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浸没系统两相流致压力脉动特性数值分析

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE FLOW-INDUCED-VIBRATION CAUSED BY TWO-PHASE EXTRACTION IN IMMERISON SYSTEM

  • 摘要: 浸没系统通过在投影物镜与硅片之间维持稳定的液体环境, 成为浸没式光刻机实现更高分辨率光刻的关键组成部分. 为了保证浸没流场的均一和稳定, 浸没系统必须依赖负压抽排实现浸没流场的动态密封. 然而, 气液两相抽排会引起严重的流致振动问题, 从而影响双工作台的运动精度, 导致曝光线条堆叠和交错等缺陷. 针对浸没系统两相抽排亚毫米管道, 建立气液“对冲”流动物理模型. 借助开源软件OpenFOAM对管内流型和流致压力脉动特性进行数值分析. 研究结果表明: 气液“对冲”流动在回收管底端碰撞交汇形成涡流区, 进而诱发管内气液界面失稳和两相压力脉动. 该两相压力脉动特性近似为白噪声, 为多个正弦波分量与宽频带白噪声叠加. 此外, 气密封速度、硅片表面润湿特性和曝光扫描速度对气液界面流型及管内压力波动特性影响较大. 尤其当后退接触角约为65°时, 两相界面较为稳定, 两相压力脉动可以得到有效抑制. 本研究从机理上揭示了浸没系统振动产生的根源, 为浸没头结构优化和工艺参数调节提供了理论依据与技术支撑, 对提升浸没式光刻机的性能和良品率具有重要工程价值.

     

    Abstract: The immersion system, which maintains a stable liquid environment between the projection lens and the silicon wafer, serves as a critical component in immersion lithography systems for achieving higher-resolution patterning. To maintain the uniformity and stability of the immersion flow field, the immersion lithography must rely on negative pressure extraction and drainage to achieve dynamic sealing of the immersion flow field. However, the gas-liquid two-phase extraction and drainage will cause serious flow-induced vibration problems, which will affect the motion accuracy of the dual worktables and lead to defects such as the stacking and interleaving of exposure lines. Aiming at the sub-millimeter pipelines for two-phase extraction and drainage in the immersion system, a physical model of the gas-liquid "opposing" flow is established. With the help of the open-source software OpenFOAM, numerical analysis is carried out on the flow patterns and flow-induced vibration characteristics inside the pipe. The research results show that the gas-liquid "opposing" flow collides and converges at the bottom of the extraction pipe to form a vortex area, thus inducing pressure fluctuations inside the pipe and two-phase flow-induced vibrations. The characteristics of the two-phase flow-induced vibrations are approximately of the white noise type, which is a superimposition of multiple sinusoidal wave components and broadband white noise. In addition, the gas sealing speed, the wetting characteristics of the wafer surface, and the exposure scanning speed have a relatively large impact on the gas-liquid interface flow patterns and the pressure fluctuation characteristics. Especially when the receding contact angle is around 65°, the two-phase interface is relatively stable and the flow-induced vibration can be effectively suppressed. This study fundamentally reveals the root cause of vibration in the immersion system, providing theoretical support and technical guidance for the optimization of immersion head design and process parameter adjustment. It holds significant engineering value for improving the performance and yield of immersion lithography systems.

     

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