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- JP2005521261A5 JP2005521261A5 JP2003579273A JP2003579273A JP2005521261A5 JP 2005521261 A5 JP2005521261 A5 JP 2005521261A5 JP 2003579273 A JP2003579273 A JP 2003579273A JP 2003579273 A JP2003579273 A JP 2003579273A JP 2005521261 A5 JP2005521261 A5 JP 2005521261A5
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US10/103,223 | 2002-03-19 | ||
| US10/103,223 US6742168B1 (en) | 2002-03-19 | 2002-03-19 | Method and structure for calibrating scatterometry-based metrology tool used to measure dimensions of features on a semiconductor device |
| PCT/US2002/040264 WO2003081662A1 (en) | 2002-03-19 | 2002-12-17 | Method and structure for calibrating scatterometry-based metrology tool used to measure dimensions of features on a semiconductor device |
Publications (3)
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| JP2005521261A JP2005521261A (ja) | 2005-07-14 |
| JP2005521261A5 true JP2005521261A5 (https=) | 2006-02-09 |
| JP4864290B2 JP4864290B2 (ja) | 2012-02-01 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP2003579273A Expired - Lifetime JP4864290B2 (ja) | 2002-03-19 | 2002-12-17 | 半導体デバイス上の構造の寸法を測定するために使用される、非破壊光波測定(光波散乱計測)(scatterometry)に基づいた測定ツールを較正する方法と構造 |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6742168B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP4864290B2 (https=) |
| KR (1) | KR100942037B1 (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN100407391C (https=) |
| AU (1) | AU2002357274A1 (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE10297676B4 (https=) |
| GB (1) | GB2406215B (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2003081662A1 (https=) |
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| US7427457B1 (en) | 2004-09-03 | 2008-09-23 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Methods for designing grating structures for use in situ scatterometry to detect photoresist defects |
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- 2002-03-19 US US10/103,223 patent/US6742168B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-17 KR KR1020047014727A patent/KR100942037B1/ko not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-17 CN CN028285476A patent/CN100407391C/zh not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-17 GB GB0419077A patent/GB2406215B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-17 WO PCT/US2002/040264 patent/WO2003081662A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-12-17 AU AU2002357274A patent/AU2002357274A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-12-17 DE DE10297676.7T patent/DE10297676B4/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-12-17 JP JP2003579273A patent/JP4864290B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
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