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도 1은 본 개시에 따른 방법 실시형태의 플로우차트이다.
도 2는 본 개시에 따른 계측 시스템 실시형태의 블록 다이어그램이다.
도 3은 예시적 41x32 반응 표면이다.
도 4는 예시적 9x9 반응 표면이다.
도 5는 고정 효과에 대한 예시적인 타입 III 테스트의 표이다.
도 6a-6b는 4원 상호작용(4-way interaction)을 도시한다.
도 7a-7c는 상부 레시피 후보에 대한 예시적 반응 표면을 도시한다.
도 8은 예시적 결과를 도시한다.
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- 계측 툴로서,
빔을 생성하는 에너지 소스;
상기 에너지 소스로부터 상기 빔의 경로 내에 웨이퍼를 고정시키는 스테이지;
검출기; 및
상기 검출기와 전자 통신하는 프로세서
를 포함하고,
상기 프로세서는,
복수의 측정을 수신하고;
ANOVA(analysis of variance)를 사용하여 상기 계측 툴의 툴 설정의 복수의 조합을 결정하고;
상기 복수의 조합으로부터 후보를 결정하고;
상기 후보 각각에 대한 반응 표면 모델을 생성하고;
최대 반응을 제공하고 노이즈의 소스에 덜 민감한 상기 툴 설정의 후보의 리스트를 결정하도록
구성되고,
상기 후보 리스트에서의 각 후보는 상기 반응 표면 모델의 밀도가 높은 영역에서 나오는 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 프로세서는 또한, 상기 계측 툴을 사용하여 반도체 웨이퍼에 측정을 수행하기 위한 명령어를 전송하도록 구성되는 것인, 계측 툴. - 제2항에 있어서,
상기 측정은 혼합 효과 모델(mixed effects model)로 수집되는 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 계측 툴의 조정 가능 설정은 독립 변수인 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 후보의 리스트는 나머지 후보에 비해 상기 계측 툴의 향상된 성능을 제공하는 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 프로세서는 또한, 측정 품질에 기초하여 스코어(score)를 결정하도록 구성되는 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 반응 표면 모델은 3x3 반응 표면 모델인 것인, 계측 툴. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 프로세서는 또한, 상기 후보의 리스트에 기초하여 상기 계측 툴의 하나 이상의 설정을 조정하도록 구성되는 것인, 계측 툴. - 방법으로서,
프로세서에서, 계측 툴로부터 복수의 측정을 수신하는 단계;
상기 프로세서를 사용하여, ANOVA(analysis of variance)를 사용하여 상기 계측 툴의 툴 설정의 복수의 조합을 결정하는 단계;
상기 프로세서를 사용하여, 상기 복수의 조합으로부터 후보를 결정하는 단계;
상기 프로세서를 사용하여, 상기 후보 각각에 대한 반응 표면 모델을 생성하는 단계; 및
최대 반응을 제공하고 노이즈의 소스에 덜 민감한 상기 툴 설정의 후보의 리스트를 결정하는 단계
를 포함하고,
상기 후보 리스트에서의 각 후보는 상기 반응 표면 모델의 밀도가 높은 영역에서 나오는 것인, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
상기 계측 툴을 사용하여 반도체 웨이퍼에 측정을 수행하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 제10항에 있어서,
상기 측정은 혼합 효과 모델로 수집되는 것인, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
상기 계측 툴의 조정 가능 설정은 독립 변수인 것인, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
상기 후보의 리스트는 나머지 후보에 비해 상기 계측 툴의 향상된 성능을 제공하는 것인, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
측정 품질에 기초하여 스코어를 결정하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
상기 반응 표면 모델은 3x3 반응 표면 모델인 것인, 방법. - 제9항에 있어서,
상기 프로세서를 사용하여, 상기 후보의 리스트를 사용하여 상기 계측 툴의 하나 이상의 설정을 조정하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 방법. - 프로세서가 제9항의 방법을 실행하게 명령하도록 구성된 프로그램이 저장된 비일시적 컴퓨터 판독가능 매체.
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