WO2011065374A1 - 結像光学系、露光装置、およびデバイス製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an imaging optical system, an exposure apparatus, and a device manufacturing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a reflection imaging optical system suitable for an exposure apparatus used for manufacturing devices such as a semiconductor element, an imaging element, a liquid crystal display element, and a thin film magnetic head in a lithography process. .
- a circuit pattern formed on a mask is projected and transferred onto a photosensitive substrate (for example, a wafer) via a projection optical system.
- a resist is coated on the photosensitive substrate, and the resist is exposed by projection exposure through the projection optical system, and a resist pattern corresponding to the mask pattern is obtained.
- the resolution of the exposure apparatus depends on the wavelength of the exposure light and the numerical aperture of the projection optical system. Therefore, in order to improve the resolution of the exposure apparatus, it is necessary to shorten the wavelength of the exposure light and increase the numerical aperture of the projection optical system.
- EUVL ExtraViolet Lithography
- the resolving power of the projection optical system is proportional to the numerical aperture
- the projection optical system used in the EUVL exposure apparatus is a reflection optical system
- the light is folded back and forth by a plurality of reflecting mirrors in the optical path between the mask and the photosensitive substrate.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is a reflection optical system applicable to, for example, an exposure apparatus that uses EUV light, and can increase the numerical aperture while enabling optical path separation of a light beam.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging optical system that can be used. It is another object of the present invention to secure a large resolving power using, for example, EUV light as exposure light and to perform projection exposure with high resolution by applying the imaging optical system of the present invention to the projection optical system of an exposure apparatus.
- a reflective imaging optical system that forms an image of a first surface on a second surface
- the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the first direction on the second surface is 1.1 times the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the second direction intersecting the first direction on the second surface.
- the reflective imaging optical system for forming the image of the first surface on the second surface in the reflective imaging optical system for forming the image of the first surface on the second surface,
- the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the first direction on the second surface is 1.5 times the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the second direction intersecting the first direction on the second surface.
- An aperture stop for defining the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the reflective imaging optical system for forming the image of the first surface on the second surface, An aperture stop for defining the numerical aperture on the second surface side;
- the aperture stop has an elliptical opening, and the major axis direction dimension of the elliptical opening is larger than 1.1 times the minor axis direction. .
- An exposure apparatus includes the imaging optical system according to the first, second, or third embodiment for projection.
- an exposure step of exposing the predetermined pattern to the photosensitive substrate Developing the photosensitive substrate to which the predetermined pattern is transferred, and forming a mask layer having a shape corresponding to the predetermined pattern on the surface of the photosensitive substrate; And a processing step of processing the surface of the photosensitive substrate through the mask layer.
- an elliptical opening having a minor axis in the direction in which a light beam is bent by a plurality of reflecting mirrors is provided in the aperture stop, and the major axis dimension of the aperture is a required multiple of the minor axis dimension.
- the image-side numerical aperture in the major axis direction is increased to a desired size as compared with the prior art. That is, in the present embodiment, an imaging optical system that can be applied to, for example, an exposure apparatus that uses EUV light and that can increase the numerical aperture while enabling optical path separation of a light beam is realized. .
- EUV light having a wavelength of, for example, 5 nm to 40 nm can be used as exposure light.
- the mask pattern to be transferred and the photosensitive substrate are moved relative to the imaging optical system, and the mask pattern can be projected and exposed onto the photosensitive substrate with high resolution.
- a highly accurate device can be manufactured under good exposure conditions using a scanning exposure apparatus having a large resolving power.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically the structure of the exposure apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the arc-shaped effective imaging area
- FIG. 1 is a drawing schematically showing a configuration of an exposure apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the arc-shaped effective imaging region formed on the wafer and the optical axis.
- AX direction of a reflective imaging optical system (hereinafter also simply referred to as “imaging optical system”) 6, that is, along the normal direction of the exposure surface (transfer surface) of the wafer 7 which is a photosensitive substrate.
