Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Test structures and methods for monitoring or controlling a semiconductor fabrication process
- Patent Title (中): 用于监测或控制半导体制造工艺的测试结构和方法
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Application No.: US11187609Application Date: 2005-07-22
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Publication No.: US07678516B2Publication Date: 2010-03-16
- Inventor: Kevin Monahan , Brad Eichelberger , Ady Levy
- Applicant: Kevin Monahan , Brad Eichelberger , Ady Levy
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agent Ann Marie Mewherter
- Main IPC: G03F7/00
- IPC: G03F7/00 ; G01R31/26 ; H01L21/66

Abstract:
Various test structures and methods for monitoring or controlling a semiconductor fabrication process are provided. One test structure formed on a wafer as a monitor for a lithography process includes a bright field target that includes first grating structures. The test structure also includes a dark field target that includes second grating structures. The first and second grating structures have one or more characteristics that are substantially the same as one or more characteristics of device structures formed on the wafer. In addition, the test structure includes a phase shift target having characteristics that are substantially the same as the characteristics of the bright field or dark field target except that grating structures of the phase shift target are shifted in optical phase from the first or second grating structures. One or more characteristics of the targets can be measured and used to determine parameter(s) of the lithography process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060024850A1 Test structures and methods for monitoring or controlling a semiconductor fabrication process Public/Granted day:2006-02-02
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