WO2009125530A1 - 光源装置、露光装置および製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a light source device, an exposure apparatus, and a manufacturing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a light source apparatus that generates exposure light used for photolithography, an exposure apparatus that includes the light source apparatus, and an electronic device manufacturing method that uses the exposure apparatus.
- the present application is related to the following US application and claims priority from the following US application. For designated countries where incorporation by reference of documents is permitted, the contents described in the following application are incorporated into this application by reference and made a part of this application. 61 / 071,045 Filing date April 09, 2008
- An exposure apparatus used in a lithography technique irradiates light emitted from a light source onto a reticle as illumination light through an illumination optical system, transmits or reflects the light through the reticle, and then uses the projection optical system as exposure light. Irradiate the wafer. As a result, the photosensitive material applied to the wafer is exposed.
- the illumination light applied to the reticle from the illumination optical system has a uniform illuminance distribution.
- an object of one aspect of the present invention is to make the illuminance distribution of illumination light uniform. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in the independent claims.
- the dependent claims define further advantageous specific examples of the present invention.
- a light source device that generates a light beam projected toward a fly-eye optical system included in an exposure apparatus, the light being incident on the fly-eye optical system
- a light source device is provided in which the intensity at the periphery of the beam is smaller than the intensity at the center.
- the light source device may include a light source and an optical system that projects the light beam emitted from the light source toward the fly-eye optical system, and the optical system has an intensity of the peripheral portion from the central portion of the light beam.
- the light beam may be projected so as to be small.
- a light source device that generates a light beam projected toward a fly eye optical system of an exposure apparatus including a fly eye optical system, and the light source and the light beam emitted from the light source are predetermined.
- an exposure apparatus including the light source device, a fly-eye optical system, and an illumination optical system that illuminates a predetermined pattern based on light from the light source device.
- an exposure process for exposing a predetermined pattern to the substrate using the exposure apparatus described above, and developing the substrate to which the predetermined pattern is transferred has a shape corresponding to the predetermined pattern.
- an electronic device manufacturing method including a developing step of forming a mask layer on a surface of a substrate and a processing step of processing the surface of the substrate through the mask layer.
- an exposure apparatus can irradiate a surface to be exposed with a light beam having a uniform illuminance distribution.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of an exposure apparatus 100.
- FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of the fly eye reflecting mirrors 134 and 136.
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the shape of a condenser reflector 132. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the one part shape of the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows intensity distribution of the emitted light of the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the shape of a light shielding plate 131.
- FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view which shows the other structure of the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view which shows the other structure of the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other structure of the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the shape of the optical member 139 which forms the condensing reflective mirror 132.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a manufacturing method using an exposure apparatus 100 including a light source unit 120.
- 10 is a flowchart showing another example of a manufacturing method using the exposure apparatus 100 including the light source unit 120.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the entire structure of the exposure apparatus 100.
- the exposure apparatus 100 includes a light source unit 120, an illumination optical system 130, a reticle stage 152, a projection optical system 160, and a wafer stage 172.
- the exposure apparatus 100 is formed inside an airtight vacuum chamber 110, but a part of the light source unit 120 is disposed outside the vacuum chamber 110. Moreover, in the following description, it may describe as upper, lower, etc. according to description of drawing. However, the internal layout of the exposure apparatus 100 is not limited to that direction.
- the light source unit 120 includes a laser device 122, a condenser lens 124, a target nozzle 126, and a condenser reflector 132.
- the laser device 122 generates laser light and irradiates the inside of the vacuum chamber 110 through the condenser lens 124.
- the target nozzle 126 discharges a gaseous or liquid target material from the tip disposed inside the vacuum chamber 110.
- the condensing reflecting mirror 132 has a reflecting surface having an elliptical arc-shaped cross-section, and is arranged so that the irradiation position of the laser beam on the target material overlaps one focal point f1 of the elliptical arc.
- the target material is intermittently discharged from the target nozzle 126.
- the laser light emitted from the laser device 122 is converged by the condenser lens 124 and irradiated to the discharged target material at a high density.
- pulsed extreme ultraviolet rays are radiated from the plasma target material.
