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公开(公告)号:US20240094641A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18255543
申请日:2021-12-02
Applicant: ASML Holding N.V. , ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Justin Lloyd KREUZER , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Filippo ALPEGGIANI
IPC: G03F7/00
CPC classification number: G03F7/70633 , G03F7/706837 , G03F7/706849
Abstract: The system includes a radiation source, a diffractive element, an optical system, a detector, and a processor. The radiation source generates radiation. The diffractive element diffracts the radiation to generate a first beam and a second beam. The first beam includes a first non-zero diffraction order and the second beam includes a second non-zero diffraction order that is different from the first non-zero diffraction order. The optical system receives a first scattered beam and a second scattered radiation beam from a target structure and directs the first scattered beam and the second scattered beam towards a detector. The detector generates a detection signal. The processor analyzes the detection signal to determine a target structure property based on at least the detection signal. The first beam is attenuated with respect to the second beam or the first scattered beam is purposely attenuated with respect to the second scattered beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20230213871A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US18000087
申请日:2021-05-14
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor: Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Filippo ALPEGGIANI , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Johannes Jacobus Matheus BASELMANS , Haico Victor KOK , Mohamed SWILLAM , Arjan Johannes Anton BEUKMAN
CPC classification number: G03F7/70625 , G01B11/272 , G03F9/7049
Abstract: A metrology system includes a radiation source, first, second, and third optical systems, and a processor. The first optical system splits the radiation into first and second beams of radiation and impart one or more phase differences between the first and second beams. The second optical system directs the first and second beams toward a target structure to produce first and second scattered beams of radiation. The third optical system interferes the first and second scattered beams at an imaging detector. The imaging detector generates a detection signal based on the interfered first and second scattered beams. The metrology system modulates one or more phase differences of the first and second scattered beams based on the imparted one or more phase differences. The processor analyzes the detection signal to determine a property of the target structure based on at least the modulated one or more phase differences.
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公开(公告)号:US20240027913A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18255261
申请日:2021-12-02
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor: Sergei SOKOLOV , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Jin LIAN , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Muhsin ERALP , Henricus Petrus Maria PELLEMANS , Justin Lloyd KREUZER
IPC: G03F7/00
CPC classification number: G03F7/70091 , G03F7/70625 , G03F7/70633
Abstract: A metrology system (400) includes a multi-source radiation system. The multi-source radiation system includes a waveguide device (502) and the multi-source radiation system is configured to generate one or more beams of radiation. The metrology system (400) further includes a coherence adjuster (500) including a multimode waveguide device (504). The multimode waveguide device (504) includes an input configured to receive the one or more beams of radiation from the multi-source radiation system (514) and an output (518) configured to output a coherence adjusted beam of radiation for irradiating a target (418). The metrology system (400) further includes an actuator (506) coupled to the waveguide device (502) and configured to actuate the waveguide device (502) so as to change an impingement characteristic of the one or more beams of radiation at the input of the multimode waveguide device (504).
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公开(公告)号:US20220283515A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-08
申请号:US17637156
申请日:2020-08-25
Applicant: ASML HOLDING N.V. , ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Tamer Mohamed Tawfik Ahmed Mohamed ELAZHARY , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Justin Lloyd KREUZER , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN
IPC: G03F7/20
Abstract: A method of determining an overlay measurement associated with a substrate and a system to obtain an overlay measurement associated with a patterning process. A method for determining an overlay measurement may be used in a lithography patterning process. The method includes generating a diffraction signal by illuminating a first overlay pattern and a second overlay pattern using a coherent beam. The method also includes obtaining an interference pattern based on the diffraction signal. The method further includes determining an overlay measurement between the first overlay pattern and the second overlay pattern based on the interference pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20210157248A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US16613551
申请日:2018-04-13
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor: Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Johannes Antonius Gerardus AKKERMANS , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Tamer Mohamed Tawfik Ahmed Mohamed ELAZHARY
Abstract: Disclosed is a metrology sensor apparatus comprising: an illumination system operable to illuminate a metrology mark in on a substrate with illumination radiation; an optical collection system configured to collect scattered radiation, following scattering of the illumination radiation by the metrology mark; and a wavelength dependent spatial filter for spatially filtering the scattered radiation, the wavelength dependent spatial filter having a spatial profile dependent on the wavelength of the scattered radiation. The wavelength dependent spatial filter may comprise a dichroic filter operable to substantially transmit scattered radiation within a first wavelength range and substantially block scattered radiation within a second wavelength range and at least one second filter operable to substantially block scattered radiation at least within the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range.
