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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Deniz E. Civay, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ralph Schlief, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8242 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/78 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G03F 1/44 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 22/12 (2013.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01); G03F 1/44 (2013.01); H01L 21/78 (2013.01); H01L 22/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes forming a first plurality of instances of a first pattern on a substrate. The first pattern includes a plurality of features defining a first spacing between features in a first direction. The instances in the first plurality are offset from one another at least in a second direction other than the first direction. The substrate is cleaved along a cleavage line. At least a first critical dimension of a feature in the first plurality of instances intersected by the cleavage line is measured.