Patent
Spectroscopically measured overlay target
Roger R. Lowe-Webb
- 20 Sep 2001
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TL;DR: In this article, an overlay target for spectroscopic measurement includes at least two diffraction gratings, one grating overlying the other, in order to improve resolution of the presence as well as the direction of any mis-registration.
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Abstract: An overlay target for spectroscopic measurement includes at least two diffraction gratings, one grating overlying the other. The diffraction gratings may include an asymmetry relative to each other in order to improve resolution of the presence as well as the direction of any mis-registration. For example, the asymmetry between the two diffraction gratings may be a phase offset, a difference in pitch, line width, etc. The overlay target may be spectroscopically measuring, for example, using an optical model and a best fit analysis. Moreover, the overlay target may be optimized by modeling the overlay target and adjusting the variable parameters and calculating the sensitivity of the overlay target to changes in variable parameters.
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