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Description
マスクの少なくとも1つの領域の像を生成するステップと、
像の少なくとも1つの測定輪郭を決定するステップと、
設計輪郭と測定輪郭の形状を互いにマッチングさせると同時に、2つの輪郭の位置合わせをマッチングさせるステップと、
を含む。
位置合わせパラメータ:
1.「平行移動X」:x方向における輪郭の変位(0次)。
2.「平行移動Y」:y方向における輪郭の変位(0次)。
3.「スケール」:原点を中心とした輪郭の広がり方(1次)。
4.「回転」:原点を中心とした輪郭の回転(1次)。
2.「しきい値(Thresh)」は、新しい設計輪郭が計算されるガウスフィルタリングされたオブジェクトの関数値である。
3.「バイアス」は、2.で新たに算出した設計輪郭を法線方向に変位させる値である。
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- 半導体リソグラフィ用のマスク上の構造の該マスクに対する位置合わせ誤差を決定するための方法であって、
前記マスクの少なくとも1つの領域の像を生成するステップと、
前記像の少なくとも1つの測定輪郭を決定するステップと、
設計輪郭と測定輪郭の形状を互いにマッチングさせると同時に、前記2つの輪郭の前記位置合わせをマッチングさせるステップと、
を含む、方法。 - 前記位置合わせが、像面において前記2つの輪郭の平均横方向距離を最小化することによってマッチングされる、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記形状の前記マッチングおよび前記輪郭の位置合わせが前記設計輪郭の修正によってもたらされる、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。 - 前記形状の前記マッチングおよび前記輪郭の位置合わせが前記測定輪郭の修正によってもたらされる、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。 - 前記測定輪郭と前記設計輪郭との間の横方向距離が前記マッチングの品質の尺度として使用される、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。 - 前記横方向距離を最小化するために、最適化の方法、特に多次元ニュートン法が使用される、
請求項5に記載の方法。 - すべての前記横方向距離の平均値が最適化の進行の尺度として使用される、
請求項5に記載の方法。 - 前記マッチングが前記像の個々の部分領域に対して別々に実行される、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。 - 前記像の特定の領域が前記マッチングのために使用されない、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。 - 前記マッチングに使用されない前記領域が、欠陥が検出された領域である、
請求項9に記載の方法。 - 前記形状および平均横方向距離の修正が交互に行われる、
請求項1または2に記載の方法。
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