- Patent Title: Spectral reflectometry for in-situ process monitoring and control
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Application No.: US15688751Application Date: 2017-08-28
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Publication No.: US10438825B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Prateek Jain , Daniel Wack , Kevin A. Peterlinz , Andrei V. Shchegrov , Shankar Krishnan
- Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
- Current Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Spano Law Group
- Agent Joseph S. Spano
- Main IPC: H01L21/67
- IPC: H01L21/67 ; H01L21/66

Abstract:
Methods and systems for performing in-situ, selective spectral reflectometry (SSR) measurements of semiconductor structures disposed on a wafer are presented herein. Illumination light reflected from a wafer surface is spatially imaged. Signals from selected regions of the image are collected and spectrally analyzed, while other portions of the image are discarded. In some embodiments, a SSR includes a dynamic mirror array (DMA) disposed in the optical path at or near a field plane conjugate to the surface of the semiconductor wafer under measurement. The DMA selectively blocks the undesired portion of wafer image. In other embodiments, a SSR includes a hyperspectral imaging system including a plurality of spectrometers each configured to collect light from a spatially distinct area of a field image conjugate to the wafer surface. Selected spectral signals associated with desired regions of the wafer image are selected for analysis.
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- US20180061691A1 Spectral Reflectometry For In-Situ Process Monitoring And Control Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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