SG152162A1 - An optical focus sensor, an inspection apparatus and a lithographic apparatus - Google Patents

An optical focus sensor, an inspection apparatus and a lithographic apparatus

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Publication number
SG152162A1
SG152162A1 SG200807574-9A SG2008075749A SG152162A1 SG 152162 A1 SG152162 A1 SG 152162A1 SG 2008075749 A SG2008075749 A SG 2008075749A SG 152162 A1 SG152162 A1 SG 152162A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
focus sensor
optical focus
sub
inspection apparatus
substrate
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SG200807574-9A
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Inventor
Willem Kalf
Ronald Franciscus Herman Hugers
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Asml Netherlands Bv
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/708Construction of apparatus, e.g. environment aspects, hygiene aspects or materials
    • G03F7/7085Detection arrangement, e.g. detectors of apparatus alignment possibly mounted on wafers, exposure dose, photo-cleaning flux, stray light, thermal load
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70483Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G03F7/70605Workpiece metrology
    • G03F7/70616Monitoring the printed patterns
    • G03F7/70641Focus
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7003Alignment type or strategy, e.g. leveling, global alignment
    • G03F9/7023Aligning or positioning in direction perpendicular to substrate surface
    • G03F9/7026Focusing

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
SG200807574-9A 2007-10-09 2008-10-09 An optical focus sensor, an inspection apparatus and a lithographic apparatus SG152162A1 (en)

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US96064407P 2007-10-09 2007-10-09

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EP (1) EP2048543B1 (ko)
JP (1) JP4940218B2 (ko)
KR (1) KR101013471B1 (ko)
CN (1) CN101520608B (ko)
IL (1) IL194698A (ko)
SG (1) SG152162A1 (ko)
TW (1) TWI383269B (ko)

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JP4940218B2 (ja) 2012-05-30
EP2048543A2 (en) 2009-04-15
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JP2009105395A (ja) 2009-05-14
US20090091726A1 (en) 2009-04-09
IL194698A0 (en) 2009-08-03
TWI383269B (zh) 2013-01-21
KR20090036531A (ko) 2009-04-14
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IL194698A (en) 2013-10-31
CN101520608A (zh) 2009-09-02

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