Sub-100 nm metrology using interferometrically produced fiducials
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by American Vacuum Society in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures
- Vol. 17 (6) , 2692-2697
- https://doi.org/10.1116/1.591047
Abstract
Pattern-placement metrology plays a critical role in nanofabrication. Not far in the future, metrology standards approaching 0.2 nm in accuracy will be required to facilitate the production of 25 nm semiconductor devices. They will also be needed to support the manufacturing of high-density wavelength-division-multiplexed integrated optoelectronic devices. We are developing a new approach to metrology in the sub-100 nm domain that is based on using phase-coherent fiducial gratings and grids patterned by interference lithography. This approach is complementary to the traditional mark-detection, or “market plot” pattern-placement metrology. In this article we explore the limitations of laser-interferometer-based mark-detection metrology, and contrast this with ways that fiducial grids could be used to solve a variety of metrology problems. These include measuring process-induced distortions in substrates; measuring patterning distortions in pattern-mastering systems, such as laser and e-beam writers; and me...Keywords
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