In-situ monitoring of electrical properties by ellipsometry
US6362881B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/211
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of monitoring material parameters of a sample (4) (for example electrical properties of a semiconductor) during processing (for example during manufacture) which uses ellipsometric techniques to study the changes induced in the ellipsometric spectra of the material, by modulation of the internal electric field of the material, and determining from these changes the material parameters of interest The means of modulation can be a source of electromagnetic radiation, for example a laser (8). The ellipsometer used may include an array of photodetectors. The process allows the real time monitoring of the process under examination.
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