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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Keh-wen Chang, Miaoli County, TW;
Jun-ren Chen, Jhubei, TW;
Inventors:
Keh-Wen Chang, Miaoli County, TW;
Jun-Ren Chen, Jhubei, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 27/32 (2006.01); G03F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for measuring lens contamination in a lithography apparatus. The method includes imaging an asymmetric pattern utilizing a lens system and measuring an alignment offset of the asymmetric pattern associated with the lens system. A contamination of the lens system is determined by comparing the alignment offset to a reference value.