ALIGNMENT AND FOCUSING SYSTEM FOR A SCANNING MASK ALIGNER

    公开(公告)号:CA1253021A

    公开(公告)日:1989-04-25

    申请号:CA437145

    申请日:1983-09-20

    Inventor: MARKLE DAVID A

    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improvement in an alignment system for a scanning mask aligner employing a pattern on the mask or the wafer or both in the scribe lines that run in the direction of scanning, the improvement comprising a viewing system having optical grids, a system for moving the patterns across the optical grids in the viewing system, the grids corresponding to the directions and spacings of the patterns so that light transmitted through the grid is strongly modulated, and circuitry for comparing the phase modulation from the mask and wafer alignment targets to obtain alignment error signals; further according to the invention, the same system used to measure alignment can also be used to measure how well the mask is focused on the wafer. In this case two images of the mask pattern are arranged so that one is slightly inside of focus and the other is slightly outside of focus, and by comparing the amount of modulation on the two channels it is possible to deduce which of the two is closer to focus and therefore how to shift the focus so that they are equal.

    BEAM-SPLITTING OPTICAL SYSTEM
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA1143192A

    公开(公告)日:1983-03-22

    申请号:CA355971

    申请日:1980-07-11

    Abstract: EO-2397 An optical system for insertion into projection apparatus to permit viewing an image projected on an image plane without affecting its quality, size or position, including a beam-splitting element disposed in the optical path before the image plane which will transmit the radiation to the image plane and reflect a portion of the radiation reflect a from the image plane in a direction which permits viewing, optical elements disposed in the optical path to correct for image displacement and aberrations caused by the beam-splitting element, said optical system being of unit power; according to one aspect of the invention the system is a focal so that it will remain at unit power when it is shifted longitudinally and the image position is insensitive to longitudinal displacement; and according to another aspect of the invention each element of the system is afocal so that the system remains at unit power and insensitive to changes in spacing between the elements.

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