- imaging optical system a reflective imaging optical system
- the Z axis is set in the direction parallel to the paper surface of FIG. 1 in the exposure surface of the wafer 7
- the X axis is set in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1 in the exposure surface of the wafer 7.
- the exposure apparatus of FIG. 1 includes, for example, a laser plasma X-ray source as a light source 1 for supplying exposure light.
- a discharge plasma light source or another X-ray source can also be used.
- the light emitted from the light source 1 enters the illumination optical system IL via a wavelength selection filter (not shown) arranged as necessary.
- the wavelength selection filter has a characteristic of selectively transmitting only EUV light having a predetermined wavelength (for example, 13.5 nm) from light supplied from the light source 1 and blocking transmission of other wavelength light.
- the EUV light that has passed through the wavelength selection filter is guided to an optical integrator including a pair of fly-eye optical systems (fly-eye mirrors) 2a and 2b.
- the first fly's eye optical system 2a has a plurality of first reflection optical elements arranged in parallel, and the second fly's eye optical system 2b corresponds to the plurality of first reflection optical elements of the first fly's eye optical system 2a.
- the first fly's eye optical system 2a is configured by, for example, arranging a large number of concave mirror elements having an arcuate outer shape vertically and horizontally and densely on a surface optically conjugate with the first surface.
- the eye optical system 2b is configured, for example, by arranging a large number of concave mirror elements having a rectangular outer shape vertically and horizontally and densely on an exit pupil plane or a plane optically conjugate with the exit pupil plane.
- a substantial surface light source having a predetermined shape is formed in the vicinity of the reflecting surface of the second fly's eye optical system 2b.
- This substantial surface light source is formed at the exit pupil position of the illumination optical system IL comprising the pair of fly-eye optical systems 2a and 2b.
- the exit pupil position of the illumination optical system IL (that is, the position near the reflecting surface of the second fly's eye optical system 2b) coincides with the position of the entrance pupil of the inverse pupil type imaging optical system (projection optical system) 6.
- the inverse pupil type imaging optical system is an imaging optical system having an entrance pupil on the opposite side of the optical system across the object plane, as will be described later.
- the shape of the entrance pupil of the projection optical system 6 is elliptical, for example, the exit pupil shape of the illumination optical system can be elliptical. In this case, the light loss can be reduced.
- the exit pupil of the illumination optical system IL is larger in the fourth direction perpendicular to the third direction on the exit pupil plane than in the third direction on the exit pupil plane on which the exit pupil is located.
- the shape can be larger.
- the third direction can optically correspond to the first direction (X direction) having a large numerical aperture on the second surface side of the imaging optical system 6, and the fourth direction corresponds to the imaging optical system. It can optically correspond to the second direction (Y direction) having a small numerical aperture on the second surface side.
- the first direction and the third direction optically correspond to each other when the conversion of the projection relationship by the optical system interposed from the exit pupil plane of the illumination optical system IL to the second plane is considered.
- the first direction and the third direction can coincide with each other, and the second direction and the fourth direction optically correspond to each other from the exit pupil plane of the illumination optical system IL to the second plane.
- the second direction and the fourth direction can coincide with each other when the projection relationship conversion by the intervening optical system is taken into consideration.
- the plurality of optical elements of the second fly's eye optical system 2b can be arranged only in a region where the size in the fourth direction is larger than the size in the third direction.
- This region can be an elliptical region, for example.
- the light from the substantial surface light source that is, the light emitted from the illumination optical system IL is reflected by the oblique incidence mirror 3, and then the field stop (which is disposed substantially parallel to and close to the reflective mask 4).
- An arcuate illumination area is formed on the mask 4 through an arcuate opening (light transmission part) (not shown).
- the light source 1 and the illumination optical system IL (2a, 2b) constitute an illumination system for Koehler illumination of the mask 4 provided with a predetermined pattern.
- a reflecting mirror having power is not arranged in the optical path between the second fly's eye optical system 2b and the mask 4.
- the mask 4 is held by a mask stage 5 movable along the Y direction so that the pattern surface extends along the XY plane.
