METHOD OF MEASURING PATTERN SHAPE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MEASURING PATTERN SHAPE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM 有权
    测量图形的方法,制造半导体器件的方法和工艺控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110020956A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-27

    申请号:US12823024

    申请日:2010-06-24

    IPC分类号: H01L21/66 G01B11/24

    摘要: A method of measuring a pattern shape of performing a shape measurement of a semiconductor pattern at a high accuracy even when a process margin is narrow with respect to miniaturization of a semiconductor device is provided. In the method of measuring a pattern shape, when a best-match calculated waveform cannot be selected, at least one parameter among shape parameters is set as a fixed value based on information obtained by another measurement apparatus that uses a measurement method independent to the pattern shape measurement, a matching of a library and a detected waveform is performed again, a best-match calculated waveform is selected, and shape information of an object pattern is obtained from the best-match calculated waveform.

    摘要翻译: 提供了即使当相对于半导体器件的小型化而处理裕度窄时,也可以高精度地测量执行半导体图案的形状测量的图案形状的方法。 在测定图案形状的方法中,当不能选择最佳匹配的计算波形时,基于使用独立于图案的测量方法的另一测量装置获得的信息,将形状参数中的至少一个参数设置为固定值 形状测量,再次执行库和检测波形的匹配,选择最佳匹配计算波形,并根据最佳匹配计算波形获得目标图形的形状信息。

    Method of measuring pattern shape, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and process control system
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of measuring pattern shape, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and process control system 有权
    测量图案形状的方法,制造半导体器件的方法以及过程控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US08227265B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US12823024

    申请日:2010-06-24

    IPC分类号: H01L21/66

    摘要: A method of measuring a pattern shape of performing a shape measurement of a semiconductor pattern at a high accuracy even when a process margin is narrow with respect to miniaturization of a semiconductor device is provided. In the method of measuring a pattern shape, when a best-match calculated waveform cannot be selected, at least one parameter among shape parameters is set as a fixed value based on information obtained by another measurement apparatus that uses a measurement method independent to the pattern shape measurement, a matching of a library and a detected waveform is performed again, a best-match calculated waveform is selected, and shape information of an object pattern is obtained from the best-match calculated waveform.

    摘要翻译: 提供了即使当相对于半导体器件的小型化而处理裕度窄时,也可以高精度地测量执行半导体图案的形状测量的图案形状的方法。 在测定图案形状的方法中,当不能选择最佳匹配计算波形时,基于使用独立于图案的测量方法的另一测量装置获得的信息,将形状参数中的至少一个参数设置为固定值 形状测量,再次执行库和检测波形的匹配,选择最佳匹配计算波形,并根据最佳匹配计算波形获得目标图形的形状信息。

    Method and system for processing a semi-conductor device
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for processing a semi-conductor device 失效
    用于加工半导体器件的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06841321B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-11

    申请号:US10052513

    申请日:2002-01-23

    摘要: A method and a system for processing a semiconductor device intended to improve the overlay accuracy of a semiconductor device product, particularly in its device area, in carrying out the mix-and-match exposure process are designed to calculate the difference of exposure distortions between two layers in the device area and the difference of exposure distortions between the two layers at the overlay measurement mark position from data of exposure field distortions of two exposure tools used for the mix-and-match exposure process and data of device area and overlay measurement mark position of the product, calculate a modification value which relates both differences to each other, calculate a first exposure condition correction value from the measurement result of overlay, and carry out the exposure process based on a second exposure condition correction value which is evaluated by modifying the first exposure condition correction value with the modification value.

    摘要翻译: 设计了一种用于处理半导体器件的方法和系统,旨在提高半导体器件产品的覆盖精度,特别是在其器件区域中进行混合匹配曝光过程,以计算两者之间的曝光失真的差异 设备区域中的层和来自覆盖测量标记位置处的两层之间的曝光失真的差异与用于混合和匹配曝光处理的两个曝光工具的曝光场失真数据以及设备区域和覆盖测量标记的数据 计算产品的位置,计算相互之间的差异的修正值,根据覆盖的测量结果计算第一曝光条件校正值,并且基于通过修改来评估的第二曝光条件校正值来执行曝光处理 具有修改值的第一曝光条件校正值。

    Method and Apparatus for Reviewing Defect
    5.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Reviewing Defect 有权
    检查缺陷的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090002695A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US12141955

