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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:

May. 26, 2017
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Sheng-Tang Wang, Hsinchu, TW;

Chia-Ming Chang, Hsinchu, TW;

Shih-Che Lin, Toufen Township, TW;

Chao-Jui Wang, Zhudong Township, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/20 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods for reducing core-to-core mismatch are provided. The method includes measuring gate lengths of a representative pattern of each core in a first lot of SOC products by a measurement apparatus. Each of the SOC products in the first lot includes more than two cores identical to each other. The method also includes determining a tuning amount according to the differences between the gate lengths of each core, and adjusting at least one mask for critical dimensions of gate length of each core in a second lot of SOC products respectively according to the tuning amounts.


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