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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2016
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Everhardus Cornelis Mos, Best, NL;

Velislava Ignatova, Eindhoven, NL;

Erik Jensen, Veldhoven, NL;

Michael Kubis, Meerbusch, DE;

Hubertus Johannes Gertrudus Simons, Venlo, NL;

Peter Ten Berge, Eindhoven, NL;

Erik Johannes Maria Wallerbos, Helmond, NL;

Jochem Sebastiaan Wildenberg, Aarle-Rixtel, NL;

Assignee:

ASML Netherands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G03F 7/705 (2013.01); G03F 7/70508 (2013.01); G03F 7/70625 (2013.01); G03F 7/70633 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G03F 9/7003 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01); H01L 22/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method including evaluating, with respect to a parameter representing remaining uncertainty of a mathematical model fitting measured data, one or more mathematical models for fitting measured data and one or more measurement sampling schemes for measuring data, against measurement data across a substrate, and identifying one or more mathematical models and/or one or more measurement sampling schemes, for which the parameter crosses a threshold.


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