Abstract:
Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer that are sequentially stacked on the substrate, a contact that penetrates the first dielectric layer and extends toward the substrate, and a conductive line that is provided in the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the contact, The conductive line extends in a first direction. The contact comprises a lower segment in the first dielectric layer and an upper segment in the second dielectric layer. A width in a second direction of the conductive line decreases with decreasing distance from the substrate. The second direction intersects the first direction. A sidewall of the upper segment of the contact is in contact with the conductive line.
Abstract:
An optical proximity correction (OPC) method for manufacturing a semiconductor chip including detecting edges of an initial layout pattern and determining an edge violating a mask rule, among the edges, as a target edge, setting a reference control point (RCP) on the target edge, forming a multi-edge by dividing the target edge based on the RCP, setting additional control points on the multi-edge, forming a modified layout pattern by transforming the multi-edge into a curved edge based on the RCP and the additional control points, performing an OPC simulation based on the modified layout pattern, and calculating an edge placement error (EPE) of the modified layout pattern based on a result of the OPC simulation may be provided.
Abstract:
Inventive concepts provide a method of inspecting a semiconductor device including obtaining inspection image data of an inspection pattern of an inspection layer on a substrate. The method may include extracting inspection contour data including an inspection pattern contour from the inspection image data, and merging the inspection contour data with comparison contour data of a comparison layer to obtain merged data. The comparison layer may overlap the inspection layer. The method may also include determining a horizontal distance between the inspection pattern contour and a comparison pattern contour of the comparison contour data based on the merged data.