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公开(公告)号:US20210132509A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-06
申请号:US17049707
申请日:2019-04-03
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor: Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Tamer Mohamed Tawfik Ahmed Mohamed ELAZHARY , Yuxiang LIN , Vu Quang TRAN , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Justin Lloyd KREUZER , Christopher John MASON , Igor Matheus Petronella AARTS , Krishanu SHOME , Irit TZEMAH
Abstract: An alignment sensor apparatus includes an illumination system, a first optical system, a second optical system, a detector system, and a processor. The illumination system is configured to transmit an illumination beam along an illumination path. The first optical system is configured to transmit the illumination beam toward a diffraction target on a substrate. The second optical system includes a first polarizing optic configured to separate and transmit an irradiance distribution. The detector system is configured to measure a center of gravity of the diffraction target based on the irradiance distribution outputted from a first polarization branch and a second polarization branch. The processor is configured to measure a shift in the center of gravity of the diffraction target caused by an asymmetry variation in the diffraction target and determine a sensor response function of the alignment sensor apparatus based on the center of gravity shift.
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公开(公告)号:US20240241454A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18619839
申请日:2024-03-28
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Harm Jan Willem BELT , Filippo ALPEGGIANI , Irwan Dani SETIJA , Henricus Petrus Maria PELLEMANS
CPC classification number: G03F9/7019 , G03F7/70633 , G03F7/70641 , G03F7/706839 , G03F7/70725 , G03F9/7049 , G03F9/7088
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring a parameter of interest from a target and associated apparatuses. The method comprises obtaining measurement acquisition data relating to measurement of a target on a production substrate during a manufacturing phase; obtaining a calibration correction database and/or a trained model having been trained on said calibration correction database, operable to correct for effects in the measurement acquisition data; correcting for effects in the measurement acquisition data using first correction data from said calibration correction database and/or using said trained model so as to obtain corrected measurement data and/or a corrected parameter of interest which is/are corrected for at least said effects; and updating said calibration correction data and/or said trained model with said corrected measurement data and/or corrected parameter of interest.
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公开(公告)号:US20240231065A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18441710
申请日:2024-02-14
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN
CPC classification number: G02B21/0016 , G01N21/9501 , G02B21/002 , G02B21/0036 , G02B21/02 , G02B21/10 , G03F7/70625 , G03F7/70633 , G03F7/706849 , G03F7/706851 , G01N21/95623
Abstract: A dark field metrology device includes an objective lens arrangement and a zeroth order block to block zeroth order radiation. The objective lens arrangement directs illumination onto a specimen to be measured and collects scattered radiation from the specimen, the scattered radiation including zeroth order radiation and higher order diffracted radiation. The dark field metrology device is operable to perform an illumination scan to scan illumination over at least two different subsets of the maximum range of illumination angles; and simultaneously perform a detection scan which scans the zeroth order block and/or the scattered radiation with respect to each other over a corresponding subset of the maximum range of detection angles during at least part of the illumination scan.
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公开(公告)号:US20220397832A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-15
申请号:US17773384
申请日:2020-10-19
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Filippo ALPEGGIANI , Henricus Petrus Maria PELLEMANS , Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Simon Reinald HUISMAN
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of metrology such as alignment metrology. The method comprises obtaining pupil plane measurement dataset at a pupil plane relating to scattered radiation resultant from a measurement of a structure. The method comprises determining a measurement value or correction therefor using the pupil plane measurement dataset and a sensor term relating to sensor optics used to perform said measurement.
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公开(公告)号:US20220057718A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-24
申请号:US17415671
申请日:2019-11-19
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Sergei SOKOLOV
Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination system for delivering incoherent radiation to a metrology sensor system. Also disclosed is an associated metrology system and method. The illumination system comprises a spatial filter system for selective spatial filtering of a beam of said incoherent radiation outside of a module housing of the metrology sensor system. At least one optical guide is provided for guiding the spatially filtered beam of incoherent radiation to the metrology sensor system, the at least one optical guide being such that the radiation guided has a substantially similar output angle as input angle.
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