Lithobench: Benchmarking ai computational lithography for semiconductor manufacturing

S Zheng, H Yang, B Zhu, B Yu… - Advances in Neural …, 2023 - proceedings.neurips.cc
Computational lithography provides algorithmic and mathematical support for resolution
enhancement in optical lithography, which is the critical step in semiconductor …

DevelSet: Deep neural level set for instant mask optimization

G Chen, Z Yu, H Liu, Y Ma, B Yu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As one of the key techniques for resolution enhancement technologies (RETs), optical
proximity correction (OPC) suffers from prohibitive computational costs as feature sizes …

L2o-ilt: Learning to optimize inverse lithography techniques

B Zhu, S Zheng, Z Yu, G Chen, Y Ma… - … on Computer-Aided …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inverse lithography technique (ILT) is one of the most widely used resolution enhancement
techniques (RETs) to compensate for the diffraction effect in the lithography process …

Hotspot detection via attention-based deep layout metric learning

H Geng, H Yang, L Zhang, J Miao, F Yang… - Proceedings of the 39th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
With the aggressive and amazing scaling of the feature size of semiconductors, hotspot
detection has become a crucial and challenging problem in the generation of optimized …

AdaOPC: A self-adaptive mask optimization framework for real design patterns

W Zhao, X Yao, Z Yu, G Chen, Y Ma, B Yu… - Proceedings of the 41st …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Optical proximity correction (OPC) is a widely-used resolution enhancement technique
(RET) for printability optimization. Recently, rigorous numerical optimization and fast …

Efficient ilt via multi-level lithography simulation

S Sun, F Yang, B Yu, L Shang… - 2023 60th ACM/IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inverse Lithography Technology (ILT) is a widely investigated method to improve the yield of
chip manufacturing. However, high computational complexity and difficulty in fabricating …

Ultra-fast source mask optimization via conditional discrete diffusion

G Chen, Z Wang, B Yu, DZ Pan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Source mask optimization (SMO) is vital for mitigating lithography imaging distortions
caused by shrinking critical dimensions in integrated circuit fabrication. However, the …

Large scale mask optimization via convolutional fourier neural operator and litho-guided self training

H Yang, Z Li, K Sastry, S Mukhopadhyay… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Machine learning techniques have been extensively studied for mask optimization
problems, aiming at better mask printability, shorter turnaround time, better mask …

Deep learning-driven digital inverse lithography technology for DMD-based maskless projection lithography

JT Chen, YY Zhao, X Guo, XM Duan - Optics & Laser Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
Digital micromirror device (DMD)-based maskless projection lithography has gained
significant attention for its maskless, flexible, and cost-effective characteristics. However …

Enabling scalable AI computational lithography with physics-inspired models

H Yang, H Ren - Proceedings of the 28th Asia and South Pacific Design …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Computational lithography is a critical research area for the continued scaling of
semiconductor manufacturing process technology by enhancing silicon printability via …