- the movement of the mask stage 5 is measured by a laser interferometer (not shown).
- a laser interferometer not shown
- On the mask 4 for example, an arcuate illumination region symmetric with respect to the Y axis is formed.
- the illuminated light from the mask 4 forms a pattern image of the mask 4 on the wafer 7 which is a photosensitive substrate via the imaging optical system 6.
- an arc-shaped effective imaging region ER that is symmetric with respect to the Y axis is formed on the wafer 7.
- a circular region (image circle) IF having a radius Y0 centered on the optical axis AX
- the length in the X direction is LX
- the length in the Y direction is in contact with the image circle IF.
- An arc-shaped effective imaging region ER of LY is formed.
- the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER is a part of a ring-shaped region centered on the optical axis AX
- the length LY is along the direction connecting the center of the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER and the optical axis. This is the width dimension of the effective imaging region ER.
- the wafer 7 is held by a wafer stage 8 that can move two-dimensionally along the X and Y directions so that the exposure surface extends along the XY plane.
- the movement of the wafer stage 8 is measured by a laser interferometer (not shown) as in the mask stage 5.
- scanning exposure scanning exposure
- the mask stage 5 and the wafer stage 8 are moved along the Y direction, that is, while the mask 4 and the wafer 7 are moved relative to the imaging optical system 6 along the Y direction.
- the pattern of the mask 4 is transferred to one exposure region of the wafer 7.
- the scanning speed is set by setting the moving speed of the wafer stage 8 to 1/4 of the moving speed of the mask stage 5. Further, by repeating the scanning exposure while moving the wafer stage 8 two-dimensionally along the X direction and the Y direction, the pattern of the mask 4 is sequentially transferred to each exposure region of the wafer 7.
- the imaging optical system 6 includes a pattern of the mask 4 along a single optical axis AX that extends linearly.
- the first reflecting optical system G1 has a first reflecting mirror M1 having a concave reflecting surface, a second reflecting mirror M2 having a convex reflecting surface, and a third reflecting surface having a convex reflecting surface in the order of incidence of light.
- the reflecting mirror M3 is configured by a fourth reflecting mirror M4 having a concave reflecting surface.
- the second reflecting optical system G2 is configured by a fifth reflecting mirror M5 having a convex reflecting surface and a sixth reflecting mirror M6 having a concave reflecting surface in the light incident order.
- an aperture stop AS having an elliptical opening elongated in the X direction is provided in the optical path of the imaging optical system 6, there is no aperture stop other than the aperture stop AS, and the numerical aperture of the imaging optical system 6 is determined only by the restriction of the light beam by the aperture stop AS.
- the light from the illumination area away from the optical axis AX on the pattern surface (first surface) of the mask 4 is reflected on the concave reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror M1 and the convex surface of the second reflecting mirror M2.
- the convex reflecting surface of the third reflecting mirror M3, and the concave reflecting surface of the fourth reflecting mirror M4 an intermediate image of the mask pattern is formed.
- the light from the intermediate image formed via the first reflecting optical system G1 is sequentially reflected by the convex reflecting surface of the fifth reflecting mirror M5 and the concave reflecting surface of the sixth reflecting mirror M6, and then the wafer. 7, a reduced image of the mask pattern is formed in the effective imaging region ER away from the optical axis AX on the surface 7 (second surface).
- the reflecting surfaces of all the reflecting mirrors M1 to M6 are formed in an aspherical shape that is rotationally symmetric with respect to the optical axis AX.
- the imaging optical system 6 of each embodiment is a reverse pupil type reflection imaging optical system having an entrance pupil at a position away from the imaging optical system 6 by a predetermined distance across the mask 4.
- the imaging optical system 6 of each embodiment is an optical system telecentric on the wafer side (image side). In other words, in each embodiment, the principal ray reaching each position on the image plane of the imaging optical system 6 is substantially perpendicular to the image plane. With this configuration, good image formation is possible even if the wafer is uneven within the depth of focus of the imaging optical system 6.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration along the YZ plane of the imaging optical system according to the first example.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration along the XZ plane of the imaging optical system according to the first example.
