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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min Kook Kim, Goyang-si, KR;
Woo Seok Ko, Seoul, KR;
Yu Sin Yang, Seoul, KR;
Sang Kil Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Chung Sam Jun, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of measuring an overlay offset using a scanning electron microscope system includes: scanning an in-cell region, which includes a lower structure and an upper structure stacked in a sample, using a primary electron beam with a landing energy of at least 10 kV; detecting electrons emitted from the scanned in-cell region; and measuring an overlay offset with respect to overlapping patterns included in the in-cell region using an image of the in-cell region that is generated based on the detected electrons emitted from the scanned in-cell region.