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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Method for measuring step difference in a semiconductor device and apparatus for performing the same
Chung-sam Jun, Whasung-gun, KR;
Kye-weon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yu-sin Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyo-hoo Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Chung-Sam Jun, Whasung-gun, KR;
Kye-Weon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yu-Sin Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyo-Hoo Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for measuring a step difference in a semiconductor device without making contact with the semiconductor device. A first beam is radiated onto a wafer so as to form a first focus on a first portion of the wafer, and a second beam is radiated onto the wafer so as to form a second focus on a second portion of the wafer. The step difference between the first portion and the second portion of the wafer is measured by calculating a vertical displacement distance of the wafer and a beam focusing device used to attain the first focus and the second focus.