- table (1) values of specifications of the imaging optical system according to the first example are listed.
- ⁇ is the wavelength of exposure light
- ⁇ is the imaging magnification
- NAx is the image side (wafer side) numerical aperture in the X direction
- NAy is the image side in the Y direction ( (Wafer side)
- the numerical aperture Y0 is the radius (maximum image height) of the image circle IF on the wafer 7
- LX is the dimension along the X direction of the effective imaging region ER
- LY is the effective imaging region ER.
- the dimension along the Y direction (the width dimension of the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER), Dx is the dimension in the X direction that is the major axis direction of the elliptical opening of the aperture stop AS, and Dy is the ellipse of the aperture stop AS.
- the dimension of the Y direction which is the minor axis direction of the shape opening part is each represented.
- the column of the ray tracing setting value and the column of lens data in Table (1) are described according to the format of “Code V” which is optical design software of ORA (Optical Research Associates).
- “DIM MM” indicates that the dimension is mm
- WL indicates the wavelength (nm) of light.
- XOB is the X coordinate (unit: mm) of the 15 light beams used for ray tracing from the image side (wafer side) on the wafer 7
- YOB is the 15 light beams on the wafer 7.
- RDY is the radius of curvature of the surface (vertical radius of curvature in the case of an aspheric surface; unit: mm), and THI is the distance from the surface to the next surface, that is, the surface interval (unit). : Mm)
- RMD indicates whether the surface is a reflective surface or a refractive surface.
- REFL means a reflective surface.
- INFINITY means infinity, and if RDY is INFINITY, it means that the surface is a plane.
- OBJ represents the surface of the wafer 7 as an image surface
- STO represents the surface of the aperture stop AS
- IMG represents the pattern surface of the mask 4 as the object surface.
- Surface number 1 is the virtual surface
- surface number 2 is the reflective surface of the sixth reflector M6
- surface number 3 is the reflective surface of the fifth reflector M5
- surface number 4 is the reflective surface of the fourth reflector M4
- Surface number 5 indicates the reflecting surface of the third reflecting mirror M3
- surface number 7 indicates the reflecting surface of the second reflecting mirror M2
- surface number 8 indicates the reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror M1.
- ASP means that the reflecting surfaces of the reflecting mirrors M1 to M6 are aspherical surfaces represented by the following formula (a).
- h is the height (unit: mm) in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and s is along the optical axis from the tangential plane at the apex of the aspheric surface to the position on the aspheric surface at the height h.
- Distance (sag amount) (unit: mm)
- r is a vertex curvature radius (unit: mm)
- ⁇ is a conical coefficient
- C n is an n-order aspheric coefficient.
- K is a conical coefficient kappa
- A is the coefficient of the coefficient C 8
- D is h 10 of coefficients C 6
- C is h 8 coefficients h 4 C 4
- B is h 6 C 10
- E is the coefficient C 12
- H of h 16 coefficients C 18 is the coefficient C 20 of h 20.
- XDE, YDE, and ZDE on the reflecting surfaces (surface numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8) of the reflecting mirrors M1 to M6 are X direction components (unit: mm) of surface eccentricity, and Y direction.
- the component (unit: mm) and the Z direction component (unit: mm) are shown.
- ADE, BDE, and CDE are the ⁇ x direction component (rotation component around X axis; unit: degree), ⁇ y direction component (rotation component around Y axis; unit: degree), and ⁇ z direction component (Z Rotational component around the axis; unit: degree).
- DAR means that coordinates (X, Y, Z) behind the surface do not change. That is, even if the surface described as DAR is decentered, the subsequent surface does not follow the new decentered coordinates, and is a single eccentricity of only the surface described as DAR.
- Table (1) is the same in the following Table (2).
- FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing transverse aberration in the first example.
- (X, Y) indicates normalized coordinates in the effective imaging region.
