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Photolithography alignment process for bonded wafers

US11916022B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2022
Grant dateFeb 27, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/00
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor processing system including an overlay (OVL) shift measurement device. The OVL shift measurement device is configured to determine an OVL shift between a first wafer and a second wafer, where the second wafer overlies the first wafer. A photolithography device is configured to perform one or more photolithography processes on the second wafer. A controller is configured to perform an alignment process on the photolithography device according to the determined OVL shift. The photolithography device performs the one or more photolithography processes based on the OVL shift.

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