摘要:
In size measurement of a semiconductor device, profiles of a pattern formed in a resist process are determined through an exposure/development simulation in respect of individual different combinations of exposure values and focus values to form a profile matrix and scattered light intensity distributions corresponding to the individual profiles are determined through calculation to form a scattered light library, thereby forming a profile library consisting of the profile matrix and scattered light library. A scattered light intensity distribution of an actually measured pattern is compared with the scattered light intensity distributions of the scattered light library and a profile of profile matrix corresponding to a scattered light intensity distribution of scattered light library having the highest coincidence is determined as a three-dimensional shape of the actually measured pattern.
摘要:
A defect inspection method includes radiating an illumination slit-shaped beam having lights substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction to a substrate having circuit patterns in a direction inclined at a predetermined gradient relative to the direction of a line normal to the substrate and inclined at a predetermined gradient on a surface with respect to a group of main straight lines of the circuit patterns with its longitudinal direction oriented almost perpendicularly to a direction of a movement of the substrate. Scattered light reflected by a defect such as a foreign particle existing on the illuminated substrate is received and converted into a detection signal by using an image sensor, and defect judging is effected of an extracted a signal indicating a defect such as a foreign particle on the basis of the detection signal output.
摘要:
An exposure mask includes an optically transparent substrate, a device area constituted with a pattern formed on the substrate, and alignment marks formed on the substrate. Further measurement data for relative positional displacement between the device area and the alignment marks on the substrate is appended together with information for identifying the substrate to the substrate.
摘要:
A relative positional error is caused between an alignment mark and a device area on a mask due to an error inherent to the mask drawing apparatus, which causes an alignment error in the device area even when alignment upon exposure has no problem. Then, according to this invention, a relative positional error between the alignment mark and the device area on the mask is measured in an off line manner, the result of measurement is set upon exposure as a correction value to an exposure device thereby correcting the mask drawing error to reduce alignment errors in the device area.
摘要:
A composition for electro-depositing polyimide membranes which can be patterned by photolithography, which are excellent in heat resistance, insulation performance and in chemical resistance. The composition for electrodeposition of polyimides according to the present invention comprises a composition for electrodeposition of polyimides comprising a photoacid generator, a positive-type photosensitive polyimide having oxycarbonyl groups in side chains, a polar solvent which dissolves said polyimide, water, a dispersing agent, and an alkaline neutralizer.
摘要:
A composite film having an excellent heat resistance is disclosed. The composite film according to the present invention comprises a substrate film and polyimide membrane(s) formed on at least one surface of the substrate film, which polyimide membrane(s) is(are) prepared by applying a solution of a solvent-soluble polyimide whose main chain is formed by polycondensation of one or more tetracarboxylic dianhydrides and one or more diamines and by drying the solution. The solvent-soluble polyimide comprises bicyclo(2,2,2)oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylic dianhydride as at least a part of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride(s) and/or at least one of 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid and a diaminosiloxane derivative as at least a part the diamine(s).
摘要:
A reticle inspecting apparatus for inspecting a reticle for defects has a transparent or translucent substrate, a circuit pattern formed on the front surface of the substrate, and a phase shifter formed of a light-transmissive film on the front surface of the substrate. In the apparatus, a detection optical system is disposed so as not to gather directly reflected light and directly transmitted light and so as to gather scattered light and diffracted light which has been scattered and diffracted, respectively, by the reticle. This detection optical system is capable of separating the gathered light by direction of illumination using detectors, and spatial filters disposed respectively on Fourier transform planes to intercept light diffracted by straight edges of the circuit pattern, so as to form images of gathered light on the detectors. A signal processing system having a signal processing unit calculates data concerning defects on the basis of the output signals of the detectors and displays the calculated data on a display.
摘要:
A helium circulation system includes a refrigerator configured to cool a gas refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant; a first path configured to feed the liquid refrigerant from the refrigerator to a Dewar; a second path configured to feed the gas refrigerant from the Dewar to a vaporized gas collector via the refrigerator; a third path configured to feed the gas refrigerant from the vaporized gas collector to the refrigerator; a fourth path configured to feed the gas refrigerant from the Dewar to the vaporized gas collector without via the refrigerator; and a control unit configured to feed the liquid refrigerant through the first path while feeding the gas refrigerant through the third path when the refrigerator is driven, and feed the gas refrigerant through the second path while feeding the gas refrigerant the fourth path, when the refrigerator is stopped.
摘要:
A defect inspection method and device for irradiating a linear region on a surface-patterned sample mounted on a table, with illumination light from an inclined direction to the sample, next detecting in each of a plurality of directions an image of the light scattered from the sample irradiated with the illumination light, then processing signals obtained by the detection of the images of the scattered light, and thereby detecting a defect present on the sample; wherein the step of detecting the scattered light image in the plural directions is performed through oval shaped lenses in which elevation angles of the optical axes thereof are different from each other, within one plane perpendicular to a plane formed by the normal to the surface of the table on which to mount the sample and the longitudinal direction of the linear region irradiated with the irradiation light.
摘要:
A defect inspecting apparatus includes an irradiation optical system having a light source that emits illumination light and a polarization generation part that adjusts polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source, a detection optical system having a polarization analysis part that adjusts polarization state of scattered light from a sample irradiated by the irradiation optical system and a detection part that detects the scattered light adjusted by the polarization analysis part, and a signal processing system that processes the scattered light detected by the detection optical system to detect a defect presenting in the sample. The polarization generation part adjusts the polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source on the basis of predetermined illumination conditions and the polarization analysis part adjusts the polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source on the basis of predetermined detection conditions.