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公开(公告)号:US20230197755A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US17965268
申请日:2022-10-13
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Changyong UM , Jeongsoon KANG , Jeongjin LEE
IPC: H01L27/146 , H01L23/00
CPC classification number: H01L27/14634 , H01L24/08 , H01L27/14636 , H01L24/80 , H01L27/1469 , H01L2224/08145 , H01L2224/80006 , H01L2224/80895 , H01L2224/80896
Abstract: An image sensor may include a lower device on a lower substrate, an intermediate device on an intermediate substrate on the lower substrate, and an upper device on an upper substrate on the intermediate substrate. The lower device may include a logic transistor. The intermediate device may include at least one transistor. The upper device may include a photodiode and a floating diffusion region. The lower substrate, the intermediate substrate and the upper substrate may be stacked. The intermediate substrate may include a stack of a first semiconductor layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a second semiconductor layer pattern. An insulation pattern fills an opening at least partially defined by one or more inner surfaces of the first semiconductor layer. A buried insulation pattern fills a trench extending through the second semiconductor layer pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20240114700A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18448615
申请日:2023-08-11
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yongjae LEE , Seung Pil KO , Kilho LEE , Jeongjin LEE
IPC: H10B61/00 , H01L23/00 , H01L27/146 , H10B80/00
CPC classification number: H10B61/22 , H01L24/08 , H01L27/14634 , H10B80/00 , H01L2224/08145
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes cell lower conductive lines and peripheral lower conductive lines on a substrate, lower electrode contacts on the cell lower conductive lines, peripheral conductive contacts on the peripheral lower conductive lines, variable resistance patterns horizontally spaced apart from each other on the lower electrode contacts. The lower electrode contacts are respectively connected to the variable resistance patterns. Peripheral conductive lines are horizontally spaced apart from the variable resistance patterns on the peripheral conductive contacts. The peripheral conductive contacts are connected to the peripheral conductive lines. The cell and peripheral lower conductive lines are connected to the lower electrode contacts and the peripheral conductive contacts, respectively. The cell and peripheral lower conductive lines are at the same height. A pitch of the cell lower conductive lines directly adjacent to each other is greater than a pitch of the peripheral lower conductive lines directly adjacent to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20210397079A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-23
申请号:US17464826
申请日:2021-09-02
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Doogyu LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Jeongjin LEE , Chan HWANG
IPC: G03F1/24 , G03F7/20 , H01L21/027
Abstract: Provided are an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure apparatus for improving an overlay error in a EUV exposure process, and an overlay correction method and a semiconductor device fabricating method using the exposure apparatus. The EUV exposure apparatus includes an EUV light source; a first optical system configured to emit EUV light from the EUV light source to an EUV mask; a second optical system configured to emit EUV light reflected from the EUV mask to a wafer; a mask stage; a wafer stage; and a control unit configured to control the mask stage and the wafer stage, wherein, based on a correlation between a first overlay parameter, which is one of parameters of overlay errors between layers on the wafer, and a second overlay parameter, which is another parameter, the first overlay parameter is corrected through correction of the second overlay parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20240160115A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-16
申请号:US18347129
申请日:2023-07-05
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Wooyong JUNG , Dohun KIM , Joonhyun KIM , Jeongjin LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Chan HWANG
IPC: G03F7/00 , H01L21/027
CPC classification number: G03F7/70633 , G03F7/706839 , H01L21/027
Abstract: Provided are an overlay correction method for effectively correcting an overlay due to degradation of a wafer table, and an exposure method and a semiconductor device manufacturing method, which include the overlay correction method, wherein the overlay correction method includes acquiring leveling data regarding a wafer, converting the leveling data into overlay data, splitting a shot into sub-shots via shot size split, extracting a model for each sub-shot from the overlay data, and correcting an overlay parameter of exposure equipment on the basis of the model for each sub-shot, wherein the correction of the overlay parameter is applied in real time to an exposure process for the wafer in a feedforward method.
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公开(公告)号:US20240152064A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18372296
申请日:2023-09-25
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Mincheol KWAK , Jeongjin LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Chan HWANG
IPC: G03F9/00 , G03F7/00 , H01L21/027
CPC classification number: G03F9/7073 , G03F7/70141 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/31144
Abstract: A photolithography system includes a light source, a photomask stage, a projection optical system and a wafer stage, and the projection optical system includes an anamorphic lens. In a photolithography method, a wafer and a photomask are mounted on the wafer stage and the photomask stage, respectively, and a first exposure process is performed using the photomask to transfer layouts of patterns included in the photomask to a first half field of the wafer. A relative position of the photomask with respect to the wafer is changed, and a second exposure process is performed to transfer the layouts of the patterns included in the photomask to a second half field of the wafer.
