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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Kyoung-shin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung-shin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The aligning of a wafer with a reticle in photolithographic equipment is carried out using a feed forward method. In the method, a wafer is loaded onto an exposure apparatus, the wafer is aligned with a reticle, the state of alignment is measured, alignment data representative of the state of alignment is produced, and a database is searched for an alignment data type under which the alignment data falls. The database may also be searched for overlay data related to the alignment data. A correction value matched to the alignment data type is obtained. The correction value maybe calculated from the overlay data. The alignment of the wafer is corrected by applying the correction value to the alignment data. Finally, the aligned wafer is exposed.