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公开(公告)号：US20160223920A1
公开(公告)日：2016-08-04
申请号：US15023075
申请日：2014-09-11
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor： Patricius Aloysius Jacobus TINNEMANS , Arie Jeffrey DEN BOEF , Justin Lloyd KREUZER , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN
CPC classification number: G03F9/7069 , G01B9/02011 , G01B9/02015 , G01B11/272 , G01B2290/70 , G03F9/7049 , G03F9/7088
Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are used for detecting the alignment of a feature on a substrate using a polarization independent interferometer. The apparatus, system, and methods include optical elements that receive light that has diffracted or scattered from a mark on a substrate. The optical elements may split the diffracted light into multiple subbeams of light which are detected by one or more detectors. The diffracted light may be combined optically or during processing after detection. The system may determine alignment and/or overlay based on the received diffracted light having any polarization angle or state.
Abstract translation: 装置，系统和方法用于使用偏振无关干涉仪来检测基板上特征的对准。 该装置，系统和方法包括从基板上的标记衍射或散射的光的光学元件。 光学元件可以将衍射光分成由一个或多个检测器检测的多个子光束。 衍射光可以在光学上或在检测后的处理期间组合。 该系统可以基于接收到的具有任何偏振角或状态的衍射光来确定对准和/或覆盖。
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公开(公告)号：US20230017491A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-19
申请号：US17784566
申请日：2020-12-03
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor： Patricius Aloysius Jacobus TINNEMANS , Igor Matheus Petronalla AARTS , Kaustuve BHATTACHARYYA , Ralph BRINKHOF , Leendert Jan KARSSEMEIJER , Stefan Carolus Jacobus A KEIJ , Haico Victor KOK , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Henricus Johannes Lambertu MEGENS , Samee Ur REHMAN
Abstract: A metrology method relating to measurement of a structure on a substrate, the structure being subject to one or more asymmetric deviation. The method includes obtaining at least one intensity asymmetry value relating to the one or more asymmetric deviations, wherein the at least one intensity asymmetry value includes a metric related to a difference or imbalance between the respective intensities or amplitudes of at least two diffraction orders of radiation diffracted by the structure; determining at least one phase offset value corresponding to the one or more asymmetric deviations based on the at least one intensity asymmetry value; and determining one or more measurement corrections for the one or more asymmetric deviations from the at least one phase offset value.
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公开(公告)号：US20190227446A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-25
申请号：US16315100
申请日：2017-08-14
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor： Franciscus Godefridus Casper BIJNEN , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Vassili DEMERGIS , Edo Maria HULSEBOS
IPC: G03F9/00
Abstract: A method of determining the position of an alignment mark on a substrate, the alignment mark having first and second segment, the method including illuminating the alignment mark with radiation, detecting radiation diffracted by the alignment mark and generating a resulting alignment signal. The alignment signal has a first component received during illumination of the first segment only, a second component received during illumination of the second segment only, and a third component received during simultaneous illumination of both segments. The positions of the segments are determined using the first component, the second component and the third component of the alignment signal.
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公开(公告)号：US20170160075A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-08
申请号：US15439833
申请日：2017-02-22
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
CPC classification number: G01B11/14 , F25D3/06 , F25D11/003 , F25D23/006 , G01B9/0207 , G03F7/70108 , G03F9/7069 , G03F9/7084 , G03F9/7088
Abstract: An apparatus (AS) measures positions of marks (202) on a lithographic substrate (W). An illumination arrangement (940, 962, 964) provides off-axis radiation from at least first and second regions. The first and second source regions are diametrically opposite one another with respect to an optical axis (O) and are limited in angular extent. The regions may be small spots selected according to a direction of periodicity of a mark being measured, or larger segments. Radiation at a selected pair of source regions can be generated by supplying radiation at a single source feed position to a self-referencing interferometer. A modified half wave plate is positioned downstream of the interferometer, which can be used in the position measuring apparatus. The modified half wave plate has its fast axis in one part arranged at 45° to the fast axis in another part diametrically opposite.
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公开(公告)号：US20180329316A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-15
申请号：US15756057
申请日：2016-08-23
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor： Alessandro POLO , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Patricius Aloysius Jacobus TINNEMANS , Scott Douglas COSTON , Ronan James HAVELIN
Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes an alignment sensor configured to determine the position of an alignment target having a periodic structure. The alignment sensor includes a demultiplexer to demultiplex a number of intensity channels. The demultiplexer includes a number of stages arranged in series and a number of demultiplexing components, each demultiplexing component operable to divide an input radiation beam into two radiation beam portions. The first stage has a first demultiplexing component that is arranged to receive as an input radiation beam an incident radiation beam. Each successive stage is arranged such that it has twice the number of demultiplexing components as a preceding stage, each demultiplexing component of each stage after the first stage receiving as an input one of the radiation beam portions output from a demultiplexing component of the preceding stage.
