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Scatterometry for the measurement of metal features

Raymond et al., 2000

Document ID
18186849756010639468
Author
Raymond C
Farrer S
Sucher S
Publication year
Publication venue
Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XIV

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Scatterometry, an optical metrology based on the principle of diffraction, has received a considerable amount of attention in the literature in the past decade. By measuring and analyzing the light scattered, or diffracted, from a patterned periodic sample, the dimensions …
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    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70Exposure apparatus for microlithography
    • G03F7/70483Information management, control, testing, and wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
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