An Integrated Framework for Aerial Image Simulation and Proximity Correction
M. Machin1 (

), N. Savinskii
1,
O. Gutchin, A. Prosii, E. Gornev
1Institute of Microelectronics and Informatics RAS, Russia.
2Scientific Research Institute of Molecular Electronics
and Plant MIKRON, Russia.
We describe our integrated framework for photolithographic simulation, binary
proximity correction, and phase shift mask design. Our integrated framework
supports processing of Stream format, visualization and complicated analysis
of VLSI topology, aerial image intensity calculation and several algorithms
for proximity correction. Aerial image simulation algorithm uses rapid
computational techniques in Fourier domain. Binary proximity correction
algorithm uses simple efficient heuristics for serifs placement. Phase shift
mask generation algorithm uses new efficient algorithm for phase assignment in
dark field alternating PSM. At last we discuss experimental results, received
for automatically generated PSM.