Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved method and apparatus for detecting defects inside a substrate. SOLUTION: The method of determining defects in the substrate includes a step to scan the scan range of the substrate by using a sensor projecting a radiation bean on the substrate; a step to measure the proportion of the intensity of the radiation reflected from different substrate areas respectively along the scan range; a step to find out the variations of the measured proportion across the scan range; and a step to determine from the variations whether there are defects inside the substrate or not. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
In calibration of overlay performance of an immersion lithographic apparatus, two sets of overlay data are obtained from exposures carried out using normal and reversed meanders. The two data sets can then be used to eliminate effects due to wafer cooling.
Abstract:
Method of determining defects in a substrate, the method comprising: scanning a scan range of the substrate with a sensor, the sensor projecting a beam of radiation on the substrate; measuring the fraction of the intensity of the radiation reflected from different substrate areas along the scan range; determining the variations of the measured fraction across the scan range; determining from the variations whether any defects are present in the substrate.