1 March 2023 Defect detection and classification on imec iN5 node BEoL test vehicle with multibeam scanning electron microscope
Jens Timo Neumann, Abhilash Srikantha, Philipp Hüthwohl, Keumsil Lee, James William B., Thomas Korb, Eugen Foca, Tomasz Garbowski, Daniel Boecker, Sayantan Das, Sandip Halder
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Abstract

We present an automated application for defect detection and classification from ZEISS multibeam scanning electron microscope (MultiSEM®) images, based on machine learning (ML) technology. We acquire MultiSEM images of a semiconductor wafer suited for process window characterization at the imec iN5 logic node and use a dedicated application to train ML models for defect detection and classification. We show the user flow for training and execution, and the resulting capture and nuisance rates. Due to straightforward parallelization, the application is designed for the large amounts of data generated rapidly by the MultiSEM.

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Jens Timo Neumann, Abhilash Srikantha, Philipp Hüthwohl, Keumsil Lee, James William B., Thomas Korb, Eugen Foca, Tomasz Garbowski, Daniel Boecker, Sayantan Das, and Sandip Halder "Defect detection and classification on imec iN5 node BEoL test vehicle with multibeam scanning electron microscope," Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials, and Metrology 22(2), 021009 (1 March 2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.22.2.021009
Received: 26 September 2022; Accepted: 1 February 2023; Published: 1 March 2023
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KEYWORDS
Defect detection

Education and training

Back end of line

Image restoration

Image classification

Data modeling

Process modeling

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