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David W. Myers

Vice President EUV Development at Cymer LLC

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 17 April 2014 Paper

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Laser produced plasma light source development for HVM

Igor Fomenkov, David Brandt, Nigel Farrar, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Norbert Böwering, Daniel Riggs, Robert Rafac, Silvia De Dea, Michael Purvis, Rudy Peeters, Hans Meiling, Noreen Harned, Daniel Smith, Robert Kazinczi, Alberto Pirati

Proceedings Volume 9048, 904835 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2048195

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Scanners, Tin, Light sources, Deep ultraviolet, Laser development, Hydrogen, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2014 Paper

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LPP EUV source readiness for NXE 3300B

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Nigel Farrar, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Norbert Böwering, Daniel Riggs, Robert Rafac, Silvia De Dea, Rudy Peeters, Hans Meiling, Noreen Harned, Daniel Smith, Alberto Pirati, Robert Kazinczi

Proceedings Volume 9048, 90480C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2048184

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Control systems, Tin, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Pulsed laser operation, Laser scanners

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2013 Paper

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Laser produced plasma EUV light source for EUVL patterning at 20nm node and beyond

Igor Fomenkov, David Brandt, Nigel Farrar, Bruno La Fontaine, Norbert Böwering, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, David Myers

Proceedings Volume 8679, 86792I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012695

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Tin, Plasma, Light sources, Carbon dioxide lasers, Neodymium, Optical lithography, Laser development, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2013 Paper

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CO2/Sn LPP EUV sources for device development and HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Nigel Farrar, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Richard Sandstrom, Georgiy Vaschenko, Norbert Böwering, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Silvia De Dea, Wayne Dunstan, Peter Baumgart, Toshi Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt, Peter Porshnev, Christopher Wittak, Robert Rafac, Jonathan Grava, Alexander Schafgans, Yezheng Tao, Kay Hoffmann, Tedsuja Ishikawa, David Evans, Spencer Rich

Proceedings Volume 8679, 86791G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011212

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Carbon dioxide lasers, Mirrors, Tin, Pulsed laser operation, Plasma systems, Laser scanners

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 June 2012

Development of stable extreme-ultraviolet sources for use in lithography exposure systems

Igor Fomenkov, Bruno La Fontaine, Daniel Brown, Imtiaz Ahmad, Peter Baumgart, Norbert Bowering, David Brandt, Alexander Bykanov, Silvia De Dea, Alex Ershov, Nigel Farrar, Daniel Golich, Michael Lercel, David Myers, Chirag Rajyaguru, Shailendra Srivastava, Yezheng Tao, Georgiy Vaschenko

JM3, Vol. 11, Issue 02, 021110, (June 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMM.11.2.021110

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Lithography, Tin, Reflectivity, Semiconducting wafers, Mirrors, Scanners, Gas lasers

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2012 Paper

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Laser produced plasma EUV sources for device development and HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Michael Lercel, Bruno La Fontaine, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Alex Ershov, Richard Sandstrom, Alexander Bykanov, Georgiy Vaschenko, Norbert Böwering, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Silvia De Dea, Wayne Dunstan, Peter Baumgart, Toshi Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt, Peter Porshnev, Christian Wittak, Michael Woolston, Robert Rafac, Jonathan Grava, Alexander Schafgans, Yezheng Tao

Proceedings Volume 8322, 83221I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916521

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Mirrors, Coating, Manufacturing, Tin, Semiconducting wafers, Laser scanners

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2012 Paper

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Light sources for EUV lithography at the 22-nm node and beyond

Igor Fomenkov, Norbert Böwering, David Brandt, Daniel Brown, Alexander Bykanov, Alex Ershov, Bruno La Fontaine, Michael Lercel, David Myers

Proceedings Volume 8322, 83222N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916531

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Tin, Ions, Plasma, Carbon dioxide lasers, Light sources, Control systems, Reflectivity, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 8 April 2011 Paper

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Development of an in-situ Sn cleaning method for extreme ultraviolet light lithography

J. Sporre, R. Lofgren, D. Ruzic, O. Khodykin, D. Myers

Proceedings Volume 7969, 796929 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881634

KEYWORDS: Tin, Etching, Plasma, Hydrogen, Extreme ultraviolet, Ions, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Silicon, Lithography, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 8 April 2011 Paper

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Laser produced plasma light source for EUVL

Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Daniel Brown, Richard Sandstrom, Bruno La Fontaine, Alexander Bykanov, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Norbert Böwering, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou, Wayne Dunstan, Peter Baumgart, Toshihiko Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt, David Brandt

Proceedings Volume 7969, 796933 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882210

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Spectrometers, Light sources, Scanners, Optical filters, Reflectivity, Optical lithography, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 2011 Paper

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LPP source system development for HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Richard Sandstrom, Bruno La Fontaine, Michael Lercel, Alexander Bykanov, Norbert Böwering, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Palash Das, Vladimir Fleurov, Kevin Zhang, Daniel Golich, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou, Wayne Dunstan, Christian Wittak, Peter Baumgart, Toshihiko Ishihara, Rod Simmons, Robert Jacques, Robert Bergstedt

