Measuring apparatus for etching pits
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    Measuring apparatus for etching pits 失效
    用于蚀刻凹坑的测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US4840487A

    公开(公告)日:1989-06-20

    申请号:US875980

    申请日:1986-06-19

    CPC分类号: H01J37/32935 G01B11/22

    摘要: An apparatus for measuring dry etching pits formed in a semiconductor device during the manufacture thereof by employing optical means. Wiring on semiconductor devices increasingly become fine or minute, i.e., the size of wiring of some devices is less than 1 .mu.m. A technical matter to be solved is to effect highly accurate dimensional measurement in such submicron region. The apparatus has a .theta. stage which is additionally provided on an XY stage, and a mechanism which provides excellent selectivity in detection of interference intensity of diffracted beam. In addition, a short wavelength laser, such as a He-Ne, He-Cd, N.sub.2 or Ar laser, is employed as a laser source. As a practical advantage, it is possible to monitor etching of a pit with a depth on the order of 10 .mu.m with respect to a pattern with a planar dimension of 0.3 .mu.m to 1.0 .mu.m.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测量在其制造期间在半导体器件中形成的干蚀刻凹坑的装置,其通过采用光学装置。 半导体器件上的布线越来越细微或微小,即某些器件的布线尺寸小于1μm。 要解决的技术问题是在这样的亚微米区域中实现高度精确的尺寸测量。 该装置具有另外设置在XY平台上的θ级,以及在检测衍射光束的干涉强度方面提供优异的选择性的机构。 此外,使用诸如He-Ne,He-Cd,N2或Ar激光器的短波长激光器作为激光源。 作为实际的优点,可以相对于平面尺寸为0.3μm〜1.0μm的图案来监视深度为10μm左右的凹坑的蚀刻。