Semiconductor device yield prediction system and method
US7945410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B17/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An average fault ratio is calculated from product characteristics of a product as a target of yield prediction, in order to predict yield accurately in the course of manufacturing the prediction target product.With respect to a reference product, whose wiring pattern is different from the prediction target product but manufactured by the same manufacturing process, a monthly electric fault density is calculated from actually measured data. Respective average fault ratios are obtained from product characteristics of the prediction target product and the reference product. A monthly electric fault density of the prediction target product is obtained by multiplying the monthly electric fault density of the reference product by the ratio of the average fault ratios. The yield is calculated by using the monthly electric fault density of the month in which a yield prediction target lot of the prediction target product was processed.
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