- the emitted extreme ultraviolet light is condensed by the condensing reflector 132 and once condensed at the other focal point f2 of the reflecting surface of the condensing reflector, and then is led to the illumination optical system 130 as a divergent light beam.
- the condensing / reflecting mirror 132 is illustrated as an optical system, but the optical system is not limited to the condensing / reflecting mirror, and a transmissive optical member such as a lens can be applied.
- the illumination optical system 130 includes a pair of fly-eye reflecting mirrors 134 and 136 and a plane reflecting mirror 138.
- the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 arranged on the incident side includes a plurality of concave mirrors arranged in parallel, and is optically conjugate with a reticle 150 or a wafer (exposed surface) 170 as an irradiated surface or an exposure surface described later. It is located at or near the position.
- the EUV light incident on the incident-side fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 is reflected by the incident-side fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 and is incident on the other exit-side fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 constituting the fly-eye optical system.
- the exit-side fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 includes a plurality of concave mirrors arranged in parallel, and is disposed on or near the pupil plane of the illumination optical system.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the fly-eye reflectors 134 and 136.
- 2A shows the fly-eye reflector 134 on the incident side
- FIG. 2B shows the fly-eye reflector 136 on the exit side.
- the element optical systems 134a of the fly-eye reflector 134 on the incident side and the element optical systems 136a of the fly-eye reflector 136 on the exit side are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and have the same focal length. have.
- each of the element optical systems 134a and 136a can include a concave mirror.
- the element optical systems 134a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side are arranged along a plurality of rows L1 to L6.
- the light beam that has entered the fly-eye reflector 134 on the incident side is divided into wavefronts by the respective element optical systems 134a of the fly-eye reflector 134 on the incident side.
- a large number of light beams that have been wavefront-divided by the fly-eye reflector 134 on the incident side are incident on the fly-eye reflector 136 on the exit side.
- Each element optical system 136a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 on the emission side receives each light beam divided by the wavefront one by one.
- the fly-eye reflector 136 on the exit side is a surface light source in Koehler illumination. It becomes.
- the light emitted from the fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 is reflected toward the reticle 150 after being reflected at a shallow incident angle with respect to the planar reflecting mirror 138.
- the element optical systems 136a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 on the exit side are arranged on a predetermined concave surface.
- the fly-eye reflector 136 on the exit side also serves as a condenser optical system. For this reason, the light beam reflected by each element optical system 136a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 136 on the exit side illuminates the reticle 150 in a superimposed manner.
- the reticle 150 is held on the reticle stage 152 with the reflecting surface facing downward.
- the reticle 150 includes, for example, a reflective layer formed of a multilayer film using a glass substrate or the like as a base material, and an absorption layer that covers a part of the surface of the reflective layer.
- the reflective layer reflects extreme ultraviolet rays.
- the absorption layer absorbs extreme ultraviolet rays. Therefore, an illuminance distribution based on the pattern of the absorption layer is formed on the light beam reflected by the reticle 150 and is incident on the projection optical system 160.
- Projection optical system 160 includes a plurality of concave reflecting mirrors 161, 164, 166 and a plurality of convex reflecting mirrors 162, 163, 165, and forms a reduction optical system that converges the reflected light of reticle 150 as a whole.
- the concave reflecting mirrors 161, 164, 166 and the convex reflecting mirrors 163, 165 have a shape in which a part thereof is cut out so as not to prevent propagation of each reflected light in the projection optical system 160.
- the projection optical system 160 may include an optical characteristic correction unit (not shown) for the purpose of correcting imaging characteristics, wavefront aberration, and the like.
- the light beam reflected by the reticle 150 is sequentially reflected by a plurality of reflecting mirrors 161 to 166 and then irradiated on the surface of the wafer 170 held on the upper surface of the wafer stage 172.
- the light beam applied to the wafer 170 has a pattern intensity distribution reflecting the shape of the absorption layer of the reticle 150.
- a photosensitive photoresist is applied to the surface of the wafer 170.
- reticle stage 152 and wafer stage 172 can each be moved in the horizontal direction.
