Apparatus and method for photomask design
    12.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for photomask design 有权
    光掩模设计的设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07743359B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-22

    申请号:US11203330

    申请日:2005-08-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: An apparatus and method of synthesizing a photolithographic data set includes using a first computational model to calculate a first figure-of-merit for the photolithographic data set; changing a first part of the photolithographic data set to increase the first figure-of-merit; and then using a second computational model to calculate a second figure-of-merit of the photolithographic data set; and changing a second part of the photolithographic data set to increase the second figure-of-merit. The second computational model enables figure-of-merit calculations to be executed at a significantly faster execution rate than the first computational model.

    摘要翻译: 合成光刻数据集的装置和方法包括使用第一计算模型来计算光刻数据集的第一像素值; 改变光刻数据集的第一部分以增加第一品质因数; 然后使用第二计算模型来计算光刻数据集的第二像素值; 以及改变光刻数据集的第二部分以增加第二品质因数。 第二种计算模型能够以比第一种计算模型快得多的执行速度执行品质因数计算。

    Apparatus and method for measuring overlay by diffraction gratings
    13.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for measuring overlay by diffraction gratings 有权
    用衍射光栅测量覆盖层的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07230703B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-12

    申请号:US10858587

    申请日:2004-06-02

    IPC分类号: G01B11/00

    摘要: A method for measuring overlay in a sample includes obtaining an image of an overlay target that includes a series of grating stacks each having an upper and lower grating, each grating stack having a unique offset between its upper and lower grating. The image is obtained with a set of illumination and collection optics where the numerical aperture of the collection optics is larger than the numerical aperture of the illumination optics and with the numerical apertures of the illumination and collection optics are selected so that the unit cells of gratings are not resolved, the grating stacks are resolved and they appear to have a uniform color within the image of the overlay target.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量样本中覆盖层的方法包括获得包括一系列具有上和下光栅的一系列光栅堆叠的覆盖目标的图像,每个光栅堆叠在其上和下光栅之间具有唯一的偏移。 利用一组照明和收集光学器件获得图像,其中收集光学器件的数值孔径大于照明光学器件的数值孔径,并且选择照明和收集光学器件的数值孔径,使得光栅的单元电池 没有解决,光栅堆栈被解决,并且它们在覆盖目标的图像内看起来具有均匀的颜色。

    Apparatus and method for photomask design
    14.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and method for photomask design 有权
    光掩模设计的设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060248498A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-02

    申请号:US11203330

    申请日:2005-08-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: An apparatus and method of synthesizing a photolithographic data set includes using a first computational model to calculate a first figure-of-merit for the photolithographic data set; changing a first part of the photolithographic data set to increase the first figure-of-merit; and then using a second computational model to calculate a second figure-of-merit of the photolithographic data set; and changing a second part of the photolithographic data set to increase the second figure-of-merit. The second computational model enables figure-of-merit calculations to be executed at a significantly faster execution rate that the first computational model.

    摘要翻译: 合成光刻数据集的装置和方法包括使用第一计算模型来计算光刻数据集的第一像素值; 改变光刻数据集的第一部分以增加第一品质因数; 然后使用第二计算模型来计算光刻数据集的第二像素值; 以及改变光刻数据集的第二部分以增加第二品质因数。 第二计算模型使得能够以优于第一计算模型的执行速率执行优质图计算。