Edge placement errors for optical lithography

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PATENT NO 11397840
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16353888

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A method of determining the position of a first edge of a pattern in a mask used in fabricating an integrated circuit in which the first edge corresponds to a second edge associated with the pattern of a layout of the integrated circuit, includes, in part, dividing the edge into a multitude of segments, assigning a variable to each segment, applying a non-linear optimization algorithm to a current location of the first edge to determine an updated position of the first edge, determining a difference between the position of the second edge and a third edge corresponding to the updated position of the first edge and obtained by computer simulation of the mask pattern providing a model of the layout pattern when formed on a semiconductor wafer, and repeating the applying and the determining steps iteratively until the difference is smaller than a threshold value.

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SYNOPSYS INCCALIFORNIA USA

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Jang, Chiou-Hung Stephen Mountain View, US 1 0

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