- the notations in the aberration diagrams of FIGS. 5 to 7 are the same in the subsequent aberration diagrams of FIGS. 10 to 12.
- the average value of the angle formed between the principal ray corresponding to each point of the arcuate illumination area formed on the mask 4 and the perpendicular of the first surface on which the mask 4 is arranged is ⁇ , and the imaging optical system
- NAmax the maximum numerical aperture on the mask 4 side (first surface side)
- NAmax sin ⁇
- the average value ⁇ has a plurality of angles between the principal ray corresponding to each point and the perpendicular to each point, and can be an average value of these angles.
- Each of the points may be a representative point in the arcuate illumination area, for example, a center point of the arcuate illumination area and a point at the outermost periphery of the arcuate illumination area.
- conditional expression (b) corresponds to the fact that the numerical aperture in the X direction is set larger than the average value of the incident angle to the mask 4. Further, in the conditional expression (b), in order to separate light rays in the imaging optical system, the incident angle of the incident light component in the Y direction of the incident light is larger than the incident angle of the incident light component in the X direction. It corresponds to becoming.
- the principal ray of the incident light is not perpendicular to the mask 4 surface or the wafer 7 surface
- a hemisphere having a radius of 1 is virtually drawn from the center of the incident light incident on the mask 4 surface or the wafer 7 surface.
- the center of an area obtained by projecting (orthographically projecting) the area where the hemisphere and the incident light beam overlap onto the mask 4 or wafer 7 surface perpendicularly to the mask 4 or wafer 7 surface, and the outer periphery of the projected area
- the numerical aperture is defined by the distance (for example, radius in the case of a circle). Further, when the projected region is an ellipse, it indicates that the numerical aperture is different between the X direction and the Y direction, and the major axis or the minor axis is the numerical aperture.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration along the YZ plane of the imaging optical system according to the second example.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration along the XZ plane of the imaging optical system according to the second example.
- table (2) values of specifications of the imaging optical system according to the second example are listed.
- FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing transverse aberration in the second example.
- the radial direction passing through the center of the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER on the wafer 7 (Y
- the light beam is bent along a plane (YZ plane) including the direction) and the optical axis AX. This is because it is easy to bend the light beam in the narrow direction (Y direction) of the arc-shaped effective field on the mask 4 in the vicinity of the object plane, and the narrow direction of the arc-shaped effective image formation region ER in the vicinity of the image plane. This is because it is easy to bend the light beam in the (Y direction).
- an elliptical opening is provided in the aperture stop AS that defines the numerical aperture NA on the image side (second surface side) based on this knowledge, and the major axis direction (X direction) of the opening is provided.
- the image side numerical aperture NAx with respect to the direction is increased.
- the first embodiment uses the image-side numerical aperture NAx in the X direction in the prior art. That is, the size is increased to twice that of the technology.
- an elliptical aperture having a minor axis in the Y direction which is the direction in which the light beam is bent in the reflective imaging optical system, is provided in the aperture stop AS, and the major axis dimension Dx of the aperture is the minor axis dimension.
- the image-side numerical aperture NAx in the X direction is increased to 2 times or 1.4 times as large as that of the prior art. That is, in each example of the present embodiment, for example, a reflection optical system applicable to an exposure apparatus using EUV light, and an imaging optical system capable of increasing the numerical aperture while enabling optical path separation of a light beam. Is realized.
- a relatively large image-side numerical aperture of 0.4 or 0.35 in the X direction is secured for EUV light having a wavelength of 13.5 nm, and on the wafer 7. It is possible to secure a 26 mm ⁇ 2 mm arc-shaped effective imaging region in which various aberrations are corrected favorably. Therefore, the pattern of the mask 4 can be transferred to each exposure region having a size of, for example, 26 mm ⁇ 34 mm or 26 mm ⁇ 37 mm on the wafer 7 with a high resolution of 0.1 ⁇ m or less by scanning exposure.
