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Inspection method and apparatus and lithographic processing cell

USRE49460E1 · kind E1 · reissue

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Filing dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 14, 2023
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2035

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A method of calculating process corrections for a lithographic tool, and associated apparatuses. The method comprises measuring process defect data on a substrate that has been previously exposed using the lithographic tool; fitting a process signature model to the measured process defect data, so as to obtain a model of the process signature for the lithographic tool; and using the process signature model to calculate the process corrections for the lithographic tool.

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