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Abstract
【解決手段】リソグラフィック変数の異なる値に対する該レティクルの画像を取得する工程において、画像は、ノミナル値で得られた二つまたはそれ以上の参照画像および一つまたはそれ以上の変調された画像を含む、該取得する工程と、該二つまたはそれ以上の参照画像から複合参照画像を生成する工程と、を含むことを特徴とする方法。
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- レティクルの設計パターンにおける欠陥を検出するコンピュータに実装された方法であって、
リソグラフィック変数の異なる値に対する該レティクルの画像を取得する工程にて、画像は、ノミナル値で得られた二つまたはそれ以上の参照画像および一つまたはそれ以上の変調された画像を含む、該取得する工程と、
該二つまたはそれ以上の参照画像から複合参照画像を生成する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 請求項1に記載の方法において、欠陥が存在すると判定された場合、該方法は、該欠陥に近接する領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性に基づいて、該欠陥をグループに割り付ける工程をさらに含むこととする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性は、二つまたはそれ以上の参照画像のうちの少なくとも一つの該領域における設計パターンの一つまたはそれ以上の特性を含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性は、比較する工程に使用された画像のうちの少なくとも二つにおける該領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性を含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性は、GDSまたは架空の画像から抽出された該領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性を含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性は、高解像度画像から判定された該領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性を含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- グループにおける一つまたはそれ以上の欠陥の領域の一つまたはそれ以上の特性を分析して、該グループが、関連性のない欠陥グループであるかどうかを判定する工程をさらに含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- グループにおける一つまたはそれ以上の欠陥の一つまたはそれ以上の特性を分析して、該グループが、設計パターンにおける異常を示しているかどうかを判定する工程をさらに含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 画像は、レティクルを用いてウェーハ上にプリントされたダイのスウォス全体の画像をさらに含み、かつ、比較する工程に使用された画像のうちの少なくとも二つは、該スウォス全体における全てのダイの該画像をさらに含むこととする請求項2に記載の方法。
- スウォス全体における変調されたダイは、リソグラフィック変数の同じ値を用いてプリントされ、これは、参照ダイが、該スウォス全体にプリントされたリソグラフィック変数の値とは異なることとする請求項9に記載の方法。
- スウォス全体における変調されたダイは、リソグラフィック変数の異なる値を用いてプリントされ、かつ、該スウォス全体における参照ダイは、リソグラフィック値の追加の異なる値を用いてプリントされることとする請求項9に記載の方法。
- ウェーハ上にプリントされたダイのレイアウトの知識を有するユーザが、画像のうちの少なくとも二つのうちのどちらかを選択して、比較する工程に使用することとする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 取得する工程は、レティクルを用いてウェーハ上にプリントされた設計パターンの画像を取得する工程を含むこととする請求項1に記載の方法。
- レティクルの設計パターンにおける欠陥を検出するコンピュータに実装された方法であって、
該レティクルを用いてウェーハ上にプリントされたダイのスウォス全体の画像を取得する工程にて、該ダイのうちの少なくとも二つは、リソグラフィック変数の異なる値でプリントされる、該取得する工程と、
該取得する工程に引き続いて、画像のうちの少なくとも二つ同士を比較する工程と、
欠陥が設計パターンに存在するかどうかを、比較する工程の結果を用いて判定する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - ダイは、変調されたダイおよび少なくとも一つの参照ダイを含み、かつ、スウォス全体における該変調されたダイの数が、該スウォス全体における少なくとも一つの参照ダイの数より大きいかあるいはそれに等しいこととする請求項14に記載の方法。
- 請求項32に記載の方法において、ダイは、二つまたはそれ以上の参照ダイを含み、該方法は、該二つまたはそれ以上の参照ダイの画像から複合参照画像を生成する工程をさらに含み、かつ、比較する工程に使用される画像のうちの少なくとも二つのうちの一つは、該複合参照画像を含むこととする請求項14に記載の方法。
- ダイは、変調されたダイおよび少なくとも一つの参照ダイを含み、かつ、該変調されたダイは、該変調されたダイのそれぞれについて同じであるが、該少なくとも一つの参照ダイがプリントされているリソグラフィック変数の値とは異なるリソグラフィック変数の値でプリントされていることとする請求項14に記載の方法。
- ダイは、変調されたダイおよび少なくとも一つの参照ダイを含み、かつ、該変調されたダイは、該変調されたダイのそれぞれについて異なり、かつ、該少なくとも一つの参照ダイがプリントされているリソグラフィック変数の値とは異なるリソグラフィック変数の値でプリントされていることとする請求項14に記載の方法。
- レティクルの設計パターンにおける欠陥を検出し、かつ、ソートするためのコンピュータに実装された方法であって、
リソグラフィック変数の異なる値に対して該レティクルの画像を取得する工程と、
該画像のうちの少なくとも二つ同士を比較する工程と、
該画像のうちの少なくとも二つにおけるピクセル差が、該リソグラフィック変数の該異なる値に亘って、典型的な、あるいは、非典型的なトレンドに従っているかどうかを判定する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 非典型的なトレンドは、潜在的に関連性のある欠陥場所を示すこととする請求項19に記載の方法。
- 画像は、リソグラフィック変数の異なる値でプリントされた変調されたダイの画像、および該リソグラフィック変数の追加の異なる値を用いてプリントされた参照ダイの画像を含むこととする請求項19に記載の方法。
- 取得する工程は、レティクルを用いてウェーハ上にプリントされた設計パターンの画像を取得する工程を含むこととする請求項19に記載の方法。
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