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公开(公告)号:US20190156788A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:US16194876
申请日:2018-11-19
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Jeongjin LEE , Hyelin LEE , Juhyeon PARK , Kiwon KIM , Youngho CHO , Mooyoung KIM
IPC: G09G5/12 , G06F3/14 , G09G5/00 , G06F3/0488
CPC classification number: G09G5/12 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/04886 , G06F3/1423 , G06F3/1454 , G06F9/452 , G06F2203/04803 , G09G5/006 , G09G2354/00 , H04M1/72527
Abstract: An electronic device for configuring an input interface and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a display, and at least one processor electrically connected to the memory and the display, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed, enable the at least one processor to perform a connection with an external electronic device, transmit information generated in the electronic device to the external electronic device on the basis of the connection so that the generated information is displayed on a display of the external electronic device, and provide an input interface for controlling the information displayed on the external electronic device via the display when the generated information is displayed on the display of the external electronic device.
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公开(公告)号:US20240222201A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18454219
申请日:2023-08-23
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Inbeom YIM , Jeongjin LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Chan HWANG
IPC: H01L21/66 , G03F1/70 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/3213
CPC classification number: H01L22/20 , G03F1/70 , H01L21/0274 , H01L21/32139
Abstract: The method including forming a first photoresist (PR) pattern by exposing first field areas of a first PR layer, forming a second PR pattern by exposing first top field areas and first bottom field areas of a second PR layer, measuring a first top intra-field overlay for the first top field areas and a first bottom intra-field overlay for the first bottom field areas, and determining a top intra-field correction parameter and a bottom intra-field correction parameter based on the first top intra-field overlay and the first bottom intra-field overlay, respectively, may be provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20240133683A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-25
申请号:US18460929
申请日:2023-09-05
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Inho KWAK , Jinsun KIM , Moosong LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Jeongjin LEE , Chan HWANG , Dohyeon PARK , Yeeun HAN
IPC: G01B15/00
CPC classification number: G01B15/00
Abstract: In an overlay measurement method, an overlay mark having programmed overlay values is provided. The overlay mark is scanned with an electron beam to obtain a voltage contrast image. A defect function that changes according to the overlay value is obtained from voltage contrast image data. Self-cross correlation is performed on the defect function to determine an overlay.
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公开(公告)号:US20240152046A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18218246
申请日:2023-07-05
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jeongjin LEE , Doogyu LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Chan HWANG
CPC classification number: G03F1/70 , G03F7/2004 , G03F7/70033 , G03F7/70558
Abstract: A method of controlling semiconductor process includes forming a plurality of sample overlay keys by irradiating a first dose of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light to a first photoresist layer formed on at least one sample wafer; determining a sample correction parameter for correcting a sample overlay error measured from the plurality of sample overlay keys; updating the sample correction parameter based on a difference between the first dose and a second dose; forming a plurality of main overlay keys by irradiating a second dose of extreme ultraviolet light to a second photoresist layer formed on the sample wafer based on the updated sample correction parameter; determining the main correction parameter based on a main overlay error measured from the plurality of main overlay keys; and performing a photolithography process on a wafer different from the sample wafer based on the main correction parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20220179302A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17392788
申请日:2021-08-03
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Hyunjay KANG , Chorong PARK , Doogyu LEE , Seungyoon LEE , Jeongjin LEE
Abstract: Disclosed are an overlay correction method, a method of evaluating an overlay correction operation, and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the overlay correction method. The overlay correction method may include measuring an overlay between center lines of lower and upper patterns on a wafer, fitting each of components of the overlay with a polynomial function to obtain first fitting quantities, and summing the first fitting quantities to construct a correction model. The components of the overlay may include overlay components, which are respectively measured in two different directions parallel to a top surface of a reticle. The highest order of the polynomial function may be determined as an order, which minimizes a difference between the polynomial function and each of the components of the overlay or corresponds to an inflection point in a graph of the difference with respect to the highest order of the polynomial function.
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