Proceedings Volume 7969, 79691H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882208

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Scanners, Reflectivity, Plasma, Mirrors, Semiconducting wafers, Carbon dioxide lasers, Laser scanners, 3D scanning

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2010 Paper

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Laser-produced plasma light source for EUVL

Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Richard Sandstrom, Norbert Böwering, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Alexander Bykanov, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Daniel Golich, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou, Kevin O'Brien, Wayne Dunstan, David Brandt

Proceedings Volume 7636, 763639 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848408

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Carbon dioxide lasers, Reflectivity, Tin, Plasma, Manufacturing, Mirrors, Ions, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 20 March 2010 Paper

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LPP source system development for HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Richard Sandstrom, Norbert Böwering, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Alexander Bykanov, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Daniel Golich, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou, Kevin O'Brien, Wayne Dunstan

Proceedings Volume 7636, 76361I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848404

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Scanners, Carbon dioxide lasers, Manufacturing, Prototyping, Tin, Mirrors, Laser scanners

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 2009

Performance results of laser-produced plasma test and prototype light sources for EUV lithography

Norbert Böwering, Igor Fomenkov, David Brandt, Alexander Bykanov, Alexander Ershov, William Partlo, Dave Myers, Nigel Farrar, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Jerzy Hoffman, Christopher Chrobak, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Daniel Golich, David Vidusek, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou

JM3, Vol. 8, Issue 04, 041504, (October 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3224942

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Ions, Plasma, Gas lasers, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Tin, Carbon monoxide, Mirrors, Prototyping, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2009 Paper

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Laser-produced plasma light source for EUVL

Igor Fomenkov, David Brandt, Alexander Bykanov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, Dave Myers, Norbert Böwering, Nigel Farrar, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Jerzy Hoffman, Christopher Chrobak, Shailendra Srivastava, Daniel Golich, David Vidusek, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou

Proceedings Volume 7271, 727138 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.814272

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Ions, Plasma, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Sensors, Carbon dioxide lasers, Mirrors, Tin, Coating, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 18 March 2009 Open Access

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LPP source system development for HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Norbert Böwering, Nigel Farrar, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Alexander Bykanov, Jerzy Hoffman, Christopher Chrobak, Shailendra Srivastava, Imtiaz Ahmad, Chirag Rajyaguru, Daniel Golich, David Vidusek, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou

Proceedings Volume 7271, 727103 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.814228

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Reflectivity, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Mirrors, Tin, Plasma, Coating, Scanners, Manufacturing, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 4 December 2008 Paper

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Laser-produced plasma source system development

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Norbert Böwering, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Alexander Bykanov, Jerzy Hoffman, Christopher Chrobak, Shailendra Srivastava, David Vidusek, Silvia De Dea, Richard Hou

Proceedings Volume 7140, 71401E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.806648

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Plasma, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Tin, Plasma systems, Manufacturing, Light sources, Carbon dioxide lasers

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This paper provides a review of development progress for a laser-produced-plasma (LPP) extreme-ultra-violet (EUV) source with performance goals targeted to meet joint requirements from all leading scanner manufacturers. Laser produced plasma systems have been developed as a viable approach for the EUV scanner light source for optical imaging of circuit features at sub-32nm and beyond nodes on the ITRS roadmap. Recent advances in the development of the system, its present average output power level and progress with various subcomponents is discussed. We present the latest results on peak EUV and average EUV power as well as stability of EUV output, measured in burst-mode operation at the nominal repetition rate of the light source. In addition, our progress in developing of critical components, such as normal-incidence EUV collector and liquid-target delivery system is described. We also report on dose stability, plasma position stability and EUV distribution at the output region of the source. This presentation reviews the experimental results obtained on systems with a focus on the topics most critical for an HVM source. The capability to scale LPP power by further development of the high power CO2 drive laser in order to increase duty cycle and duration of continuous light source operation is shown. Production systems with thermal management and capable of 5 sr light collection are being assembled and tested. A description of the development of a normal-incidence ellipsoidal collector is included. Improvements in substrate quality lead to increased EUV reflectance of the mirror. Results on the generation of liquid tin droplets as target material for efficient plasma generation are also described. The droplet generator serves as a key element in the precise and spatially stable delivery of small quantities of liquid tin at high repetition rates. We describe a protection module at the intermediate focus (IF) region of the source and imaging of the EUV distribution using a sub-aperture collector and a fluorescent screen. A path to meet requirements for production scanners planned well into the next decade is also presented.

