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Indirect determination of a processing parameter

US10359705B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2016
Grant dateJul 23, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L22/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method including measuring a value of a directly measureable processing parameter of a patterning process from a portion of a substrate produced by the patterning process; obtaining a relationship between the directly measureable processing parameter and a not directly measureable processing parameter; and determining a value of the not directly measureable processing parameter from the value of the directly measureable processing parameter and the relationship.

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