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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:
Feb. 23, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2018
Applicant:

Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;

Inventors:

Holger Seitz, Jena, DE;

Thomas Zeuner, Jena, DE;

Heiko Feldmann, Aalen, DE;

Assignee:

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/956 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 1/84 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/956 (2013.01); G03F 1/84 (2013.01); G03F 7/7065 (2013.01); G03F 7/70308 (2013.01); G03F 7/70575 (2013.01); G01N 2021/95676 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to an inspection device for masks for semiconductor lithography, comprising an imaging device for imaging a mask, and an image recording device, wherein one or more correction bodies which exhibit a dispersive behavior for at least one subrange of the illumination radiation used for the imaging are arranged in the light path between the mask and the image recording device. The invention furthermore relates to a method for taking account of longitudinal chromatic aberrations in inspection devices for masks, comprising the following steps: recording a specific number of images having differently defocused positions, and selecting a subset of the images and simulating a longitudinal chromatic aberration of a projection exposure apparatus.


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