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Metrology method, target and substrate

US10718604B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2019
Grant dateJul 21, 2020
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70683
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A diffraction measurement target that has at least a first sub-target and at least a second sub-target, and wherein (1) the first and second sub-targets each include a pair of periodic structures and the first sub-target has a different design than the second sub-target, the different design including the first sub-target periodic structures having a different pitch, feature width, space width, and/or segmentation than the second sub-target periodic structure or (2) the first and second sub-targets respectively include a first and second periodic structure in a first layer, and a third periodic structure is located at least partly underneath the first periodic structure in a second layer under the first layer and there being no periodic structure underneath the second periodic structure in the second layer, and a fourth periodic structure is located at least partly underneath the second periodic structure in a third layer under the second layer.

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