLANAR PROCESS (1957)
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Jean Hoerni
(1924 - 1997)

 1957 the eight founders left Shockley and founded
Fairchild in Palo Alto
 Fundamental inventions like the “Planar Process”
and the “Planar Integrated Circuit” allowed
industrial manufacturing of transistors and ICs
 Fairchild licensed their process to other companies
 Silicon Valley
 Semiconductor equipment manufacturers
 Requirement for lithography tools!!!
THE INCREDIBLE FAIRCHILD START-UP
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The eight founders of Fairchild in 1960: (from left) Gordon
Moore, Sheldon Roberts, Eugene Kleiner, Robert Noyce,
Victor Grinich, Julius Blank, Jean Hoerni, and Jay Last
Noyce’s integrated circuit (IC) chip as
manufactured by Fairchild in 1961
Jean Hoerni’s planar process as
patented in 1957

1960 – 1980
The Golden Age of
Mask Aligner

Mask Aligners Lithography is „Shadow Printing“
 Mask illumination using UV light
 Resolution is related to the Proximity Gap
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Wafer
Mask

LITHOGRAPHY IN 1976
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Semiconductor Feature
Sizes (Half-Pitch)
micron
1957 120
1963 30
1971 10
1974 6
1976 3
1982 1.5
1985 1.3
1989 1

In 1959, when computers ﬁlled rooms Feynman had the vision to miniaturize
computers and chips towards their physical limits.
”Why can’t we make them (computers) very small, make them of little
wires, little elements - and by little, I mean little. For instance, the
wires should be 10 or 100 atoms in diameter, and the circuits should
be a few thousand angstroms across.”
THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE BOTTOM
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JACK S. KILBY’S NOBEL PRIZE LECTURE (2000)
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Smaller features, lower costs, larger market,
(from Jack S. Kilby’s nobel lecture in 2000)
Jack S. Kilby
(1923 – 2005)
22nm

MOORE’S LAW
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SHRINKAGE REDUCES ENERGY PER CHIP OPERATION
31 SUSS MicroOptics SA, R. Voelkel, Optical Lithography, DGaO 2012, Eindhoven

THE FUTURE OF SHRINKAGE?

Intel’s 22nm Tri-Gate transistor is a fundamental
change:
 37% faster and 50% power reduction
Change from “Sandy Bridge” to “Ivy Bridge” in 2012
INTEL’S 3D TRANSISTORS
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source: www.intel.com

 Optical lithography made the most important
contributions to allow the proﬁtable continuation of
Mooreís Law.
 However, providing leading-edge lithography tools
was always a very challenging and selective
business.
 Those equipment suppliers who were not able to
provide next generation lithography (NGL) were often
kicked out of business.
 Only the winners who provided the leading-edge
lithography tools, achieved good margins and could
afford to continue their cost-intensive development
of the next generation tool.
 But even for winners it was often very difﬁcult to
make the right choices regarding the future
technology.
MOORE’S LAW AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR SUPPLIERS

LITHOGRAPHY IN 1980
Semiconductor Feature
Sizes (Half-Pitch)
micron
1957 120
1963 30
1971 10
1974 6
1976 3
1982 1.5
1985 1.3
1989 1

HISTORIC LITHO TOOL PRICE [US$]
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Mask Aligner
Front-End Litho Tool
EUVL
ASML 1950i
Every 4 years the price doubles
[1970 – 2010]

SCANNER AND STEPPER
Source: Perkin-Elmer, ASML, Zeiss, Herbert Gross: Handbook of Optical Systems

1992: SUSS MASK ALIGNER XRS-200 (X-RAY)
Source: www.suss.com

CUSTOMIZED ILLUMINATION IN DUV LITHOGRAPHY
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Source: www.zeiss.com

ASML/ZEISS ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR DUV LITHOGRAPHY
Source: EPFL/IMT, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

FLEXRAY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
Diffractive Optical ElementsMEMS Mirror Arrays
(FlexRay™)
Source: EPFL/IMT, ASML, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
SUSS MicroOptics SA is "Preferred Supplier" for Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

