Industrial analysis according to lithography characteristics of digital micromirror device and polygon scanner

Digital Micromirror Device와 Polygon scanner의 Lithography 특성에 따른 산업적 분석

  • Kim, Ji-Hun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Park, Kyu-Bag (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Rae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Ko, Kang-Ho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-woo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Lim, Dong-Wook (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
  • 김지훈 (인하대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 박규백 (인하대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 박정래 (인하대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 고강호 (인하대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 이정우 (인하대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 임동욱 (인하대학교 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.23
  • Accepted : 2021.12.31
  • Published : 2021.12.31

Abstract

In the early days of laser invention, it was simply used as a measuring tool, but as lasers became more common, they became an indispensable processing tool in the industry. Short-wavelength lasers are used to make patterns on wafers used in semiconductors depending on the wavelength, such as CO2 laser, YAG laser, green laser, and UV laser. At first, the hole of the PCB board mainly used for electronic parts was not thin and the hole size was large, so a mechanical drill was used. However, in order to realize product miniaturization and high integration, small hole processing lasers have become essential, and pattern exposure for small hole sizes has become essential. This paper intends to analyze the characteristics through patterns by exposing the PCB substrate through DMD and polygon scanner, which are different optical systems. Since the optical systems are different, the size of the patterns was made the same, and exposure was performed under the optimal conditions for each system. Pattern characteristics were analyzed through a 3D profiler. As a result of the analysis, there was no significant difference in line width between the two systems. However, it was confirmed that dmd had better pattern precision and polygon scanner had better productivity.

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