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DE69921493D1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum messen einer duennen schicht, insbesondere einer photoresistschicht auf einem halbleitersubstrat - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zum messen einer duennen schicht, insbesondere einer photoresistschicht auf einem halbleitersubstrat

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DE69921493D1
DE69921493D1 DE69921493T DE69921493T DE69921493D1 DE 69921493 D1 DE69921493 D1 DE 69921493D1 DE 69921493 T DE69921493 T DE 69921493T DE 69921493 T DE69921493 T DE 69921493T DE 69921493 D1 DE69921493 D1 DE 69921493D1
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Ofer Du-Nour
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TEVET PROCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Ltd YOKNEAM MOSHAVA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70483—Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness
    • G01B11/06—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material
    • G01B11/0616—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material of coating
    • G01B11/0625—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material of coating with measurement of absorption or reflection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70483—Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G03F7/70605—Workpiece metrology
    • G03F7/70608—Monitoring the unpatterned workpiece, e.g. measuring thickness, reflectivity or effects of immersion liquid on resist

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices With Unspecified Measuring Means (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
DE69921493T 1998-08-27 1999-08-26 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum messen einer duennen schicht, insbesondere einer photoresistschicht auf einem halbleitersubstrat Expired - Lifetime DE69921493T2 (de)

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IL12596498A IL125964A (en) 1998-08-27 1998-08-27 Method and apparatus for measuring the thickness of a transparent film, particularly of a photoresist film on a semiconductor substrate
IL12596498 1998-08-27
PCT/IL1999/000466 WO2000012958A1 (en) 1998-08-27 1999-08-26 Methods and apparatus for measuring the thickness of a film, particularly of a photoresist film on a semiconductor substrate

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EP (1) EP1110054B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002523763A (de)
KR (1) KR100694772B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1151358C (de)
AT (1) ATE280941T1 (de)
AU (1) AU5385599A (de)
CA (1) CA2341403A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69921493T2 (de)
HK (1) HK1039173A1 (de)
IL (1) IL125964A (de)
NO (1) NO20010910L (de)
WO (1) WO2000012958A1 (de)

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