Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Overlay error correction
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Application No.: US14874353Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US09864280B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Mangesh Bangar , Bruce E. Adams , Kelly E. Hollar , Abhilash J Mayur , Huixiong Dai , Jaujiun Chen
- Applicant: Applied Materials Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F7/20
- IPC: G06F7/20 ; G03F9/00 ; G03F7/20

Abstract:
A calibration curve for a wafer comprising a layer on a substrate is determined. The calibration curve represents a local parameter change as a function of a treatment parameter associated with a wafer exposure to a light. The local parameter of the wafer is measured. An overlay error is determined based on the local parameter of the wafer. A treatment map is computed based on the calibration curve to correct the overlay error for the wafer. The treatment map represents the treatment parameter as a function of a location on the wafer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170097576A1 OVERLAY ERROR CORRECTION Public/Granted day:2017-04-06
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