- Reticle 150 and wafer 170 held on reticle stage 152 and wafer stage 172 also move according to the movement of reticle stage 152 and wafer stage 172.
- step-and-scan exposure is performed by repeating this scan exposure and the step of moving the wafer 170 stepwise relative to the reticle 150.
- the exposure can be performed by a step-and-repeat method in which both the procedure of exposing both the reticle 150 and the wafer 170 while being stationary and the procedure of moving the wafer 170 stepwise relative to the reticle 150 are repeated.
- the condensing reflector 132 may reflect light symmetrically in a non-scanning direction substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction. Further, the condensing reflection mirror 132 may include a plurality of mirrors arranged symmetrically in the non-scan direction substantially perpendicular to the scan direction. With these structures, the condensing reflector 132 having a larger reflection area can be easily manufactured.
- the light source unit 120 generates extreme ultraviolet rays, but g-line (436 nm), i-line (365 nm), KrF excimer laser (248 nm), F 2 laser (157 nm), Kr 2 laser (146 nm).
- the exposure apparatus 100 can also be formed using the light source unit 120 that outputs other wavelengths such as Ar 2 laser (126 nm).
- the light source unit 120 generates the light beam projected toward the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 of the exposure apparatus 100 including the fly-eye reflecting mirrors 134 and 136, and the generated light beam is converted into the fly-eye reflecting mirror.
- a light source unit 120 including a condensing reflecting mirror 132 that reflects toward 134 is formed.
- the exposure apparatus 100 including the light source unit 120, the fly-eye reflecting mirrors 134 and 136, and the illumination optical system 130 that illuminates the reticle 150 based on the light from the light source unit 120 is formed.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the shape of the reflecting surface of the condenser reflector 132.
- the condensing reflecting mirror 132 includes a central portion C formed around the central axis A and a peripheral portion E formed outside the central portion C on a reflecting surface having a radius D1.
- the central portion C has a cross-sectional shape that forms a substantially elliptic arc.
- the peripheral part E is formed smoothly and continuously from the central part C, but the change in the radial inclination is different from that of the central part C.
- the cross section of the central portion C forms an elliptical arc and reflects the extreme ultraviolet rays generated at one focal point thereof, so that the reflected extreme ultraviolet rays go to the other focal point of the elliptical arc.
- the inclination of the reflection surface continuously changes so that the reflected light deviates from the other focal point to the outer peripheral side of the condenser reflector 132.
- the condensing reflecting mirror 132 has curved surfaces in which the curvature of the reflecting surface at a predetermined point in the central portion C and the curvature of the reflecting surface at a predetermined point in the peripheral portion E are different in the radial direction. May be. That is, the condensing reflector 132 reflects the light beam corresponding to the central portion of the light beam that reaches the predetermined surface on which the front fly-eye reflector 134 is disposed in the radial direction in the pair of fly-eye optical systems. You may have a curved reflective surface where the curvature in a position differs from the curvature in the position where the light beam corresponding to the peripheral part of the light beam which reaches
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of the condensing reflector 132. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the inclination of the tangent to the reflecting surface is reversed at the outermost periphery of the peripheral portion E of the condensing reflecting mirror 132 so that a positive angle is formed with respect to the surface orthogonal to the central axis A.
- the condensing / reflecting mirror 132 may reflect the extreme ultraviolet light by reducing the intensity of the peripheral portion of the light beam projected toward the fly-eye reticle 150 to zero.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution on the predetermined surface of the light beam that is reflected by the condensing reflecting mirror 132 and is irradiated toward the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side arranged on the predetermined surface.
- the vertical axis indicates the light intensity A
- the horizontal axis indicates a position along one specific direction on the predetermined plane.
- the specific direction is the left-right direction in FIG. 2A, and a plurality of rows L1 to L6 in which the element optical systems 134a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side are arranged are also illustrated. Show.
- the light beam reflected by the central portion C has an illuminance distribution in which the change in light intensity is constant.
- the peripheral portion E the rate of change of the light intensity changes, but continuously changes until the light intensity becomes zero at the outermost periphery of the light beam.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via each element optical system 134a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side when the peripheral portion E is formed.