    申请日:2008-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01N21/88 G01N23/00

    摘要: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for reviewing a defect with high throughput by detecting the defect to be reviewed with high sensitivity, comprising: an optical microscope; a correction means; and a scanning electron microscope which reviews the defect existed on the sample; wherein the optical microscope has: an optical height detection system which optically detects a vertical position of an upper surface of the sample placed on the stage; an illumination optical system which illuminates the defect with light; an image detection optical system which converges and detects reflected light or scattered light generated from the defect illuminated by the illumination optical system to obtain an image signal; and a focus adjusting means which adjusts a focus position of the optical microscope based on the vertical position of the upper surface of the sample, which is detected by the optical height detection system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种通过以高灵敏度检测待检查的缺陷来检查具有高通量的缺陷的装置和方法,包括:光学显微镜; 修正手段; 和扫描电子显微镜检查样品上存在的缺陷; 其中所述光学显微镜具有:光学高度检测系统,其光学地检测放置在所述台上的样品的上表面的垂直位置; 用光照亮缺陷的照明光学系统; 会聚和检测由照明光学系统照射的缺陷产生的反射光或散射光以获得图像信号的图像检测光学系统; 以及焦点调节装置,其基于由光学高度检测系统检测到的样品的上表面的垂直位置来调节光学显微镜的焦点位置。

    Method and apparatus for reviewing defect
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for reviewing defect 有权
    检查缺陷的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08045146B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US12141955

    申请日:2008-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01N21/00 G01J4/00

    摘要: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for reviewing a defect with high throughput by detecting the defect to be reviewed with high sensitivity, comprising: an optical microscope; a correction means; and a scanning electron microscope which reviews the existing defect on the sample; wherein the optical microscope has: an optical height detection system which optically detects a vertical position of an upper surface of the sample placed on the stage; an illumination optical system which illuminates the defect with light; an image detection optical system which converges and detects reflected light or scattered light generated from the defect illuminated by the illumination optical system to obtain an image signal; and a focus adjusting means which adjusts a focus position of the optical microscope based on the vertical position of the upper surface of the sample, which is detected by the optical height detection system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种通过以高灵敏度检测待检查的缺陷来检查具有高通量的缺陷的装置和方法,包括:光学显微镜; 修正手段; 和扫描电子显微镜,用于回顾样品上现有的缺陷; 其中所述光学显微镜具有:光学高度检测系统,其光学地检测放置在所述台上的样品的上表面的垂直位置; 用光照亮缺陷的照明光学系统; 会聚和检测由照明光学系统照射的缺陷产生的反射光或散射光以获得图像信号的图像检测光学系统; 以及焦点调节装置,其基于由光学高度检测系统检测到的样本的上表面的垂直位置来调整光学显微镜的对焦位置。

    Exposure mask with appended mask error data
    9.
    发明授权
    Exposure mask with appended mask error data 失效
    曝光掩模与附加的掩模错误数据

    公开(公告)号:US06720117B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US10390670

    申请日:2003-03-19

    IPC分类号: G03F900

    摘要: An exposure mask includes an optically transparent substrate, a device area constituted with a pattern formed on the substrate, and alignment marks formed on the substrate. Further measurement data for relative positional displacement between the device area and the alignment marks on the substrate is appended together with information for identifying the substrate to the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 曝光掩模包括光学透明基板,由形成在基板上的图案构成的器件区域和形成在基板上的对准标记。 将用于将衬底识别到衬底的信息附加在衬底上的器件区域和对准标记之间的相对位置位移的另外的测量数据。

    Method for producing a semiconductor device
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for producing a semiconductor device 失效
    半导体器件的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06686107B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US09943140

    申请日:2001-08-31

    IPC分类号: G03F900

    摘要: A relative positional error is caused between an alignment mark and a device area on a mask due to an error inherent to the mask drawing apparatus, which causes an alignment error in the device area even when alignment upon exposure has no problem. Then, according to this invention, a relative positional error between the alignment mark and the device area on the mask is measured in an off line manner, the result of measurement is set upon exposure as a correction value to an exposure device thereby correcting the mask drawing error to reduce alignment errors in the device area.

    摘要翻译: 由于掩模绘图装置固有的错误,在掩模上的对准标记和器件区域之间产生相对位置误差,即使在曝光时的对准没有问题的情况下也会导致器件区域中的对准误差。 然后,根据本发明,以离线方式测量对准标记和掩模上的器件面积之间的相对位置误差,将曝光结果作为校正值设置在曝光装置上,从而校正掩模 绘图错误,以减少设备区域中的对齐错误。