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US08502979B2 Methods and systems for determining a critical dimension and overlay of a specimen
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用于确定试样的临界尺寸和覆盖层的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for determining a critical dimension and overlay of a specimen
- Patent Title (中): 用于确定试样的临界尺寸和覆盖层的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13467042Application Date: 2012-05-09
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Publication No.: US08502979B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Ady Levy , Kyle A. Brown , Rodney Smedt , Gary Bultman , Mehrdad Nikoonahad , Dan Wack , John Fielden , Ibrahim Abdul-Halim
- Applicant: Ady Levy , Kyle A. Brown , Rodney Smedt , Gary Bultman , Mehrdad Nikoonahad , Dan Wack , John Fielden , Ibrahim Abdul-Halim
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agent Ann Marie Mewherter
- Main IPC: G01B11/00
- IPC: G01B11/00 ; G01B11/30 ; G01B11/14 ; G01B11/28

Abstract:
Methods and systems for monitoring semiconductor fabrication processes are provided. A system may include a stage configured to support a specimen and coupled to a measurement device. The measurement device may include an illumination system and a detection system. The illumination system and the detection system may be configured such that the system may be configured to determine multiple properties of the specimen. For example, the system may be configured to determine multiple properties of a specimen including: but not limited to, critical dimension and overlay misregistration; defects and thin film characteristics; critical dimension and defects; critical dimension and thin film characteristics; critical dimension, thin film characteristics and defects; macro defects and micro defects; flatness, thin film characteristics and defects; overlay misregistration and flatness; an implant characteristic and defects; and adhesion and thickness. In this manner, a measurement device may perform multiple optical and/or non-optical metrology and/or inspection techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130039460A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A CRITICAL DIMENSION AND OVERLAY OF A SPECIMEN Public/Granted day:2013-02-14
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