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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2016
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Peter Ten Berge, Eindhoven, NL;

Daan Maurits Slotboom, Wolphaartsdijk, NL;

Richard Johannes Franciscus Van Haren, Waalre, NL;

Peter Hanzen Wardenier, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/72 (2012.01); G03F 1/84 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/72 (2013.01); G03F 1/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method including: determining first error information based on a first measurement and/or simulation result pertaining to a first patterning device in a patterning system; determining second error information based on a second measurement and/or simulation result pertaining to a second patterning device in the patterning system; determining a difference between the first error information and the second error information; and creating modification information for the first patterning device and/or the second patterning device based on the difference between the first error information and the second error information, wherein the difference between the first error information and the second error information is reduced to within a certain range after the first patterning device and/or the second patterning device is modified according to the modification information.


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