摘要:
A system for measuring a pattern on a sample, including: a data processing system that processes a set of two-dimensional distribution data of intensities from the sample, to calculate: a set of edge points indicative of position of edges of the pattern in a two-dimensional plane from the two-dimensional distribution data; an approximation edge indicative of the edge of the pattern; an edge fluctuation data by calculating a difference between the set of edge points and the approximation edge; and a correlation between a first portion of the edge fluctuation data and a second portion of the edge fluctuation data.
摘要:
A system for measuring a pattern on a sample, including: a data processing system that processes a set of two-dimensional distribution data of intensities from the sample, to calculate: a set of edge points indicative of position of edges of said pattern in a two-dimensional plane from said two-dimensional distribution data; an approximation edge indicative of the edge of the pattern; an edge roughness data by calculating a difference between the set of edge points and said approximation edge; and a correlation between a first portion of the edge roughness data and a second portion of the edge roughness data.
摘要:
The present invention provides a circuit pattern edge inspection method of finding out a failure in a fabricating process and image distortion in an observing apparatus by analyzing, by a non-destructive inspection, the shape of an edge of a line of a fine pattern in which characteristics of the material, process, and an exposure optical system in a semiconductor fabricating process appear, and performing analysis quantitatively. The method includes a step of detecting a set of edge points indicative of positions of edges of the pattern in a two-dimensional plane by a threshold method; a step of obtaining an approximation line for the set of edge points detected; and a step of obtaining an edge roughness shape and a characteristic by calculating the difference between the set of the edge points and the approximation line. A plurality of values are used as thresholds used for the threshold method.
摘要:
There is provided a method of high-sensitively detecting both of a phase defect existing in a mask blank and a phase defect remaining after manufacturing an EUVL mask. When the mask blank is inspected, EUV light having illumination NA to be within an inner NA but a larger value is irradiated. When the EUVL mask is inspected, by using a dark-field imaging optical system including a center shielding portion for shielding EUV light and a linear shielding portion for shielding the EUV light whose width is smaller than a diameter of the center shielding portion, the center shielding portion and the linear shielding portion being included in a pupil plane, the EUV light having illumination NA as large as or smaller than the width of the linear shielding portion is irradiated.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method of inspecting a mask substrate for defects, includes acquiring a defocus image of a partial region of a mask substrate using a dark-field optical system, acquiring a just-focus image of the partial region using the dark-field optical system, generating a set composed of first signals obtained from the defocus image and having signal intensities equal to or higher than a first threshold value, excluding, from the set, the first signals pertaining to parts in which signal intensities of signals obtained from the just-focus image are equal to or higher than a second threshold value, determining an inspection threshold value for signal intensities, on the basis of the first signals not excluded from, and remaining in, the sea.
摘要:
Provided is a technique capable of improving the dimensional accuracy of a transfer pattern in a lithography technique in which EUV light is used and the EUV light is incident obliquely on a mask and an image of the EUV light reflected from the mask is formed on a semiconductor substrate (resist film), thereby transferring the pattern formed on the mask onto the semiconductor substrate. The present invention is based on a lithography technique in which EUV light is used and an exposure optical system in which the EUV light is obliquely incident on a mask is used. In this lithography technique, an absorber and a difference in level are formed on the mask, and a projective component projected on a mask surface out of a direction cosine component of the incident light is set to be almost orthogonal to an extending direction of the difference in level.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method of inspecting a defect of a semiconductor exposure mask by using an optical system, which is configured to acquire an image by an imaging module by making light of an arbitrary wavelength incident on the semiconductor exposure mask, includes acquiring a control condition for elongating a point image acquired by the optical system in a read-out direction of the imaging module, acquiring an image of a desired area of the mask under the control condition, and determining, when a peak signal with a signal intensity which is a first threshold or more.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method of detecting a defect of a semiconductor exposure mask includes acquiring a background intensity from a surface height distribution of the mask, acquiring a standard background intensity distribution from the background intensity, making light of an arbitrary wavelength incident on the mask, and acquiring an image at a position of interest of the mask, acquiring background intensity raw data, based on a signal intensity of the acquired image at the position of interest and a mean value of image intensity data in a peripheral area of the position of interest, finding a correction coefficient of the signal intensity, based on a ratio of the background intensity raw data to the standard background intensity distribution, correcting the signal intensity by multiplying the signal intensity.
摘要:
Productivity of a semiconductor integrated circuit device is improved. According to how many times the photomask is used, a photomask having an opaque pattern made of metal and a photomask having an opaque pattern made of a resist film are properly used, and thereby an exposure treatment is performed.
摘要:
Productivity of a semiconductor integrated circuit device is improved. According to how many times the photomask is used, a photomask having an opaque pattern made of metal and a photomask having an opaque pattern made of a resist film are properly used, and thereby an exposure treatment is performed.