AU3310999A - Measuring a diffracting structure, broadband, polarized, ellipsometric, and an underlying structure - Google Patents

Measuring a diffracting structure, broadband, polarized, ellipsometric, and an underlying structure

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AU3310999A
AU3310999A AU33109/99A AU3310999A AU3310999A AU 3310999 A AU3310999 A AU 3310999A AU 33109/99 A AU33109/99 A AU 33109/99A AU 3310999 A AU3310999 A AU 3310999A AU 3310999 A AU3310999 A AU 3310999A
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polarized
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Ibrahim Abdulhalim
Yiping Xu
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KLA Corp
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AU33109/99A 1998-03-06 1999-02-25 Measuring a diffracting structure, broadband, polarized, ellipsometric, and an underlying structure Abandoned AU3310999A (en)

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US09/036,557 US6483580B1 (en) 1998-03-06 1998-03-06 Spectroscopic scatterometer system
US09036557 1998-03-06
PCT/US1999/004053 WO1999045340A1 (en) 1998-03-06 1999-02-25 Measuring a diffracting structure, broadband, polarized, ellipsometric, and an underlying structure

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