157nm Lithography?
Next:
Immersion Lithography

 Mar 2002: Burn Lin (TSMC) suggested to consider
immersion lithography @SPIE in Santa Clara.
 Oct 2003: ASML and IMEC demonstrate feasibility
 Jan 2004: Industry shifts from 157nm to immersion
 End 2004: Multiple 0.85NA immersion scanners
shipped to (TSMC, IMEC)
 2011: ASML NXT:1950i Step and Scan
 In-line catadioptric lens design (1.35NA, TWINSCAN)
 Resolution 40nm (C-quad), 38nm (dipole), 2.5 nm overlay
 FlexRay (customized illumination)
 FlexWave (programmable wavefronts)
 Reticle Control (heating compensation)
IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY
Source:IMEC,www.dnse.com,ASML,Fabtech

SUCCESS STORY

THE FUTURE OF LITHOGRAPHY?

EUV LITHOGRAPHY
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Source!!
Source: ASML, XTREME

Moore’s Law: Double function every 2 years!
 Reduce cost per function
 Making chips more powerful for same cost, or
 Making chips of a given capability cheaper
Litho Tools: Prices doubles every 4.4 years!
RULE: Cost per function must decrease about 30%
per year - a factor of 2 every two years - to stay on
track!
THE LAWS OF SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
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Source: Chris Mack, www.lithoguru.com

Tricks & Tweaks:
Double-Patterning
Self-Aligned ...

DOUBLE PATTERNING, MULTIPLE PATTERNING, SELF ALIGNED
Self-aligned spacer
Source: Wikipedia, SPIE
Litho-Etch-Litho-Etch

CRUSING SPEED OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
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Source: Chris Mack, www.lithoguru.com

16-CORE CPU?
60
Source: www.amd.com

Less-Litho-Intensive-
Approach?

Yes & More Tricks:
3D Integration
3D IC, 3D Memory

3D INTEGRATION, STACKING
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2D Integration 3D Integration
Source: www.yole.fr

MORE 3D INTEGRATION
Source: www.yole.fr

LITHOGRAPHY FOR LED MANUFACTURING
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Market Share LED Exposure Tools
SUSS
Mask Aligner
ASML
Stepper
Beta Square
used Perkin Elmer
DNK
Aligner
Nikon
Used Stepper
Ultratech
Stepper
Ushio
full-field
EVG
Mask Aligner
ELS
Aligner
China 102 23 3 128
80% 18% 2%
Europe 6 1 1 8
75% 13% 13%
Japan 22 22
100%
Korea 14 9 25 1 2 51
27% 18% 49% 2% 4%
Malaysia 4 1 5
80% 20%
Singapore 20 20
100%
Taiwan 23 75 23 14 9 144
16% 52% 16% 10% 6%
USA 11 11
100%
Worldwide 182 20 2 107 48 14 1 6 9 389
Source: www.yole.fr

MASK ALIGNER 2012
ICs &
Components End Products End User
Equipment
Supplier
Research
Institutes

Mask Aligner technology changed tremendously over
the last 50 years
Mask Aligners 1963 - 2012
The optics did not for 30 years!
1969: MJB3 1985: MA150 2010: MA200 Compact

NEW: MO EXPOSURE OPTICS®
SELF CALIBRATING MASK ALIGNER ILLUMINATION
Microlens Optical Integrators
 Lamp readjustment required
 Uniformity change over lamp lifetime
 Daily uniformity test required
 Variation of illumination light over mask
(angular spectrum)
NO
NO
NO
NO

 Illumination technology from Stepper in Mask Aligner
 Microlens Integrators for light homogenization
 Self-calibrating light source, telecentric illumination
 Illumination filter plates allow customized illumination
 Source-Mask Optimization (SMO) in Mask Aligner
MO EXPOSURE OPTICS®
Advanced Mask Aligner Lithography (AMALITH)

- Self-calibrating light source
- Source-Mask Optimization (SMO)
- Customized Illumination
- Optical Proximity Correction (OPC)
- Full 3D Litho Simulation in LAB software (GenISys)
ADVANCED MASK ALIGNER LITHOGRAPHY
(AMALITH)
Source: www.suss.com, www.genisys-gmbh.com

ENJOY THE MODERN WORLD!

SUSS.
Our Solutions
Set Standards
SUSS MicroOptics SA
Rouges-Terres 61
CH-2068 Hauterive
Switzerland
Tel +41-32-564444
Fax +41-32-5664499
info@suss.ch, www.suss.ch

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