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Semiconductor intra-field dose correction

US8350235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2009
Grant dateJan 8, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70625
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method are provided for automatic dose-correction recipe generation, the system including a dose-correction recipe generator, a reticle data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a slit data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a process data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a wafer data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a control unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, and an output unit or a storage unit in signal communication with the control unit; and the method including receiving a current reticle data set and a previous reticle data set, receiving a current slit data set and a previous slit data set, receiving a process condition, receiving a wafer condition, automatically generating a dose-correction recipe in accordance with the received reticle, slit, process and wafer information, and controlling a dose in accordance with the generated recipe.

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