- FIG. 6A shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam through the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L1
- FIG. 6B shows the light through the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L2.
- the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the beam FIG. 6C shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L3
- FIG. 6D is arranged in the row L4. Illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a, FIG.
- FIG. 6E shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L5
- FIG. 6F shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L6.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam through each element optical system 134a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side when the peripheral portion E is not formed.
- FIG. 7A shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam through the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L1
- FIG. 7B shows the light through the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L2.
- Illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the beam FIG. 7C shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L3
- FIG. 7D shows the arrangement in the row L4.
- FIG. 7E shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L5
- FIG. 7F shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface of the light beam via the element optical system 134a arranged in the row L6.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface.
- 8A shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface when the peripheral portion E is formed
- FIG. 8B shows the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface when the peripheral portion E is not formed.
- the illuminance distribution shown in FIG. 8 (a) is the sum of the illuminance distributions shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to (f)
- the illuminance distribution shown in FIG. 8 (b) is shown in FIGS. 7 (a) to (f). It is the sum of each illuminance distribution.
- each element optical system 134a of the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134 on the incident side is optically conjugate with the surface to be exposed, one optical system as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7F is used.
- this peak component gives a high frequency component such as a step to the illuminance distribution on the exposed surface. . It is extremely difficult to correct such a high-frequency component of the illuminance distribution by an illuminance distribution correction means such as an illuminance distribution correction filter or a variable slit.
- the fly-eye reflectors 134 and 136 have an effect of uniformizing the illuminance distribution in a range larger than the diameter of the single element optical system (concave reflector), but from the diameter of the single element optical system.
- the illuminance distribution that changes sharply in a small range cannot be made uniform. For this reason, a non-uniform illuminance distribution remains in the light beam emitted from the illumination optical system 130, and finally the photoresist on the wafer 170 cannot be uniformly exposed.
- the illuminance distribution has a step or the like as shown in FIG.
- An illuminance distribution can be made uniform by an illuminance distribution correction means such as an illuminance distribution correction filter or a variable slit without having a high frequency component. If the height of the peak P is within an allowable illuminance distribution range, both ends of the illuminance distribution of the light beam incident on the fly-eye reflector 134 need not be reduced to zero.
- the light collecting / reflecting mirror 132 is formed with the light source unit 120 that reflects the light beam so that the intensity of the peripheral portion is smaller than the central portion C of the light beam projected toward the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134.
- the condensing reflecting mirror 132 may reflect light by continuously reducing the intensity of the peripheral portion of the light beam projected toward the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134.
- the condensing reflecting mirror 132 may reflect the extreme ultraviolet light by monotonously decreasing the intensity of the peripheral portion E of the light beam projected toward the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the steep light intensity peak P from occurring at the peripheral edge of the light beam, and to make the illuminance distribution of the light beam uniform by the fly-eye reflectors 134 and 136.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the shape of the light shielding plate 131 used when the illuminance distribution shown in FIG. 5 is formed.
- the light shielding plate 131 as a whole has a larger diameter than the reflecting surface of the condensing reflecting mirror 132, and has an opening larger than the diameter of the light beam emitted from the condensing reflecting mirror 132. Moreover, it has many protrusion parts 133 protruded toward the inner side of opening. Each of the protrusions 133 gradually decreases in width toward the tip, and thus toward the center of the opening.
- the light shielding plate As described above immediately before the condensing reflecting mirror 132, the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the light beam emitted from the condensing reflecting mirror 132 is shielded by the protrusion 133. In addition, the rate at which the light beam is blocked decreases as it approaches the center of the light beam. Thereby, the illuminance distribution of the light beam shown in FIG. 4 can be formed.
- the shape of the light shielding plate 131 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and a shape in which the light shielding region becomes dense toward the peripheral portion E can be arbitrarily selected.
- the aperture ratio decreases toward the peripheral portion E. It can also be a mesh shape.
