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Printability of sub‐150 nm features in x‐ray lithography: Theory and experiments

Hector et al., 1994

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14063327233173325740
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Hector S
Wong V
Smith H
McCord M
Rhee K
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena

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Image formation in x‐ray lithography has been studied extensively. A previous theoretical study predicted that 0.1 μm features can be printed at large gaps (≳ 10 μm) with absorbers attenuating less than 10 dB. This study seeks to verify rigorous electromagnetic simulations …
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