- a circuit pattern is projected using the imaging optical system 6 in which the image-side numerical aperture NAx in the X direction is twice or 1.4 times the image-side numerical aperture NAy in the Y direction. Exposure. Therefore, for a pattern to be formed by using limit resolution in a layer called a critical layer, the spatial frequency is high (pitch is small) along the X direction and the spatial frequency is low (pitch is small) along the Y direction.
- the circuit pattern may be designed so as to be larger.
- EUV light having a wavelength of 13.5 nm is exemplarily used.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- EUV light having a wavelength of about 5 to 40 nm other The present invention can be similarly applied to an imaging optical system that uses light of an appropriate wavelength.
- the radial direction passing through the center of the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER and the Y direction coincide with each other.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the arc-shaped effective imaging region ER
- the effect of the present invention can be obtained by making the angle formed by the radial direction passing through the center and the Y direction smaller than 30 degrees.
- the effective image formation area formed on the wafer 7 has an arc shape.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, a rectangular effective image formation area can be formed.
- the effect of the present invention can be obtained by matching the short side direction of the rectangular effective imaging region with the Y direction.
- the effect of this invention can be acquired by making the angle which the short side direction and Y direction of a rectangular-shaped effective image formation area make smaller than 30 degree
- the positive pupil type reflection imaging optical system is a reflection imaging optical system having an entrance pupil on the optical system side with the object plane interposed therebetween.
- the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the first direction on the second surface is the second surface. It is important that the numerical aperture is larger than 1.1 times (more preferably 1.5 times) the numerical aperture on the second surface side in the second direction intersecting the first direction.
- the present invention provides a reflection imaging optical system that forms an image of a first surface on a second surface, and further includes an aperture stop that defines a numerical aperture on the second surface side. Has an elliptical opening, and it is important that the dimension of the elliptical opening in the major axis direction is larger than 1.1 times the dimension in the minor axis direction.
- the exposure apparatus of the above-described embodiment is manufactured by assembling various subsystems including the respective constituent elements recited in the claims of the present application so as to maintain predetermined mechanical accuracy, electrical accuracy, and optical accuracy. Is done. To ensure these various accuracies, before and after this assembly, various optical systems are adjusted to achieve optical accuracy, various mechanical systems are adjusted to achieve mechanical accuracy, and various electrical systems are Adjustments are made to achieve electrical accuracy.
- the assembly process from the various subsystems to the exposure apparatus includes mechanical connection, electrical circuit wiring connection, pneumatic circuit piping connection and the like between the various subsystems. Needless to say, there is an assembly process for each subsystem before the assembly process from the various subsystems to the exposure apparatus. When the assembly process of the various subsystems to the exposure apparatus is completed, comprehensive adjustment is performed to ensure various accuracies as the entire exposure apparatus.
- the exposure apparatus is preferably manufactured in a clean room where the temperature, cleanliness, etc. are controlled.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a semiconductor device manufacturing process.
- a metal film is vapor-deposited on a wafer W to be a semiconductor device substrate (step S40), and a photoresist, which is a photosensitive material, is applied on the vapor-deposited metal film. (Step S42).
- the pattern formed on the mask (reticle) M is transferred to each shot area on the wafer W (step S44: exposure process), and the transfer of the wafer W after the transfer is completed.
- step S46 development process
- step S48 processing step
- the resist pattern is a photoresist layer in which unevenness having a shape corresponding to the pattern transferred by the exposure apparatus of the above-described embodiment is generated, and the recess penetrates the photoresist layer. is there.
- the surface of the wafer W is processed through this resist pattern.
- the processing performed in step S48 includes, for example, at least one of etching of the surface of the wafer W or film formation of a metal film or the like.
- the exposure apparatus of the above-described embodiment performs pattern transfer using the wafer W coated with the photoresist as a photosensitive substrate.
- a laser plasma X-ray source is used as a light source for supplying EUV light.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, synchrotron radiation (SOR) light is used as EUV light. You can also.
- the present invention is applied to an exposure apparatus having a light source for supplying EUV light.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a light source that supplies light having a wavelength other than EUV light.
