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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Frank Staals, Eindhoven, NL;

Carlo Cornelis Maria Luijten, Duizel, NL;

Paul Christiaan Hinnen, Veldhoven, NL;

Anton Bernhard Van Oosten, Lommel, NL;

Assignee:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 27/32 (2006.01); G03B 27/74 (2006.01); G03C 5/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70633 (2013.01); G01B 11/02 (2013.01); G01B 11/272 (2013.01); G03F 7/70625 (2013.01); G03F 7/70641 (2013.01); G01B 2210/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of monitoring a lithographic process parameter, such as focus and/or dose, of a lithographic process. The method comprises acquiring a first and a second target measurement using respectively a first measurement configuration and a second measurement configuration, and determining the lithographic process parameter from a first metric derived from said first target measurement and said second target measurement. The first metric may be difference. Also disclosed are corresponding measurement and lithographic apparatuses, a computer program and a method of manufacturing devices.


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