摘要:
An electron-beam metrology system includes a specimen stage to mount a specimen on which a device pattern is formed, electron optics to radiate the device pattern with an electron-beam, a secondary electron detector to detect a secondary electron generated by the radiation of the electron-beam, and an information processing system to analyze a signal obtained from the secondary electron detector. A standard reference for metrology is held on the specimen stage, and the standard reference includes a first grating unit pattern including an array of gratings having pitch sizes which are verified by an optical method, and a second grating unit pattern including an array of gratings having pitch sizes which are smaller than he pitch sizes of the first grating unit pattern.
摘要:
This invention provides an electron beam length measuring technology including a standard component for length measurement that has a finer standard dimension, and its producing method. The standard component for length measurement has a semiconductor member on which is arranged a pattern consisting of an array of first diffraction gratings whose pitch dimension is specified as an absolute dimension by an optical measurement method, wherein the pattern has a structure in which an array of second diffraction gratings different from the first diffraction gratings is arranged in a portion within the array of the first diffraction gratings in a predetermined cycle. Each one of the first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings has a predetermined length and a predetermined width, respectively. The first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings are arranged cyclically at respective predetermined intervals, and marks for specifying positions of the above-mentioned patterns are arranged in peripheral portions of the above-mentioned patterns. Moreover, the above-mentioned pattern contains an array pattern whose minimum pitch dimension is equal to or less than 100 nm. The electron beam batch exposure method is used as a pattern producing method.
摘要:
The present invention is to provide a standard reference for metrology having finer reference sizes and high-precision electron-beam metrology including the same. By using a standard reference member in which a grating unit pattern of a pitch size proven by an optical diffraction angle by using a laser beam whose wavelength is absolutely guaranteed and a plurality of patterns having a finer size than that (100 nm or less) over the same substrate, fineness and correctness of calibration are made verifiable on a regular basis, and by using an electron-beam collective exposure method for pattern fabrication, fabrication of this standard reference is made possible.
摘要:
An electron beam exposure apparatus for exposing wafer by using an electron beam includes: an electron beam generator for generating the electron beam; a wafer stage for holding the wafer to be exposed; a current detector, provided on the wafer stage, for detecting a current of the electron beam; and a storage unit, provided on the wafer stage, for storing information indicating the current detected by the current detector.
摘要:
In an electron-beam lithography system for performing a pattern drawing by causing electron beams to be switched ON/OFF at a high speed in an exposure/non-exposure portion, non-straight line property of beam shot dosage relative to beam ON time worsens dimension accuracy of the drawing pattern formed on a sample. In order to avoid this drawback, the characteristic of the beam shot dosage relative to the beam ON time is measured in advance, thereby creating correction data for the beam ON time beforehand. Then, at the time of performing the pattern drawing, the beam ON time is corrected based on the correction data so that desired beam shot dosage becomes acquirable.
摘要:
A deflector which deflects a charged particle beam includes a substrate having an opening through which the charged particle beam should pass, and a deflection electrode which is arranged in the opening to deflect the charged particle beam and has a first conductive member and second conductive member, which are formed by plating. The second conductive member is formed on the surface of the first conductive member and is made of a material that is more difficult to oxidize than the first conductive member. The first conductive member is made of a material having smaller residual stress than the second conductive member.
摘要:
A wafer transport method includes the steps of preparing a semiconductor process equipment having a transport chamber and a process chamber. An interface means connects the transport chamber to the process chamber. A transport means transports a semiconductor wafer from the transport chamber to the process chamber by way of the interface means. The transport means mounting a substrate is inserted into a communicating corridor including a supply means and an exhaust means. The substrate is transported while performing the supply and exhaust by sequentially controlling a supply shutoff means, an exhaust shutoff means, and a communicating shutoff means according to the position of a conductance part formed of a gap between the transport means and the communicating corridor. Thus, the substrate is transported at a high throughput without contamination of the substrate while keeping the different atmospheric conditions for the transport chamber and the process chamber, thereby manufacturing a semiconductor device with high performance capabilities.
摘要:
A semiconductor substrate has a plurality of chip portions and chip separating portions for partitioning the plurality of chip portions into each other. The plurality of chip portions and the separating portions are etched on one side of the semiconductor substrate so that each of the plurality of chip portions is provided with stencil patterns. Furthermore, the plurality of chip portions and chip separating portions are etched on the other side of the semiconductor substrate so that the stencil patterns are exposed and the plurality of chip portions are capable of being substantially separated from each other.
摘要:
A compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a methyl group or an ethyl group shows a strong herbicidal activity against a wide variety of weeds without any material chemical injury to crop plants.
摘要:
An imidazolidinedione compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio group, an ar(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylthio group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy(C.sub.2 -C.sub.4)alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a phenoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthiophenoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylamino group, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenylamino group or a cyano(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylamino group, which is useful as an agricultural chemical such as insecticides, acaricides, nematocides and/or fungicides with high safety to mammalian animals and human beings.