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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Kun-Yuan Chang, Changhua Hsien, TW;
Wang-Hsiang Ho, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Ping Huang, Chia-yi County, TW;
Li-Dar Tsai, Tainan City, TW;
Chung-Yung Wu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
United Microelectronics, Hsincu, TW;
Abstract
A method of figuring an exposure energy. A required exposure energy is calculated according to a critical dimension (CD) of an exposing layer. A first CD deviation is obtained from a layer before the exposing layer. From the first CD deviation, a first energy compensation is calculated. Whether the deviation of photoresist sensitivity of two sequential batches is less than 1% is checked. If the deviation of photoresist sensitivity of two sequential batches is less than 1%, a sum of the required exposure energy and the first energy compensation is the exposure energy applied to the exposing layer. Otherwise, a second CD deviation is commutated according to the deviation of photoresist sensitivity of two sequential batches. A second energy compensation is then obtained from the second CD deviation, and a sum of the required exposure energy and the first/second energy compensation is the exposure energy applied to the exposing layer.