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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Hao-Yu Lan, Taipei, TW;
Po-Chung Cheng, Chiayi County, TW;
Ching-Juinn Huang, Changhua County, TW;
Tzung-Chi Fu, Miaoli County, TW;
Tsung-Yen Lee, Hsinchu County, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/7019 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes the following operations. A reference image of a mask having a plurality of mapping marks is acquired. A lithography exposing process is performed by a scanner with the mask to a photoresist layer which is formed on a substrate. Performing the lithography exposing process includes mapping a real-time image of the mask with the reference image of the mask.