Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry

Embodiments of the invention include a scatterometry target for use in determining the alignment between substrate layers. A target arrangement is formed on a substrate and comprises a plurality of target cells. Each cell has two layers of periodic features constructed such that an upper layer is ar...

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Hauptverfasser:	GOLOVANEVSKY BORIS, MIEHER WALTER D, KANDEL DANIEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY MATERIALS THEREFOR MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS ORIGINALS THEREFOR PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Embodiments of the invention include a scatterometry target for use in determining the alignment between substrate layers. A target arrangement is formed on a substrate and comprises a plurality of target cells. Each cell has two layers of periodic features constructed such that an upper layer is arranged above a lower layer and configured so that the periodic features of the upper layer have an offset and/or different pitch than periodic features of the lower layer. The pitches are arranged to generate a periodic signal when the target is exposed to an illumination source. The target also includes disambiguation features arranged between the cells and configured to resolve ambiguities caused by the periodic signals generated by the cells when exposed to the illumination source.