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公开(公告)号:US12055904B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US17293373
申请日:2019-10-30
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Youping Zhang , Boris Menchtchikov , Cyrus Emil Tabery , Yi Zou , Chenxi Lin , Yana Cheng , Simon Philip Spencer Hastings , Maxime Philippe Frederic Genin
IPC: G06F30/10 , G03F7/00 , G05B13/02 , G05B13/04 , G06F30/27 , G06N3/045 , G06N3/08 , G06F119/02 , G06F119/22
CPC classification number: G05B13/048 , G03F7/705 , G03F7/70616 , G03F7/706837 , G05B13/027 , G05B13/042 , G06F30/10 , G06F30/27 , G06N3/045 , G06N3/08 , G06F2119/02 , G06F2119/22
Abstract: A method for predicting yield relating to a process of manufacturing semiconductor devices on a substrate, the method including: obtaining a trained first model which translates modeled parameters into a yield parameter, the modeled parameters including: a) a geometrical parameter associated with one or more selected from: a geometric characteristic, dimension or position of a device element manufactured by the process and b) a trained free parameter; obtaining process parameter data including data regarding a process parameter characterizing the process; converting the process parameter data into values of the geometrical parameter; and predicting the yield parameter using the trained first model and the values of the geometrical parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20240257367A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-01
申请号:US18630741
申请日:2024-04-09
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Marleen KOOIMAN , Joost VAN BREE
CPC classification number: G06T7/337 , G06T7/001 , G06T7/13 , G06T7/32 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/20056 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: A method of determining offsets between a plurality of data sets, each data set representing a sampling area of a pattern formed on a sample, wherein each sampling area derives from a predetermined portion of a mask pattern, the method comprising: detecting a fingerprint of the mask pattern in noise of the data sets; and determining offsets based on the fingerprint of the mask pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20240256976A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-01
申请号:US18565759
申请日:2022-06-10
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Jun TAO , Yu CAO , Christopher Alan SPENCE
Abstract: Described herein is a method of determining assist features for a mask pattern. The method includes obtaining (i) a target pattern comprising a plurality of target features, wherein each of the plurality of target features comprises a plurality of target edges, and (ii) a trained sequence-to-sequence machine leaning (ML) model (e.g., long short term memory, Gated Recurrent Units, etc.) configured to determine sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) for the target pattern. For a target edge of the plurality of target edges, geometric information (e.g., length, width, distances between features, etc.) of a subset of target features surrounding the target edge is determined. Using the geometric information as input, the ML model generates SRAFs to be placed around the target edge.
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公开(公告)号:US12051607B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-30
申请号:US17257900
申请日:2019-06-27
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Patriek Adrianus Alphonsus Maria Bruurs , Dennis Herman Caspar Van Banning , Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn , Edwin Cornelis Kadijk
IPC: H01L21/67 , G01K1/14 , G01K11/125 , H01J37/20 , H01J37/244 , H01L21/68
CPC classification number: H01L21/67248 , G01K1/14 , G01K11/125 , H01J37/20 , H01J37/244 , H01L21/68 , H01J2237/20228 , H01J2237/20235
Abstract: A stage apparatus including: an object table configured to hold an object; a positioning device configured to position the object table and the object held by the object table; and a remote temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the object table and/or the object, wherein the remote temperature sensor comprises a passive temperature sensing element.
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公开(公告)号:US12051562B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-30
申请号:US17753298
申请日:2020-08-25
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Yixiang Wang , Shibing Liu , Shanhui Cao , Kangsheng Qiu , Juying Dou , Ying Luo , Yinglong Li , Qiang Li , Ronald Van Der Wilk , Jan-Gerard Cornelis Van Der Toorn
IPC: H01J37/20 , H01L21/683
CPC classification number: H01J37/20 , H01L21/6833 , H01J2237/0044
Abstract: Systems and methods for wafer grounding and wafer grounding location adjustment are disclosed. A first method may include receiving a first value of an electric characteristic associated with the wafer being grounded by an electric signal; determining a first control parameter using at least the first value; and controlling a characteristic of the electric signal using the first control parameter and the first value. A second method for adjusting a grounding location for a wafer may include terminating an electric connection between the wafer and at least one grounding pin in contact the wafer; adjusting a relative position between the wafer and the grounding pin; and restoring the electric connection between the grounding pin and the wafer. A third method may include causing a grounding pin to penetrate through a coating on the wafer by impact; and establishing an electrical connection between the grounding pin and the wafer.
