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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
David Scheiner, Ganei Yehuda, IL;
David Scheiner, Ganei Yehuda, IL;
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd., Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel system and method for obtaining at least one of a cross-section profile, depth, width, slope, undercut and other parameters of via-holes by non-destructive technique. The optical system comprises an illumination system for producing at least one light beam and directing it on a sample in a region of the structure containing at least one via-hole; a detection system configured and operable to collect a pattern of light reflected from the illuminated region, the light pattern being indicative of one or more parameters of said via-hole; and, a control system connected to the detection system, the control system comprising a memory utility for storing a predetermined theoretical model comprising data representative of a set of parameters describing via-holes reflected pattern, and a data processing and analyzing utility configured and operable to receive and analyze image data indicative of the detected light pattern and determine one or more parameters of said via-hole.