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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017

Filed:

May. 07, 2015
Applicant:

Applied Materials Israel, Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Inventors:

Aviram Tam, Nes Ziona, IL;

Lei Zhong, Parker, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 1/84 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70666 (2013.01); G03F 1/84 (2013.01); G03F 7/70558 (2013.01); G03F 7/70641 (2013.01);
Abstract

An analysis system that includes a processor and an memory module; wherein the memory module is arranged to store aerial images of an area of a mask, each aerial image corresponds to focus value out of a set of different focus values; wherein the processor is arranged to find weak points by processing the aerial images using different printability thresholds; and wherein the processor is arranged to determine focus and exposure values for generating a Process Window Qualification (PWQ) wafer to be manufactured using the mask in response to focus and exposure values associated with the weak points.


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