Dr. Donis G. Flagello
President and CEO
SPIE Involvement:
Board of Directors | Symposia Committee | Conference Program Committee | Author | Instructor
Area of Expertise:
Photolithography , Physical Optics , Imaging , Modeling
Publications (50)

Proceedings Article | 24 February 2021 Presentation
Proceedings Volume 11613, 1161304 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589151

Proceedings Article | 26 March 2015 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9426, 942604 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2086357
KEYWORDS: Optical lithography, Lithography, Extreme ultraviolet, Semiconducting wafers, Scanners, Ions, Photomasks, Transmission electron microscopy, Manufacturing, Wafer-level optics

Proceedings Article | 12 April 2013 Paper
Proceedings Volume 8683, 86831C (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011613
KEYWORDS: Photomasks, Finite element methods, Fiber optic illuminators, Scanners, Near field, Maxwell's equations, Lithography, Image acquisition, Computational lithography, Computer simulations

Proceedings Article | 12 April 2013 Paper
Proceedings Volume 8683, 86830O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008267
KEYWORDS: Photomasks, Optimization (mathematics), Image processing, Freeform optics, Semiconducting wafers, Optical proximity correction, Source mask optimization, Cadmium sulfide, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optics manufacturing

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2012 Paper
Donis Flagello, Ryota Matsui, Kazuhiro Yano, Tomoyuki Matsuyama
Proceedings Volume 8326, 83260R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917030
KEYWORDS: Photoresist materials, Calibration, Data modeling, Photoresist developing, Diffusion, Thin films, Statistical modeling, Image compression, Optical proximity correction, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Volume Editor (4)

SPIE Conference Volume | 9 March 2007

SPIE Conference Volume | 2 April 2006

SPIE Conference Volume | 12 May 2005

SPIE Conference Volume | 28 May 2004

Conference Committee Involvement (22)
Computational Optics 2024
10 April 2024 | Strasbourg, France
Computational Optics 2021
13 September 2021 | Online Only, Spain
Computational Optics 2018
16 May 2018 | Frankfurt, Germany
SPIE Advanced Lithography
21 February 2016 | San Jose, United States
Computational Optics
7 September 2015 | Jena, Germany
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Course Instructor
SC706: Imaging and Optics Fundamentals in Advanced Lithography
Optical imaging in microlithography involves the physical formation of sub-micron structures within a photosensitive material for subsequent transfer into underlying films or substrates. Since the optical exposure systems used in lithography are some of the most advanced and complex optical instruments ever built, they involve ever more complex illuminator designs, nearly aberration free lenses, and hyper numerical apertures approaching unity and beyond. Fortunately, the lithography community has risen to the challenge by devising many inventive methods to characterize and optimize exposure systems. Moreover, the advanced use of simulation not only ties together characterization data to form a cohesive picture of exposure system capability, but it allows for a shorter time to development if the appropriate model calibration is successfully used. The imaging theory and models that are subsequently used in this industry, either in commercial or in-house simulation packages, have successively evolved in complexity with each new generation of the optics, but can seem very complicated to the uninitiated. This course will cover and explain the fundamentals behind imaging and optics in state-of-the-art microlithography. The basic optical concepts will be explained, including hyper-NA, polarization, and immersion optics. A systematic, step-by-step construction of partial coherent imaging models will be developed for vector and scalar assumptions. The description is enhanced by simple application examples to allow these models to be easily understood. Additional techniques are described that reduce the complexity of these models to allow for the formation of exposure tool performance prediction.
SC707A: Basics of Optical Imaging in Microlithography: A Hands-On Approach
A basic 'hands on' lecture is presented, in which students are given various optical components, including a source, lenses, gratings, etc., that are used to build a personal optical bench. Basic concepts of imaging, resolution, coherence factor, on-axis illumination, off-axis illumination, binary masks, phase-shift masks, etc., are examined by the students operating in small groups under the direction of the instructor. These concepts are related to real lithographic systems using basic principles and simulation. This course is intended to provide a foundation for the follow-on course, "Imaging and Optics Fundamentals in Microlithography" (SC706).
SC707: Basics of Optical Imaging in Microlithography: A Hands-on Approach
A basic 'hands on' lecture is presented, in which students are given various optical components, including a source, lenses, gratings, etc., that are used to build a personal optical bench. Basic concepts of imaging, resolution, coherence factor, on-axis illumination, off-axis illumination, binary masks, phase-shift masks, etc., are examined by the students operating in small groups under the direction of the instructor. These concepts are related to real lithographic systems using basic principles and simulation. This course is intended to provide a foundation for the follow-on course, "Imaging and Optics Fundamentals in Microlithography" (SC706).
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