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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Sebastianus Adrianus Goorden, Eindhoven, NL;
Simon Reinald Huisman, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/7088 (2013.01); G03F 9/7003 (2013.01); G03F 9/7092 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for and method of using local alignment position deviation parameters for alignment marks on a semiconductor wafer wherein the parameters are used to generate one or more values indicating a condition of the alignment marks, which values may be used to obtain an wafer grid model having an improved fit.