- the exposure apparatus 100 may include the light shielding plate 131 whose light shielding area is denser from the central portion C toward the peripheral portion E on the optical path from the condenser reflecting mirror 132 to the fly-eye reflecting mirror 134. Good. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the steep peak P from occurring in the change in the light intensity of the light beam incident on the fly-eye reflectors 134 and 136. Accordingly, the reticle 150 can be irradiated with a light beam having a uniform illuminance distribution.
- the light shielding plate 131 in which the light shielding region is denser from the center C toward the peripheral E may be provided in the condenser reflector 132. That is, the light shielding plate 131 may be mounted coaxially with the condensing reflecting mirror 132, or a layer that does not transmit the light beam may be provided on the reflecting surface of the condensing reflecting mirror 132. Thereby, the same effect as the case where the light shielding plate 131 is arranged on the optical path of the light beam can be obtained.
- FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view showing another structure of the condensing reflecting mirror 132.
- the condenser reflector 132 includes a support body 135 formed of glass or metal, and a multilayer film 137 formed on the upper surface of the support body 135.
- the multilayer film 137 is formed by repeatedly laminating a Mo film and a Si film, and can be efficiently reflected even by extreme ultraviolet rays or the like by appropriately selecting the film thickness.
- the number of laminated multilayer films 137 decreases as it approaches the outer periphery.
- the reflectance distribution which falls as it approaches the outer periphery can be formed.
- Such a reflectance distribution can be formed not only by a structure that changes the number of layers of the multilayer film 137 but also by a structure that changes the film thickness of the multilayer film 137.
- the reflectance of the peripheral portion E may be smaller than the reflectance of the central portion C.
- the reticle 150 can be irradiated with a light beam having a uniform illuminance distribution.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another structure of the condenser reflector 132.
- This condensing reflecting mirror 132 also has a support 135 and a multilayer film 137 formed on the surface thereof, and the multilayer film 137 forms a reflective layer.
- the surface of the multilayer film 137 is roughened at the peripheral portion E. Further, the rough surface formed in the peripheral portion E is formed so as to become rougher as it approaches the outer periphery of the condenser reflector 132.
- the surface of the peripheral portion E may be processed more roughly than the surface of the central portion C.
- the reticle 150 can be irradiated with a light beam having a uniform illuminance distribution.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing still another structure of the condenser reflector 132.
- the condensing / reflecting mirror 132 according to this embodiment includes a plurality of optical members 139 and a light shielding plate 131.
- the optical member 139 receives and reflects a part of the extreme ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source unit 120. Further, the reflection surface of the optical member 139 has a curved surface that converges the reflected light toward a predetermined focal point.
- a light shielding plate 131 is disposed on the optical path of the directly emitted light beam.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the shape of the optical member 139 that forms the condensing reflector 132 shown in FIG.
- Each of the optical members 139 has an elliptical arc-shaped curved surface that converges reflected light toward a predetermined focal point at the center C thereof.
- the rate of change in curvature is changed in the same manner as in the condensing reflector 132 shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the illuminance distribution of the light beam at the position indicated by the arrow H in FIG.
- the illuminance distribution of each reflected light of the optical member 139 is indicated by a solid line in the drawing.
- the light intensity at the peripheral portion E is reduced to substantially zero with respect to the central portion C of each light beam.
- illumination light having a uniform illuminance distribution without a sharp peak is generated.
- the light beam directly emitted from the light source unit 120 is indicated by a dotted line in the drawing. Since the width of this light beam is defined by being blocked by the innermost optical member 139, the signal intensity sharply decreases in the peripheral portion E.
- a light shielding plate 131 is disposed on the optical path of the light beam emitted directly from the light source unit 120.
- the light intensity of the light beam continuously decreases before entering the fly-eye reflector 134. Accordingly, the illuminance distribution is made uniform by the fly-eye reflectors 134 and 136.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a semiconductor device manufacturing process using the exposure apparatus 100 including the light source unit 120.
- a metal film is vapor-deposited on a wafer 170 to be a semiconductor device substrate (step S40).
- a photoresist which is a photosensitive material, is applied on the deposited metal film (step S42).
- the pattern formed on the reticle 150 is transferred to each shot area on the wafer 170 (step S44). That is, the photoresist on the wafer 170 is irradiated with light having an intensity distribution according to the pattern. Thereby, the photoresist is exposed according to the pattern.
