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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Applicant:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25H 7/04 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 1/70 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70633 (2013.01); G03F 1/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
An overlay operation method and an overlay control method are disclosed. A first mark and a second mark are identified on a substrate, wherein the first mark and the second mark are formed by a process in combination with using a photomask. Next, a first measurement is performed to obtain an offset between the first mark and the second mark in a direction. Then, an operation is performed to judge whether the offset is in a range from a pre-determined offset minus a deviation to the pre-determined offset plus the deviation, wherein the pre-determined offset is determined by the photomask.