进入信息时代的21世纪,微电子技术仍然是信息产业的主要技术支撑之一。20世纪,MOS集成电路已成为微电子产业的核心,它在向高集成度和低成本方向发展的过程中,遵循着Intel 公司创始人之一Gordon E. Moore预言的发展规律:即集成电路的集成度每三年增长4倍,特征尺寸每三年缩小√2倍(摩尔定律)[1],这一预言的实现和持续,带动了半导体制造设备的不断革命, 其中,光刻机的演变以及今后发展趋势充分体现了近二十年集成电路的发展历程和今后的发展需求。本文通过从80年代第一台G-Line(436nm)光刻机到ArF(193nm)等传统光刻机的演变和目前传统光刻机面临的挑战,揭示下一代光刻机(NGL: Next Generation Lithography) 的发展潜力和趋势。
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