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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. 18, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Simon Gijsbert Josephus Mathijssen, Rosmalen, NL;

Marc Johannes Noot, Eindhoven, NL;

Kaustuve Bhattacharyya, Veldhoven, NL;

Arie Jeffrey Den Boef, Waalre, NL;

Grzegorz Grzela, Eindhoven, NL;

Timothy Dugan Davis, Portland, OR (US);

Olger Victor Zwier, Eindhoven, NL;

Ralph Timotheus Huijgen, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Peter David Engblom, Portland, OR (US);

Jan-Willem Gemmink, Riethoven, NL;

Assignee:

ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70633 (2013.01); G01N 21/47 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4735 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30148 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method provides the steps of receiving an image from a metrology tool, determining individual units of said image and discriminating the units which provide accurate metrology values. The images are obtained by measuring the metrology target at multiple wavelengths. The discrimination between the units, when these units are pixels in said image, is based on calculating a degree of similarity between said units.


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