Proceedings Article | 21 March 2007 Paper

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Laser-produced plasma source system development

Igor Fomenkov, David Brandt, Alexander Bykanov, Alexander Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Norbert Böwering, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Jerzy Hoffman, Ernesto Vargas L., Rodney Simmons, Juan Chavez, Christopher Chrobak

Proceedings Volume 6517, 65173J (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713454

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Ions, Gas lasers, Plasma, Tin, Spectroscopy, Carbon monoxide, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Calibration, Sensors

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This paper describes the development of laser produced plasma (LPP) technology as an EUV source for advanced scanner lithography applications in high volume manufacturing. EUV lithography is expected to succeed 193 nm immersion technology for critical layer patterning below 32 nm beginning with beta generation scanners in 2009. This paper describes the development status of subsystems most critical to the performance to meet joint scanner manufacturer requirements and semiconductor industry standards for reliability and economic targets for cost of ownership. The intensity and power of the drive laser are critical parameters in the development of extreme ultraviolet LPP lithography sources. The conversion efficiency (CE) of laser light into EUV light is strongly dependent on the intensity of the laser energy on the target material at the point of interaction. The total EUV light generated then scales directly with the total incident laser power. The progress on the development of a short pulse, high power CO2 laser for EUV applications is reported. The lifetime of the collector mirror is a critical parameter in the development of extreme ultra-violet LPP lithography sources. The deposition of target materials and contaminants, as well as sputtering of the collector multilayer coating and implantation of incident particles can reduce the reflectivity of the mirror substantially over the exposure time even though debris mitigation schemes are being employed. The results of measurements of high energy ions generated by a short-pulse CO2 laser on a laser-produced plasma EUV light source with Sn target are presented. Droplet generation is a key element of the LPP source being developed at Cymer for EUV lithography applications. The main purpose of this device is to deliver small quantities of liquid target material as droplets to the laser focus. The EUV light in such configuration is obtained as a result of creating a highly ionized plasma from the material of the droplets. Liquid tin is the material of choice to be used as a target due to the relatively high CE of the laser energy into in-band EUV radiation. Results obtained with the droplet generator and technical challenges related to successful implementation of the device are discussed.

Proceedings Article | 19 March 2007 Paper

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LPP EUV source development for HVM

David Brandt, Igor Fomenkov, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Norbert Böwering, Alexander Bykanov, Georgiy Vaschenko, Oleh Khodykin, Jerzy Hoffman, Ernesto Vargas L., Rodney Simmons, Juan Chavez, Christopher Chrobak

Proceedings Volume 6517, 65170Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713279

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Gas lasers, Plasmas, Tin, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Carbon monoxide, Ions, Scanners

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2006 Paper

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EUV source collector

Norbert Böwering, Alex Ershov, William Marx, Oleh Khodykin, Björn Hansson, Ernesto Vargas L., Juan Chavez, Igor Fomenkov, David Myers, David Brandt

Proceedings Volume 6151, 61513R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.656462

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet, Coating, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Plasma, Tin, Solids, Light sources, Atomic force microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2006 Paper

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High-temperature LPP collector mirror

Torsten Feigl, Sergiy Yulin, Nicolas Benoit, Norbert Kaiser, Norbert Böwering, Alex Ershov, Oleh Khodykin, John Viatella, Kent Bruzzone, Igor Fomenkov, David Myers

Proceedings Volume 6151, 61514A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662138

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Coating, Extreme ultraviolet, Silicon, Annealing, Atomic force microscopy, Silicon carbide, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2006 Paper

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LPP EUV source development for HVM

Björn Hansson, Igor Fomenkov, Norbert Böwering, Alex Ershov, William Partlo, David Myers, Oleh Khodykin, Alexander Bykanov, Curtis Rettig, Jerzy Hoffman, Ernesto Vargas, Rod Simmons, Juan Chavez, William Marx, David Brandt

Proceedings Volume 6151, 61510R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.656687

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Tin, Plasma, Lithium, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Mirrors, Ions, Prototyping, Reflectivity, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

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EUV source system development update: advancing along the path to HVM

D. Myers, I. Fomenkov, B. Hansson, B. Klene, D. Brandt

Proceedings Volume 5751, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601052

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Lithium, Ions, Tin, Mirrors, Extreme ultraviolet lithography, Plasma, Xenon, Excimer lasers, Neodymium lasers

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2005 Paper

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LPP EUV conversion efficiency optimization

J. Hoffman, A. Bykanov, O. Khodykin, A. Ershov, I. Fomenkov, W. Partlo, D. Myers

Proceedings Volume 5751, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601048

KEYWORDS: Tin, Extreme ultraviolet, Lithium, Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Laser energy, Spectroscopy, Light, CCD cameras, Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper

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Production-ready 2-kHz KrF excimer laser for DUV lithography

Dave Myers, Tom Watson, Palash Das, Gunasiri Padmabandu, Paolo Zambon, Thomas Hofmann, William Partlo, Christopher Hysham, Richard Dunning

Proceedings Volume 3679, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354309

KEYWORDS: Lithography, Excimer lasers, Control systems, Reliability, Laser stabilization, Safety, Laser systems engineering, Deep ultraviolet, Manufacturing, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 1998 Paper

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Feasibility studies of operating KrF lasers at ultranarrow spectral bandwidths for 0.18-um line widths

Alexander Ershov, Thomas Hofmann, William Partlo, Igor Fomenkov, George Everage, Palash Das, Dave Myers

Proceedings Volume 3334, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310732

KEYWORDS: Laser stabilization, Pulsed laser operation, Excimer lasers, Diffraction gratings, Lithography, Optical lithography, Prisms, Gas lasers, Laser cutting, Laser scanners

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