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Patent No.:

US 8198105 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2003
Applicants:

Hyesook Hong, Richardson, TX (US);

Zhiliu MA, Plano, TX (US);

John K. Wright, Allen, TX (US);

Inventors:

Hyesook Hong, Richardson, TX (US);

Zhiliu Ma, Plano, TX (US);

John K. Wright, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/66 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G03F 1/00 (2012.01); G21K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a reticlefor use in a lithographic process. The reticle, in one embodiment, includes a patterned layerlocated over a reticle substrate. The reticlemay further include a test patternlocated over the reticle substrate, wherein a portion of the test patternis within a step-distance of a portion of the patterned layer. In this embodiment, a variance in the test pattern is indicative of a variance in the patterned layer.


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Hong, Hyesook. (2012). Monitor for variation of critical dimensions (cds) of reticles (U.S. Patent No. 8198105). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8198105

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