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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Hung-Ming Kuo, Chubei, TW;
Jui-Chun Peng, Hsinchu, TW;
Heng-Hsin Liu, New Taipei, TW;
Yung-Yao Lee, Zhubei, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G03B 27/68 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/0608 (2013.01); G03F 7/70641 (2013.01); G03F 9/7026 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a focus metrology method and photolithography method and system. The focus metrology method includes recognizing at least one relevant region and at least one irrelevant region on a workpiece surface, measuring a height of the relevant region and determining a focal length for an exposure process based on the measured height of the relevant region.