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公开(公告)号：US20180329307A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-15
申请号：US15777162
申请日：2016-11-29
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor： Ralph BRINKHOF , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Maikel Robert GOOSEN , Vassili DEMERGIS , Bartolokeus Petrus RIJPERS
CPC classification number: G03F7/70141 , G03F9/7046 , G03F9/7076 , G03F9/7088 , G03F9/7092
Abstract: A method of measuring a position of an alignment target on a substrate using an optical system. The method includes measuring a sub-segmented target by illuminating the sub-segmented target with radiation and detecting radiation diffracted by the sub-segmented target using a detector system to obtain signals containing positional information of the one sub-segmented target. The sub-segmented target has structures arranged periodically in at least a first direction, at least some of the structures including smaller sub-structures, and each sub-segmented target is formed with a positional offset between the structures and the sub-structures that is a combination of both known and unknown components. The signals, together with information on differences between known offsets of the sub-segmented target are used to calculate a measured position of an alignment target which is corrected for the unknown component of the positional offset.
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公开(公告)号：US20170212434A1
公开(公告)日：2017-07-27
申请号：US15328194
申请日：2015-07-07
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor： Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Arie Jeffrey DEN BOEF , Justin Lloyd KREUZER , Patricius Aloysius Jacobus TINNEMANS
IPC: G03F9/00
CPC classification number: G03F9/7088 , G03F9/7065 , G03F9/7069
Abstract: An alignment sensor for a lithographic apparatus is arranged and constructed to measure an alignment of a movable part of the lithographic apparatus in respect of a stationary part of the lithographic apparatus. The alignment sensor comprises a light source configured to generate a pulse train at a optical wavelength and a pulse repetition frequency, a non-linear optical element, arranged in an optical propagation path of the pulse train, the non-linear optical element configured to transform the pulse train at the optical wavelength into a transformed pulse train in an optical wavelength range, an optical imaging system configured to project the transformed pulse train onto an alignment mark comprising a diffraction grating; a detector to detect a diffraction pattern as diffracted by the diffraction grating, and a data processing device configured to derive alignment data from the detected diffraction pattern as detected by the detector.
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公开(公告)号：US20240012342A1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-11
申请号：US18035008
申请日：2021-11-04
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor： Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Leendert Jan KARSSEMEIJER , Manouk RIJPSTRA , Ralph BRINKHOF , Kaustuve BHATTACHARYYA
CPC classification number: G03F9/7046 , G03F7/706831 , G03F7/70625 , G03F7/706837
Abstract: A method for a metrology process, the method includes obtaining first measurement data relating to a first set of measurement conditions and determining a first measurement recipe based on the first measurement data. At least one performance indicator is determined from one or more components of the first measurement data obtained from a component analysis or statistical decomposition. Alternatively, at least one performance indicator is determined from a comparison of one or more first measurement values relating to the first measurement recipe and one or more second measurement values relating to a second measurement recipe, where second measurement recipe is different to the first measurement data and relates a second set of measurement conditions, the second set of measurement conditions being different to the first set of measurement conditions.
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公开(公告)号：US20230062558A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-02
申请号：US17800346
申请日：2021-02-02
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
IPC: G03F7/20
Abstract: A method of inferring a value for at least one local uniformity metric relating to a product structure, the method including: obtaining intensity data including an intensity image relating to at least one diffraction order obtained from a measurement on a target; obtaining at least one intensity distribution from the intensity image; determining, from the at least one intensity distribution, an intensity indicator expressing a variation of either intensity over the at least one diffraction order, or a difference in intensity between two complimentary diffraction orders over the intensity image; and inferring the value for the at least one local uniformity metric from the intensity indicator.
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公开(公告)号：US20220035257A1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-03
申请号：US17277353
申请日：2019-08-27
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor： Sebastianus Adrianus GOORDEN , Simon Reinald HUISMAN , Simon Gijsbert Josephus MATHIJSSEN , Henricus Petrus Maria PELLEMANS
IPC: G03F7/20
Abstract: Disclosed is a metrology device (1600) configured to produce measurement illumination comprising a plurality of illumination beams, each of said illumination beams being spatially incoherent or pseudo-spatially incoherent and comprising multiple pupil points in an illumination pupil of the metrology device. Each pupil point in each one of said plurality of illumination beams has a corresponding pupil point in at least one of the other illumination beams of said plurality of illumination beams thereby defining multiple sets of corresponding pupil points, and the pupil points of each set of corresponding pupil points are spatially coherent with respect to each other.
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