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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2004
Applicants:

John L. Sturtevant, Beaverton, OR (US);

Yiming Gu, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Inventors:

John L. Sturtevant, Beaverton, OR (US);

Yiming Gu, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods for determining tolerances are disclosed that can be used for determining whether a lot of semiconductor wafers needs to be reworked. Overlay tolerance, critical dimension tolerance and a dynamic line edge placement tolerance are determined using error measurements that are taken from sample wafers in the lot, giving tolerances that reflect the error state of that particular lot of semiconductor wafers.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sturtevant, John. (2008). Dynamically coupled metrology and lithography (U.S. Patent No. 7349752). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7349752

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