Presentation 2020-03-04
Pixel-based Mask Optimization with Lagrangian Relaxation and Boundary Flipping
Rina Azuma, Yukihide Kohira, Tomomi Matsui, Atsushi Takahashi, Chikaaki Kodama,
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Abstract(in English) Due to miniaturization of process technology, progressing manufacturing process by optical lithography is required. In resolution enhancement techniques in the optical lithography, Optical Proximity Correction, which improves shape fidelity of formed patterns on wafers against designed target patterns by mask optimization, is essential to progress the optical lithography. In this paper, optimal parameters of Subgradient method are explored by computational experiments for an existing method using Lagrangian relaxation method and Subgradient method. Moreover, boundary flipping method is proposed and applied to the mask obtained by Lagrangian relaxation method to improve image contour fidelity. The proposed method is evaluated by comparing with existing methods in computational experiments.
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Keyword(in English) lithography / lithography simulation / optical proximity correction (OPC) / design for manufacturability (DFM)
Paper # VLD2019-105,HWS2019-78
Date of Issue 2020-02-26 (VLD, HWS)

Conference Information
Committee HWS / VLD
Conference Date 2020/3/4(4days)
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Place (in English) Okinawa Ken Seinen Kaikan
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Design Technology for System-on-Silicon, Hardware Security, etc.
Chair Shinichi Kawamura(Toshiba) / Nozomu Togawa(Waseda Univ.)
Vice Chair Makoto Ikeda(Univ. of Tokyo) / Yasuhisa Shimazaki(Renesas Electronics) / Daisuke Fukuda(Fujitsu Labs.)
Secretary Makoto Ikeda(SECOM) / Yasuhisa Shimazaki(Kyushu Univ.) / Daisuke Fukuda(Univ. of Aizu)
Assistant / Kazuki Ikeda(Hitachi)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Hardware Security / Technical Committee on VLSI Design Technologies
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Pixel-based Mask Optimization with Lagrangian Relaxation and Boundary Flipping
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) lithography
Keyword(2) lithography simulation
Keyword(3) optical proximity correction (OPC)
Keyword(4) design for manufacturability (DFM)
1st Author's Name Rina Azuma
1st Author's Affiliation the University of Aizu(Univ. of Aizu)
2nd Author's Name Yukihide Kohira
2nd Author's Affiliation the University of Aizu(Univ. of Aizu)
3rd Author's Name Tomomi Matsui
3rd Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech)
4th Author's Name Atsushi Takahashi
4th Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech)
5th Author's Name Chikaaki Kodama
5th Author's Affiliation KIOXIA Corporation(KIOXIA)
Date 2020-03-04
Paper # VLD2019-105,HWS2019-78
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) VLD-443,HWS-444
Page pp.pp.65-70(VLD), pp.65-70(HWS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-02-26 (VLD, HWS)