Asml Netherlands B.v.

Adam Jan Urbanczyk

Hans Van Der Laan

Grzegorz Grzela

Alberto Da Costa Assafrao

Jay Jianhui Chen

Chien-Hung Tseng

Richard Johannes Franciscus Van Haren

Everhardus Cornelis Mos

Marinus Jochemsen

Jochem Sebastiaan Wildenberg

Roy Werkman

Leon Paul Van Dijk

Victor Emanuel Calado

Erik Jensen

Bijoy Rajasekharan

A method to change an etch parameter of a substrate etching process, the method including: making a first measurement of a first metric associated with a structure on a substrate before being etched; making a second measurement of a second metric associated with a structure on a substrate after being etched; and changing the etch parameter based on a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement.

Method to change an etch parameter

Disclosed is a process monitoring method, and an associated metrology apparatus. The method comprises: obtaining measured target response sequence data relating to a measurement response of a target formed on a substrate by a lithographic process to measurement radiation comprising multiple measurement profiles, wherein the measured target response sequence data describes a variation of the measurement response of the target in response to variations of the measurement profiles; obtaining reference target response sequence data relating to a measurement response of the target as designed to the measurement radiation, wherein the reference target response sequence data describes an optimal measurement response of the target in response to designed measurement profiles without un-designed variation; comparing the measured target response sequence data and the reference target response sequence data; and determining values for variations in stack parameters of the target from the measured target response sequence data based on the comparison.

Metrology method and apparatus and associated computer product

Disclosed is a process monitoring method, and an associated metrology apparatus. The method comprises: comparing measured target response spectral sequence data relating to the measurement response of actual targets to equivalent reference target response sequence data relating to a measurement response of the targets as designed; and performing a process monitoring action based on the comparison of said measured target response sequence data and reference target response sequence data. The method may also comprise determining stack parameters from the measured target response spectral sequence data and reference target response spectral sequence data.

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