OPO reduction by novel target design

Zephyr Liu; Eitan Hajaj; Ira Naot; Raviv Yohanan; Yoav Grauer

doi:10.1117/12.2552000

20 March 2020 OPO reduction by novel target design

Zephyr Liu, Eitan Hajaj, Ira Naot, Raviv Yohanan, Yoav Grauer

Proceedings Volume 11325, Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXXIV; 113252S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2552000
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2020, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

On product overlay (OPO) shrink is a key enabler to achieve high yield in integrated circuit manufacturing. One of the key factors to enable accurate measurement on grid (target) is the use of optimized overlay (OVL) mark design to achieve low OPO. The OVL mark design enables accurate and robust OVL metrology and improves measurability and basic performance requirements such as total measurement uncertainty (TMU). In this paper, we demonstrate the methodology of mark design for different devices based on simulations, measurements and verification. We compare OVL performance of AIM® targets and grating-over-grating imaging targets utilizing the Moiré effect. Methodologies described in this work utilize robust AIM (rAIM™) targets, target design from the MTD AcuRate™ simulation-based OVL metrology target design tool, and the Archer™ OVL metrology system.

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Zephyr Liu, Eitan Hajaj, Ira Naot, Raviv Yohanan, and Yoav Grauer "OPO reduction by novel target design", Proc. SPIE 11325, Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXXIV, 113252S (20 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2552000

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