- the present invention can also be applied to an exposure apparatus having
- the present invention is applied to the imaging optical system as the projection optical system of the exposure apparatus.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the image of the first surface is generally the second surface.
- the present invention can be similarly applied to the reflection imaging optical system formed above.
- the present invention is applied to the reflective imaging optical system in which all the optical elements are composed only of the reflecting mirrors.
- the present invention may be applied to an imaging optical system that is a diffractive optical element or a transmissive diffractive optical element.
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前記第2面上の第1方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は、前記第2面上において前記第1方向と交差する第2方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数の1.1倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系を提供する。
前記第2面上の第1方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は、前記第2面上において前記第1方向と交差する第2方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数の1.5倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系を提供する。
前記第2面側の開口数を規定する開口絞りを備え、
前記開口絞りは楕円形状の開口部を有し、該楕円形状の開口部の長径方向の寸法は短径方向の寸法の1.1倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系を提供する。
前記所定のパターンが転写された前記感光性基板を現像し、前記所定のパターンに対応する形状のマスク層を前記感光性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感光性基板の表面を加工する加工工程とを含むことを特徴とするデバイス製造方法を提供する。
図3は、第1実施例にかかる結像光学系のYZ平面に沿った構成を概略的に示す図である。図4は、第1実施例にかかる結像光学系のXZ平面に沿った構成を概略的に示す図である。次の表(1)に、第1実施例にかかる結像光学系の諸元の値を掲げる。表(1)の主要諸元の欄において、λは露光光の波長を、βは結像倍率を、NAxはX方向に関する像側(ウェハ側)開口数を、NAyはY方向に関する像側(ウェハ側)開口数を、Y0はウェハ7上でのイメージサークルIFの半径(最大像高)を、LXは有効結像領域ERのX方向に沿った寸法を、LYは有効結像領域ERのY方向に沿った寸法(円弧状の有効結像領域ERの幅寸法)を、Dxは開口絞りASの楕円形状の開口部の長径方向であるX方向の寸法を、Dyは開口絞りASの楕円形状の開口部の短径方向であるY方向の寸法をそれぞれ表している。
+C6・h6+C8・h8+C10・h10+C12・h12+C14・h14+C16・h16
+C18・h18+C20・h20 (a)
(主要諸元)
λ=13.5nm
β=1/4
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(光線追跡設定値)
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NAmax>sinα (b)
図8は、第2実施例にかかる結像光学系のYZ平面に沿った構成を概略的に示す図である。図9は、第2実施例にかかる結像光学系のXZ平面に沿った構成を概略的に示す図である。次の表(2)に、第2実施例にかかる結像光学系の諸元の値を掲げる。
(主要諸元)
λ=13.5nm
β=1/4
NAx=0.35
NAy=0.25
Y0=41.5mm
LX=26mm
LY=2mm
Dx=70.5689mm
Dy=49.9638mm
(光線追跡設定値)
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2a,2b フライアイ光学系
3 斜入射ミラー
4 マスク
5 マスクステージ
6 結像光学系
7 ウェハ
8 ウェハステージ
IL 照明光学系
G1,G2 反射光学系
M1~M6 反射鏡
Claims (25)
- 第1面の像を第2面上に形成する反射結像光学系において、
前記第2面上の第1方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は、前記第2面上において前記第1方向と交差する第2方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数の1.1倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系。 - 第1面の像を第2面上に形成する反射結像光学系において、
