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193 nm angle-resolved scatterfield microscope for semiconductor metrology

Sohn et al., 2009

Document ID
13031898761699865265
Author
Sohn Y
Quintanilha R
Barnes B
Silver R
Publication year
Publication venue
Instrumentation, Metrology, and Standards for Nanomanufacturing III

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An angle-resolved scatterfield microscope (ARSM) featuring 193 nm excimer laser light was developed for measuring critical dimension (CD) and overlay of nanoscale targets as used in semiconductor metrology. The microscope is designed to have a wide and telecentric …
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