Method for designing optical lithography masks for directed self-assembly

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PATENT NO 8856693
APP PUB NO 20120331428A1
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13606055

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A method and a computer system for designing an optical photomask for forming a prepattern opening in a photoresist layer on a substrate wherein the photoresist layer and the prepattern opening are coated with a self-assembly material that undergoes directed self-assembly to form a directed self-assembly pattern. The methods includes: generating a mask design shape from a target design shape; generating a sub-resolution assist feature design shape based on the mask design shape; using a computer to generate a prepattern shape based on the sub-resolution assist feature design shape; and using a computer to evaluate if a directed self-assembly pattern of the self-assembly material based on the prepattern shape is within specified ranges of dimensional and positional targets of the target design shape on the substrate.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheng, Joy San Jose, US 84 1433
Lai, Kafai Poughkeepsie, US 77 769
Li, Wai-Kin Beacon, US 150 2101
Na, Young-Hye San Jose, US 57 509
Pitera, Jed Walter Portola Valley, US 3 118
Rettner, Charles Thomas San Jose, US 22 281
Sanders, Daniel Paul San Jose, US 31 350
Yang, Da Fishkill, US 40 504

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