前記第2面上の第1方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は、前記第2面上において前記第1方向と交差する第2方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数の1.5倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系。 - 前記第1方向と前記第2方向とは直交していることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第1方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は最も大きく、前記第2方向に関する前記第2面側の開口数は最も小さいことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第2面上における有効結像領域は円弧状であり、該円弧状の有効結像領域の中心を通る径方向と前記第2方向とがなす角度は30度よりも小さいことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記円弧状の有効結像領域の中心を通る径方向と前記第2方向とは一致していることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第2面上における有効結像領域は矩形状であり、該矩形状の有効結像領域の短辺方向と前記第2方向とがなす角度は30度よりも小さいことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記矩形状の有効結像領域の短辺方向と前記第2方向とは一致していることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第1面に形成される照明領域の各点に対応する主光線と前記第1面の垂線とのなす角の平均値をαとし、前記第1面における最大開口数をNAmaxとすると、
NAmax>sinα
の条件を満たすことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項8のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系。 - 第1面の像を第2面上に形成する反射結像光学系において、
前記第2面側の開口数を規定する開口絞りを備え、
前記開口絞りは楕円形状の開口部を有し、該楕円形状の開口部の長径方向の寸法は短径方向の寸法の1.1倍よりも大きいことを特徴とする結像光学系。 - 前記第2面上における有効結像領域は円弧状であり、該円弧状の有効結像領域の中心を通る径方向と前記短径方向とは対応していることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第2面上における有効結像領域は矩形状であり、該矩形状の有効結像領域の短辺方向と前記短径方向とは対応していることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第1面に形成される照明領域の各点に対応する主光線と前記第1面の垂線とのなす角の平均値をαとし、前記第1面における最大開口数をNAmaxとすると、
NAmax>sinα
の条件を満たすことを特徴とする請求項10乃至請求項12のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系。 - 前記結像光学系は、前記第2面側にテレセントリックな光学系であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至13のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記結像光学系の入射瞳は、前記第1面を挟んで前記結像光学系の反対側に位置していることを特徴とする請求項1乃至14のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系。
- 光源からの光により前記第1面に設置された所定のパターンを照明するための照明系を備える露光装置と組み合わされて使用されることを特徴とする請求項1乃至15のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記照明系の射出瞳は、該射出瞳が位置する面である射出瞳面における第3方向の大きさよりも、該射出瞳面上において前記第3方向と直交する第4方向の大きさの方が大きいことを特徴とする請求項16に記載の結像光学系。
- 前記第3方向は前記第1方向と光学的に対応しており、前記第4方向は前記第2方向と光学的に対応していることを特徴とする請求項17に記載の結像光学系。
- 光源からの光により前記第1面に設置された所定のパターンを照明するための照明系と、前記所定のパターンを前記第2面に設置された感光性基板に投影するための請求項1乃至18のいずれか1項に記載の結像光学系とを備えていることを特徴とする露光装置。
- 前記照明系の射出瞳は、該射出瞳が位置する面である射出瞳面における第3方向の大きさよりも、該射出瞳面上において前記第3方向と直交する第4方向の大きさの方が大きいことを特徴とする請求項19に記載の露光装置。
- 前記照明系の前記射出瞳の形状は、楕円形状であることを特徴とする請求項20に記載の露光装置。
- 前記第3方向は前記第1方向と光学的に対応しており、前記第4方向は前記第2方向と光学的に対応していることを特徴とする請求項20または21に記載の露光装置。
- 前記照明系は、前記第1面と光学的に共役な位置に配置された複数の光学要素を有する第1フライアイ光学系と、前記射出瞳面または前記射出瞳面と光学的に共役な面に配置された複数の光学要素を有する第2フライアイ光学系とを備え、
前記第2フライアイ光学系の前記複数の光学要素は、前記第3方向の大きさよりも前記第4方向の大きさの方が大きい領域内に配列されていることを特徴とする請求項20乃至22のいずれか1項に記載の露光装置。 - 前記光源から供給される光は波長が5nm乃至40nmのEUV光であり、
前記結像光学系に対して前記所定のパターンおよび前記感光性基板を相対移動させて、前記所定のパターンを前記感光性基板に投影露光することを特徴とする請求項19乃至23のいずれか1項に記載の露光装置。 - 請求項19乃至24のいずれか1項に記載の露光装置を用いて、前記所定のパターンを前記感光性基板に露光する露光工程と、
前記所定のパターンが転写された前記感光性基板を現像し、前記所定のパターンに対応する形状のマスク層を前記感光性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感光性基板の表面を加工する加工工程とを含むことを特徴とするデバイス製造方法。
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