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公开(公告)号:US12050392B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-30
申请号:US18072196
申请日:2022-11-30
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
CPC classification number: G02F1/365 , G02F1/3528
Abstract: A waveguide including: a first section, the first section configured to generate, by a non-linear optical process, a broadened wavelength spectrum of pulsed radiation provided to an input end of the waveguide; a second section, the second section including an output end of the waveguide, the second section configured to exhibit a larger absolute value of group velocity dispersion than the first section; wherein a length of the second section is configured to reduce a peak intensity of one or more peaks in the broadened wavelength spectrum by at least 20%.
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公开(公告)号:US12044979B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-23
申请号:US18122655
申请日:2023-03-16
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Wim Tjibbo Tel , Yichen Zhang , Sarathi Roy
CPC classification number: G03F7/705 , G03F7/70633 , G06F17/18 , G06F18/24
Abstract: A method for generating metrology sampling scheme for a patterning process, the method including: obtaining a parameter map of a parameter of a patterning process for a substrate; decomposing the parameter map to generate a fingerprint specific to an apparatus of the patterning process and/or a combination of apparatuses of the patterning process; and based on the fingerprint, generating a metrology sampling scheme for a subsequent substrate at the apparatus of the patterning process and/or the combination of apparatuses of the patterning process, wherein the sampling scheme is configured to distribute sampling points on the subsequent substrate so as to improve a metrology sampling density.
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公开(公告)号:US20240242930A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18563841
申请日:2022-05-18
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Jan BEX , Nickolay STEPANENKO , Matthias OBERST , Harald Gert Helmut NEUBAUER , Thomas SCHWEIGER , Florian Alfons STIEGLITZ , Bernd Michael VOLLMER
IPC: H01J37/244 , G01T1/24 , G01T1/29
CPC classification number: H01J37/244 , G01T1/24 , G01T1/2928 , H01J2237/2441
Abstract: A charged particle detector may include a plurality of sensing elements formed in a substrate, wherein a sensing element of the plurality of sensing elements is formed of a first region on a first side of the substrate, and a second region on a second side of the substrate, the second side being opposite to the first side. The detector may also include a plurality of third regions formed on the second side of the substrate, the third regions including one or more circuit components. The detector may also include an array of fourth regions formed on the second side of the substrate, the array of fourth regions being between adjacent third regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20240241436A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18289384
申请日:2022-05-10
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Xingyue PENG , Rafael C. HOWELL , Yen Wen LU , Xiaorui CHEN
Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a mask rule check violation (MRC) associated with a mask feature using a detector having geometric properties corresponding to the MRC. The detector (e.g., elliptical shaped) is configured to include a curved portion to detect a curvature violation, include an enclosed area (e.g., a fully enclosed area or a partially enclosed area having an opening), include a predefined orientation axis configured to guide relative positioning of the detector with a mask feature, and include a length to detect a critical dimension violation. The orientation axis of the detector is aligned with a normal axis at a location on the mask feature. Based on the orientation axis aligned with the normal axis of the mask feature, an MRC violation is determined corresponding to a region of the mask feature that intersects the enclosed area.
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公开(公告)号:US12038694B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US18118695
申请日:2023-03-07
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Youping Zhang , Maxime Philippe Frederic Genin , Cong Wu , Jing Su , Weixuan Hu , Yi Zou
IPC: G03F7/00
CPC classification number: G03F7/705 , G03F7/70675
Abstract: Methods for training a process model and determining ranking of simulated patterns (e.g., corresponding to hot spots). A method involves obtaining a training data set including: (i) a simulated pattern associated with a mask pattern to be printed on a substrate, (ii) inspection data of a printed pattern imaged on the substrate using the mask pattern, and (iii) measured values of a parameter of the patterning process applied during imaging of the mask pattern on the substrate; and training a machine learning model for the patterning process based on the training data set to predict a difference in a characteristic of the simulated pattern and the printed pattern. The trained machine learning model can be used for determining a ranking of hot spots. In another method a model is trained based on measurement data to predict ranking of the hot spots.
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