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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer overlay correction method for an exposure process in a semiconductor fabricating stepper incorporates variations in equipment characteristics with time. The wafer overlay correction method includes measuring an overlay error correction value of a semiconductor wafer that is exposed by the stepper, calculating an overlay error correction value by summing the measured overlay error correction value, a variation in the stepper characteristics that is obtained through an empirical characterization of input changes, and a weighting value obtained from a predetermined plurality of wafer lots, and providing the calculated overlay error correction value to the semiconductor fabricating stepper to control an exposure process of a subsequent wafer lot.