- a photoresist is developed on the wafer 170 on which the pattern is transferred by exposure (step S46). Thereafter, processing such as etching is performed on the surface of the wafer 170 using the resist pattern formed by exposure and cleaning as a mask (step S48).
- the resist pattern means a resist layer that covers or partially covers the surface of the wafer 170 in accordance with the pattern in which a region corresponding to the pattern transferred by the exposure apparatus 100 remains or is removed.
- the surface of the wafer 170 is processed using the resist pattern as a mask.
- the processing on the wafer 170 includes at least one of etching of the surface of the wafer 170 or film formation or etching of a metal film or the like.
- the exposure apparatus 100 is used to expose the wafer 170 with a predetermined pattern, and the wafer 170 to which the predetermined pattern is transferred is developed to form a mask layer having a shape corresponding to the predetermined pattern.
- An electronic device manufacturing method including a developing process formed on the surface of 170 and a processing process of processing the surface of the wafer 170 through a mask layer is executed.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal device such as a liquid crystal display element using the exposure apparatus 100 including the light source unit 120.
- the pattern formation process (step S50), the color filter formation process (step S52), the cell assembly process (step S54), and the module assembly process (step S56) are sequentially executed.
- a predetermined pattern such as a circuit pattern and an electrode pattern is formed on the glass substrate coated with a photoresist as the plate P using the projection exposure apparatus of each embodiment.
- a developing step for generating a photoresist layer having a shape corresponding to the pattern and a processing step for processing the surface of the glass substrate through the developed photoresist layer.
- a large number of sets of three dots corresponding to R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue) are arranged in a matrix, or three of R, G, and B are arranged.
- a color filter is formed by arranging a plurality of sets of filters including stripes in the horizontal scanning direction.
- a liquid crystal panel (liquid crystal cell) is assembled using the glass substrate on which the predetermined pattern is formed in step S50 and the color filter formed in step S52.
- a liquid crystal panel is formed by injecting liquid crystal between a glass substrate and a color filter.
- step S56 various components such as an electric circuit and a backlight for performing the display operation of the liquid crystal panel are attached to the liquid crystal panel assembled in step S54.
- the present invention can be widely applied to manufacturing various devices such as a liquid crystal display element, a plasma display element, an imaging element (CCD or the like), a micromachine, a thin film magnetic head, and a DNA chip.
- the present invention can also be applied to a case where a mask (a photomask, a reticle, or the like) on which various device mask patterns are formed is manufactured using a photolithography process.
- the present invention can be used in the semiconductor industry.
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- 露光装置が有するフライアイ光学系へ向けて投射する光ビームを生成する光源装置であって、
前記フライアイ光学系に入射される、前記光ビームの周辺部の強度が中心部の強度より小さい、
光源装置。 - 光源と、
前記光源から射出した光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて投影する光学系と、を備え、
前記光学系は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを投影する、
請求項1に記載の光源装置。 - 前記光学系は、前記光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて反射する鏡であり、
前記鏡は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを反射する、
請求項2に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を単調に減少して光を反射する、
請求項3に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を連続的に減少して光を反射する、
請求項4に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度をゼロにまで減少して光を反射する、
請求項4または請求項5に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面における前記中心部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第1位置での曲率と、前記所定面における前記周辺部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第2位置での曲率とが異なる曲率で与えられる、
請求項3から請求項6の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡の反射面の前記第1位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームと、前記鏡の反射面の前記第2位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームとは、前記所定面において異なる位置に到達する、
請求項7に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の反射率が中心部の反射率より小さい、
