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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Hisatsugu Shirai, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisatsugu Shirai, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes an exposure step conducted by using a reticle. The method includes the steps of exposing a first pattern on a wafer by using a first reticle having a first reticle error, and exposing a second pattern on the wafer in alignment with the first pattern by using a second reticle having a second error, wherein the step of exposing the second pattern uses a reticle having a reticle error that satisfies a requirement of critical alignment error as the second reticle, the critical alignment error being determined from a design rule applied to the wafer, the critical alignment error being further determined with reference to the first reticle error of the first reticle.