Proximity correction methods for semiconductor manufacturing processes

    公开(公告)号:US11733603B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17180984

    申请日:2021-02-22

    CPC classification number: G03F1/36 G03F7/70441 G03F7/70625 H01L21/027

    Abstract: A proximity correction method for a semiconductor manufacturing process includes: generating a plurality of pieces of original image data from a plurality of sample regions, with the sample regions selected from layout data used in the semiconductor manufacturing process; removing some pieces of original image data that overlap with each other from the plurality of pieces of original image data, resulting in a plurality of pieces of input image data; inputting the plurality of pieces of input image data to a machine learning model; obtaining a prediction value of critical dimensions of target patterns included in the plurality of pieces of input image data from the machine learning model; measuring a result value for critical dimensions of actual patterns corresponding to the target patterns on a semiconductor substrate on which the semiconductor manufacturing process is performed; and performing learning of the machine learning model using the prediction value and the result value.

    PROXIMITY CORRECTION METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

    公开(公告)号:US20210405521A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17180984

    申请日:2021-02-22

    Abstract: A proximity correction method for a semiconductor manufacturing process includes: generating a plurality of pieces of original image data from a plurality of sample regions, with the sample regions selected from layout data used in the semiconductor manufacturing process; removing some pieces of original image data that overlap with each other from the plurality of pieces of original image data, resulting in a plurality of pieces of input image data; inputting the plurality of pieces of input image data to a machine learning model; obtaining a prediction value of critical dimensions of target patterns included in the plurality of pieces of input image data from the machine learning model; measuring a result value for critical dimensions of actual patterns corresponding to the target patterns on a semiconductor substrate on which the semiconductor manufacturing process is performed; and performing learning of the machine learning model using the prediction value and the result value.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICES GENERATING VERIFICATION VECTOR FOR VERIFYING SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210117193A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US16915786

    申请日:2020-06-29

    Abstract: An electronic device configured to generate a verification vector for verifying a semiconductor circuit including a first circuit block and a second circuit block includes a duplicate command eliminator configured to receive a first input vector including a plurality of commands and to provide a first converted vector, in which ones of the plurality of commands that generate the same state transition are changed into idle commands, based on a state transition of the first circuit block obtained by performing a simulation operation on the first input vector, a reduced vector generator configured to provide a first reduced vector in which a number of repetitions of the idle commands included in the first converted vector is reduced, and a verification vector generator configured to output the first reduced vector having a coverage that coincides with a target coverage among a plurality of first reduced vectors as a first verification vector.

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