請求項3から請求項8の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の表面が中心部の表面より粗に加工されている、
請求項3から請求項9の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡は、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物を有する、
請求項3から請求項10の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記露光装置により露光される基板は、スキャン方向に移動しつつ露光され、
前記鏡は、前記スキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に光を反射する、
請求項3から請求項11の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記露光装置により露光される基板は、スキャン方向に移動しつつ露光され、
前記鏡は、前記スキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に複数の鏡が配置される、
請求項3から請求項12の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。 - 前記鏡から前記フライアイ光学系に向かう光の光路上に、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物をさらに備えた、請求項3から請求項13の何れか一項に記載の光源装置。
- フライアイ光学系へ向けて投射する光ビームを生成し、前記フライアイ光学系に入射される、前記光ビームの周辺部の強度が中心部の強度より小さい光源装置と、
前記フライアイ光学系を備え、前記光源装置からの光に基づいて、所定のパターンを照明する照明光学系と、
を備えた露光装置。 - 前記光源装置は、
光源と、
前記光源から射出した光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて投影する光学系と、を備え、
前記光学系は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを投影する、
請求項15に記載の露光装置。 - 前記光学系は、前記光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて反射する鏡であり、
前記鏡は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを反射する、
請求項16に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を単調に減少して光を反射する、
請求項17に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を連続的に減少して光を反射する、
請求項18に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度をゼロにまで減少して光を反射する、
請求項18または請求項19に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面における前記中心部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第1位置での曲率と、前記所定面における前記周辺部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第2位置での曲率とが異なる曲率で与えられる、
請求項17から請求項20の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡の反射面の前記第1位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームと、前記鏡の反射面の前記第2位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームとは、前記所定面において異なる位置に到達する、
請求項21に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の反射率が中心部の反射率より小さい、
請求項17から請求項22の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の表面が中心部の表面より粗に加工されている、
請求項17から請求項23の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物を有する、
請求項17から請求項24の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、露光される基板のスキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に光を反射する、
請求項17から請求項25の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡は、露光される基板のスキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に複数の鏡が配置される、
請求項17から請求項26の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記鏡から前記フライアイ光学系に向かう光の光路上に、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物をさらに備えた、
請求項17から請求項27の何れか一項に記載の露光装置。 - フライアイ光学系へ向けて投射する光ビームを生成し、前記フライアイ光学系に入射される、前記光ビームの周辺部の強度が中心部の強度より小さい光源装置と、前記フライアイ光学系を備え、前記光源装置からの光に基づいて、所定のパターンを照明する照明光学系と、を備えた露光装置を用いて、所定のパターンを基板に露光する露光工程と、
所定のパターンが転写された前記基板を現像し、前記所定のパターンに対応する形状のマスク層を前記基板の表面に形成する現像工程と、
前記マスク層を介して前記基板の表面を加工する加工工程と
を含む電子デバイスの製造方法。 - 前記光源装置は、
光源と、
前記光源から射出した光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて投影する光学系と、を備え、
前記光学系は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを投影する、
請求項29に記載の製造方法。 - 前記光学系は、前記光ビームを前記フライアイ光学系へ向けて反射する鏡であり、
前記鏡は、前記光ビームの中心部より周辺部の強度が小さくなるように前記光ビームを反射する、
請求項30に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を単調に減少して光を反射する、
請求項31に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度を連続的に減少して光を反射する、
請求項32に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、前記所定面へ向けて投射される前記光ビームの周辺部の強度をゼロにまで減少して光を反射する、
請求項32または請求項33に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、前記フライアイ光学系を配置する所定面における前記中心部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第1位置での曲率と、前記所定面における前記周辺部へ向かう光ビームが反射される第2位置での曲率とが異なる曲率で与えられる、
請求項31から請求項34の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡の反射面の前記第1位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームと、前記鏡の反射面の前記第2位置を介した前記光源からの光ビームとは、前記所定面において異なる位置に到達する、
請求項35に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の反射率が中心部の反射率より小さい、
請求項31から請求項36の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、周辺部の表面が中心部の表面より粗に加工されている、
請求項31から請求項37の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物を有する、
請求項31から請求項38の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、露光される基板のスキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に光を反射する、
請求項31から請求項39の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡は、露光される基板のスキャン方向に略垂直な非スキャン方向に対称に複数の鏡が配置される、
請求項31から請求項40の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。 - 前記鏡から前記フライアイ光学系に向かう光の光路上に、中心部より周辺部に密に形成された遮光物をさらに備えた、
請求項31から請求項41の何れか一項に記載の製造方法。
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