摘要:
A method and an apparatus are provided for applying a self-adaptive filter to a drifting process. The method includes processing a workpiece, measuring an output characteristic of the processed workpiece and modifying a previous estimated process state based at least on the measured output characteristic. The method further includes estimating a next process state based at least on the modified previous estimated process state.
摘要:
A method and apparatus is provided for identifying a cause of a fault based on controller output. The method comprises processing at least one workpiece under a direction of the controller and detecting a fault associated with the processing of the at least one workpiece. The method further includes determining a plurality of possible causes of the detected fault, identifying a more likely possible cause out of the plurality of possible causes, providing fault information associated with the identified more likely possible cause to the controller. The method further includes providing fault information associated with the identified more likely possible cause to the controller. The method further comprises adjusting the processing of one or more workpieces to be processed next based on the fault information provided to the controller. The method further includes generating prediction data associated with processing of the next workpieces, and comparing the prediction data to processing data associated with the processing of the next workpieces to identify a possible cause of the fault.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus for dynamic targeting for a process control system. A process step is performed upon a first workpiece in a batch based upon a process target setting. The process target setting comprises at least one parameter relating to a target characteristic of the first workpiece. Manufacturing data relating to processing of the first workpiece is acquired. The manufacturing data comprises at least one of a metrology data relating to the processed first workpiece and a tool state data relating to the tool state of a processing tool. Electrical data relating to the processed first workpiece is acquired at least partially during processing of a second workpiece in the batch. The process target setting is adjusted dynamically based upon a correlation of the electrical data with the manufacturing data.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting step and impulse disturbances. The method includes determining a pattern based on a plurality of probabilities associated with a corresponding plurality of wafer processing parameters and determining a type of a disturbance based upon the pattern.
摘要:
A method includes performing at least one process for forming a feature of a semiconductor device in accordance with an operating recipe. An electrical performance characteristic of the feature is measured. The measured electrical performance characteristic is compared to a target value for the electrical performance characteristic. At least one parameter of the operating recipe is determined based on the comparison. A system includes a process tool, a metrology tool, and a controller. The process tool is configured to perform at least one process for forming a feature of a semiconductor device in accordance with an operating recipe. The metrology tool is configured to measure an electrical performance characteristic of the feature. The controller is configured to compare the measured electrical performance characteristic to a target value for the electrical performance characteristic and determine at least one parameter of the operating recipe based on the comparison.
摘要:
A method is provided for a process control based on tool health data. The method comprises processing a workpiece using a processing tool, receiving trace data associated with the processing of the workpiece from the processing tool and determining at least one value associated with a health of a portion of the processing tool based on at least a portion of the received trace data. The method further comprises adjusting processing of another workpiece based on the determined health value.
摘要:
A receiver architecture is described for phase noise compensation in the presence of inter-channel interference (ICI) and inter-symbol interference (ISI), particularly for time-frequency packing (TFP) transmissions. The receiver includes a coarse phase noise (PN) estimator, a PN compensation module, an ICI cancellation module, an ISI compensation module, a FEC decoder, and an iterative PN estimator. The iterative PN estimator receives log likelihood ratio (LLR) information from the decoder and provides an iterative PN estimation to the PN compensation module. The decoder also provides LLR to the ISI compensation module, and to at least one other receiver for another subchannel that is immediately adjacent in frequency. The ICI cancellation module receives decoder output from at least one adjacent subchannel, which the ICI cancellation module uses to provide a ICI-cancelled signal.
摘要:
The present invention is a method and apparatus for resource allocation signaling for grouping user real time services. Uplink signaling for voice activity reporting of each user's transition between an active state and an inactive voice state is sent from a wireless transmit/receive unit to a Node B. Radio resource allocation to users of a wireless communication system varies based on user measurement reporting, a pre-determined pattern such as frequency hopping, or a pseudorandom function. Grouping methods are adjusted to better utilize the voice activity factor, so that statistical multiplexing can be used to more efficiently utilize physical resources.