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Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995

Filed:

Mar. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

Taro Ototake, Kamakura, JP;

Yasuko Maeda, Yokohama, JP;

Takakazu Ueki, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356401 ;
Abstract

Position of a pattern of a sample placed on a stage is detected by detecting position of a pattern edge. Distortion of the whole sample surface is detected by measuring height of the sample, slope of the surface of the sample at a detected pattern edge position is calculated, and the detected position of the pattern edge is corrected in accordance with the calculated slope.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ototake, Taro. (1995). Pattern position measuring apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 5386294). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5386294

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