CA1046823A - Double focusing microscope for registering semiconductor wafers and masks - Google Patents

Double focusing microscope for registering semiconductor wafers and masks

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Publication number
CA1046823A
CA1046823A CA246,191A CA246191A CA1046823A CA 1046823 A CA1046823 A CA 1046823A CA 246191 A CA246191 A CA 246191A CA 1046823 A CA1046823 A CA 1046823A
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Prior art keywords
mask
wafer
light
polarization
microscope
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Expired
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CA246,191A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Alan D. White
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7065—Production of alignment light, e.g. light source, control of coherence, polarization, pulse length, wavelength
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/28—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for polarising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/40—Optical focusing aids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/30—Polarising elements
    • G02B5/3083—Birefringent or phase retarding elements

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
  • Microscoopes, Condenser (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Control Of Position Or Direction (AREA)
  • Projection-Type Copiers In General (AREA)
  • Polarising Elements (AREA)
CA246,191A 1975-03-07 1976-02-20 Double focusing microscope for registering semiconductor wafers and masks Expired CA1046823A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/556,224 US3990798A (en) 1975-03-07 1975-03-07 Method and apparatus for aligning mask and wafer

Publications (1)

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CA1046823A true CA1046823A (en) 1979-01-23

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CA246,191A Expired CA1046823A (en) 1975-03-07 1976-02-20 Double focusing microscope for registering semiconductor wafers and masks

Country Status (11)

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US (1) US3990798A (pt-PT)
JP (1) JPS51112282A (pt-PT)
BE (1) BE839099A (pt-PT)
CA (1) CA1046823A (pt-PT)
DE (1) DE2608483B2 (pt-PT)
ES (1) ES445804A1 (pt-PT)
FR (1) FR2303315A1 (pt-PT)
GB (1) GB1543208A (pt-PT)
IT (1) IT1063931B (pt-PT)
NL (1) NL7602349A (pt-PT)
SE (1) SE416590B (pt-PT)

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JPS5512271U (pt-PT) * 1978-07-12 1980-01-25
US4356223A (en) * 1980-02-28 1982-10-26 Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. Semiconductor device having a registration mark for use in an exposure technique for micro-fine working
JPS56136244U (pt-PT) * 1980-03-15 1981-10-15
US4398824A (en) * 1981-04-15 1983-08-16 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Wafer tilt compensation in zone plate alignment system
US4595295A (en) * 1982-01-06 1986-06-17 International Business Machines Corporation Alignment system for lithographic proximity printing
JPS5936220A (ja) * 1982-08-25 1984-02-28 Toshiba Corp 固定スリット型光電顕微鏡
JPS5942517A (ja) * 1982-09-02 1984-03-09 Nippon Kogaku Kk <Nikon> 二重焦点光学系
US4636626A (en) * 1983-01-14 1987-01-13 Nippon Kogaku K.K. Apparatus for aligning mask and wafer used in semiconductor circuit element fabrication
JPS60183508A (ja) * 1984-03-02 1985-09-19 Nippon Kogaku Kk <Nikon> 微小間隔検出装置
US4623257A (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-11-18 At&T Bell Laboratories Alignment marks for fine-line device fabrication
JPS6441805A (en) * 1987-08-07 1989-02-14 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Position detecting apparatus of two bodies, which are separated by minute distance
US4981342A (en) * 1987-09-24 1991-01-01 Allergan Inc. Multifocal birefringent lens system
US4941255A (en) * 1989-11-15 1990-07-17 Eastman Kodak Company Method for precision multichip assembly
JP3534363B2 (ja) * 1995-07-31 2004-06-07 パイオニア株式会社 結晶レンズ及びこれを用いた光ピックアップ光学系
KR100269244B1 (ko) * 1998-05-28 2000-12-01 정선종 복굴절 물질로 만들어진 투과형 광학부품을 사용한 리소그래피장비용 광학계의 초점심도 확장 방법 및 장치
JP4671082B2 (ja) * 2000-10-15 2011-04-13 明 石井 定倍率可変焦点結像方法および装置
WO2007122615A2 (en) * 2006-04-20 2007-11-01 Xceed Imaging Ltd. All optical system and method for providing extended depth of focus of imaging
US8248605B2 (en) * 2006-09-26 2012-08-21 Hinds Instruments, Inc. Detection system for birefringence measurement
US9228936B2 (en) 2013-12-03 2016-01-05 Hinds Instruments, Inc. Birefringence measurement of polycrystalline silicon samples or the like

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US3488104A (en) * 1966-09-12 1970-01-06 Fairchild Camera Instr Co Dual focal plane microscope
US3520592A (en) * 1967-09-14 1970-07-14 Grumman Corp Optical focusing system utilizing birefringent lenses
GB1248771A (en) * 1968-08-02 1971-10-06 Vickers Ltd Double-refracting interference microscope
JPS5117297B1 (pt-PT) * 1971-03-11 1976-06-01

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JPS561777B2 (pt-PT) 1981-01-16
NL7602349A (nl) 1976-09-09
SE416590B (sv) 1981-01-19
US3990798A (en) 1976-11-09
SE7602373L (sv) 1976-09-08
ES445804A1 (es) 1977-06-01
FR2303315B1 (pt-PT) 1980-01-04
GB1543208A (en) 1979-03-28
DE2608483A1 (de) 1976-09-16
BE839099A (fr) 1976-07-01
FR2303315A1 (fr) 1976-10-01
IT1063931B (it) 1985-02-18
JPS51112282A (en) 1976-10-04
DE2608483B2 (de) 1980-08-28

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