摘要:
Focus and exposure parameters may be controlled in a lithographic process for manufacturing microelectronics by creating a complementary tone pattern of shapes and spaces in a resist film on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the resist shape and space are measured and the adequacy of focus or exposure dose are determined as a function of the measured dimensions. Etching parameters may also be controlled by creating a complementary tone pattern of etched shapes and spaces on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the etched shape and space are measured and the adequacy of etching parameters are determined as a function of the measured dimensions.
摘要:
A method is described for determining lens aberrations using a test reticle and a standard metrology tool. The method provides test patterns, preferably in the form of standard overlay metrology test patterns, that include blazed gratings having orientation and pitch selected to sample desired portions of the lens pupil. The method measures relative shifts in the imaged test patterns using standard metrology tools to provide both magnitude and sign of the aberrations. The metrology tools need not be modified if standard test patterns are used, but can be adapted to obtain additional information. The test reticles may be formed with multiple test patterns having a range of orientations and pitch in order to compute any desired order of lens aberration. Alternatively, single test patterns may be used to determine both the magnitude and sign of lower order lens aberrations, such as defocus or coma.
摘要:
A method of making a process monitor grating pattern for use in a lithographic imaging system comprises determining minimum resolvable pitch of a plurality of spaced, adjacent line elements, and selecting a process monitor grating period that is an integer multiple M, greater than 1, of the minimum resolvable pitch. The method then includes designing a process monitor grating pattern having a plurality of adjacent sets of grouped line elements spaced from each other. Each set of grouped line elements is spaced from and parallel to an adjacent set of grouped line elements by the process monitor grating period, such that when the process monitor grating pattern is projected by the lithographic imaging system the line elements in each set are unresolvable from each other and Fourier coefficients of diffracted orders m created by the line elements in the range of 1
摘要翻译:制造用于光刻成像系统的过程监视光栅图案的方法包括确定多个间隔相邻的线元素的最小可分辨间距,以及选择大于1的整数倍M,大于1的过程监视光栅周期 最小可分辨的音高。 该方法然后包括设计具有彼此间隔开的多个相邻组合的线组件的过程监视光栅图案。 每组分组的线元素通过过程监视光栅周期与相邻的一组分组线元素间隔开并平行,使得当过程监视光栅图案由光刻成像系统投影时,每组中的线元素不能从 在1 <| m |≤= M的范围内由线路元件产生的衍射阶数m的傅立叶系数为零。
摘要:
Focus and exposure parameters may be controlled in a lithographic process for manufacturing microelectronics by creating a complementary tone pattern of shapes and spaces in a resist film on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the resist shape and space are measured and the adequacy of focus or exposure dose are determined as a function of the measured dimensions. Etching parameters may also be controlled by creating a complementary tone pattern of etched shapes and spaces on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the etched shape and space are measured and the adequacy of etching parameters are determined as a function of the measured dimensions.
摘要:
A metrology target mask includes a first array of spaced, substantially parallel elements having essentially the same length and width. Ends of the individual elements are aligned to form opposing array edges. The target mask also includes a second array of elements comprising a central element having a length and a width, and a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel outer elements having a length and a width. The width of the outer elements is less than the width of the central element, with edges of outer elements on each side of and farthest from the central element forming opposing array edges. The pitch of the outer elements is selected such that the outer elements are not resolvable after lithographic printing. After printing, the first array is sensitive to both dose and focus, and the second array is sensitive to dose but not focus, of the energy beam.
摘要:
A metrology apparatus for determining bias and overlay errors in a substrate formed by a lithographic process includes an aperture between the objective lens and the image plane adapted to set the effective numerical aperture of the apparatus. The aperture is adjustable to vary the effective numerical aperture of the apparatus and the aperture may be non-circular, to individually vary the effective numerical aperture of the apparatus in horizontal and vertical directions. To determine bias and overlay error there is provided a target having an array of elements on the substrate, the array comprising a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel elements having a length and a width, the sum of the width of an element and the spacing of adjacent elements defining a pitch of the elements, edges of the elements being aligned along a line forming opposite array edges, the distance between array edges comprising the array width.
摘要:
Focus and exposure parameters may be controlled in a lithographic process for manufacturing microelectronics by creating a complementary tone pattern of shapes and spaces in a resist film on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the resist shape and space are measured and the adequacy of focus or exposure dose are determined as a function of the measured dimensions. Etching parameters may also be controlled by creating a complementary tone pattern of etched shapes and spaces on a substrate. Corresponding dimensions of the etched shape and space are measured and the adequacy of etching parameters are determined as a function of the measured dimensions.
摘要:
Deformation of a substrate due to one or more processing steps is determined by measuring substrate alignment data at lithographic processing steps before and after the one or more processing steps. Any abnormal pattern in the alignment data differential is identified by comparing the calculated alignment data differential with previous data accumulated in a database. By comparing the abnormal pattern with previously identified tool-specific patterns for alignment data differential, a processing step that introduces the abnormal pattern and/or the nature of the abnormal processing can be identified, and appropriate process control measures can be taken to rectify any anomaly in the identified processing step.
摘要:
A method of making a process monitor grating pattern for use in a lithographic imaging system comprises determining minimum resolvable pitch of a plurality of spaced, adjacent line elements, and selecting a process monitor grating period that is an integer multiple M, greater than 1, of the minimum resolvable pitch. The method then includes designing a process monitor grating pattern having a plurality of adjacent sets of grouped line elements spaced from each other. Each set of grouped line elements is spaced from and parallel to an adjacent set of grouped line elements by the process monitor grating period, such that when the process monitor grating pattern is projected by the lithographic imaging system the line elements in each set are unresolvable from each other and Fourier coefficients of diffracted orders m created by the line elements in the range of 1
摘要翻译:制造用于光刻成像系统的过程监视光栅图案的方法包括确定多个间隔相邻的线元素的最小可分辨间距,以及选择大于1的整数倍M,大于1的过程监视光栅周期 最小可分辨的音高。 该方法然后包括设计具有彼此间隔开的多个相邻组合的线组件的过程监视光栅图案。 每组分组的线元素通过过程监视光栅周期与相邻的一组分组线元素间隔开并平行,使得当过程监视光栅图案由光刻成像系统投影时,每组中的线元素不能从 在1 <| m |≤= M的范围内由线路元件产生的衍射阶数m的傅立叶系数为零。
摘要:
A method of making a process monitor grating pattern for use in a lithographic imaging system comprises determining minimum resolvable pitch of a plurality of spaced, adjacent line elements, and selecting a process monitor grating period that is an integer multiple M, greater than 1, of the minimum resolvable pitch. The method then includes designing a process monitor grating pattern having a plurality of adjacent sets of grouped line elements spaced from each other. Each set of grouped line elements is spaced from and parallel to an adjacent set of grouped line elements by the process monitor grating period, such that when the process monitor grating pattern is projected by the lithographic imaging system the line elements in each set are unresolvable from each other and Fourier coefficients of diffracted orders m created by the line elements in the range of 1
摘要翻译:制造用于光刻成像系统的过程监视光栅图案的方法包括确定多个间隔相邻的线元素的最小可分辨间距,以及选择大于1的整数倍M,大于1的过程监视光栅周期 最小可分辨的音高。 该方法然后包括设计具有彼此间隔开的多个相邻组合的线组件的过程监视光栅图案。 每组分组的线元素通过过程监视光栅周期与相邻的一组分组线元素间隔开并平行,使得当过程监视光栅图案由光刻成像系统投影时,每组中的线元素不能从 在1 <| m |≤= M的范围内由线路元件产生的衍射阶数m的傅立叶系数为零。