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Walter S. Liggett Jr, Samuel Low, David J. Pitchure, Jun-Feng Song
A measurement system is capable if it produces measurements with uncertainties small enough for demonstration of compliance with product specifications. To establish the capability of a system for Rockwell C scale hardness, one must assess measurement
A Measurement Assurance Program (MAP) provides a method of assessing and maintaining the quality of a measurement process. Such a program has two parts: the operation of a set of statistical tools to ensure the predictable behavior of the standards and
This paper presents an overview of the low-frequency impedance measurement services offered through the Impedance Calibration Laboratory (ICL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Emphasis will be given to recent improvements as
An intercomparison of 10 V Josephson voltage standards (JVS) between NIST and Lockheed Martin Astronautics (LMA) using four travelling Zener standards will be presented. The main purpose of the intercomparison was to establish traceability of LMA's JVS to
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard bullets and casings are intended as reference standards for crime laboratories to help verify that the computerized optical-imaging equipment in those laboratories is operating properly
A Deleporte, J Allgair, C Archie, G Banke, Michael T. Postek, J Schlesinger, Andras Vladar, A Yanof
The Advanced Metrology Advisory Group (AMAG) comprised of representatives from International SEMATECH consortium member companies and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have joined to develop a new unified specification for an advanced
Ronald G. Dixson, R Koning, Joseph Fu, Theodore V. Vorburger, Thomas B. Renegar
Atomic force microscopes (AFMs) generate three dimensional images with nanometer level resolution and, consequently, are used in the semiconductor industry as tools for sub-micrometer dimensional metrology. Measurements commonly performed with AFMs are
The development of exciters for the precise calibration of accelerometers requires minimizing distortion and cross motion in the exciter (shaker). It is well known that both distortion and cross motion can introduce significant errors in the calibration of
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John S. Villarrubia
Metrology will remain a pricipal enabler for the development and manufacture of future generations of semiconductor devices. With the potential of 130 nm and 100 nm linewidths and high aspect ratio structures, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) remains
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John S. Villarrubia
Metrology will remain a principal enabler for the development and manufacture of future generations of semiconductor devices. With the potential of 130 and l00-nanometer linewidths and high aspect ratio structures, the scanning electron microscope (SEM)
John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar, J R. Lowney, Michael T. Postek, Richard A. Allen, Michael W. Cresswell, Rathindra Ghoshtagore
The effect of the instrument on the measurement must be known in order to generate an accurate linewidth measurement. Although instrument models exist for a variety of techniques, how does one assess the accuracy of these models? Intercomparisons between
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Nien F. Zhang, Robert D. Larrabee
Fully automated scanning electron microscopes (SEM) are now commonly used in semiconductor production and other forms of manufacturing. Testing and proving that the instrument is performing at a satisfactory level of sharpness is an important aspect of
The role of process simulation in microlithography is becoming an increasingly important part of process control as wafer feature sizes become smaller than the exposure wavelength, because the pattern transfer from photomask to wafer is nonlinear. An
The modern definition of traceability intimately links the concepts of calibration (i.e., connection to the SI unit) and measurement uncertainty. In a typical coordinate measuring machine (CMM) measurement problem the measurement under consideration bears
John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar, J R. Lowney, Samuel N. Jones, Michael T. Postek
Width measurements pose a particularly problematic calibration problem. The measurement entails determining the distance between inherently dissimilar edges. Even in the simplest imaginable case, an ideal line of rectangular cross section, the left and
A Complete characterization of Zener standards for temperature, pressure, and humidity is being performed to improve the uncertainty of a MAP that uses 10 V Zeners as travelling standards. The procedure and equipment used for this work is briefly described
John A. Kramar, Jay S. Jun, William B. Penzes, Fredric Scire, E C. Teague, John S. Villarrubia
We at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are building a metrology instrument called the Molecular Measuring Machine (M3) with the goal of performing nanometer-accuracy, two-dimensional, point-to-point measurements over a 50 mm by 50 mm area
D. Reymann, Thomas J. Witt, P. Vrabcek, Yi-hua D. Tang, Clark A. Hamilton, A. S. Katkov, Blaise Jeanneret, O. Power
The BIPM carries out a number of comparisons of DC voltage standards with National Metrology Institutes. These take the form of on-site comparisons of Josephson standards or bilateral comparisons using traveling standards based on Zener diodes. This paper
The U.S. Federal Government has a strong role in metrology R&D in the U.S because of its importance to the nation's economy and the Constitutional authority given to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). However, pressures to maintain
Commonly used primary calibration techniques for the measurement of liquid and gas flows are described. The techniques described include: static gravimetric and dynamic gravimetric methods for both gases and liquids, liquid piston displacement provers
Alice V. Ling, Andras Vladar, Bradley N. Damazo, M A. Donmez, Michael T. Postek
This report describes the current design of a system for monitoring the performance of several major subsystems of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The following subsystems and the associated functional parameters will be monitored. 1) Vacuum system
S. Avramov, Andrew D. Koffman, Nile M. Oldham, Bryan C. Waltrip
A joint effort between the U.S. Naval Academy and the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) resulted in the development of a method to characterize the capacitance and dissipation factor of a set of commercial standard four terminal-pair
E Amatucci, Nicholas Dagalakis, Bradley N. Damazo, Matthew A. Davies, John Evans, Jun-Feng Song, E C. Teague, Theodore V. Vorburger
The future of nano-, micro- and meso-scale manufacturing operations will be strongly influenced by a new breed of assembly and manufacturing tools that will be intelligent, flexible, more precise, include in-process production technologies and make use of
The certification of a polyethylene standard reference material, SRM 2886, is described. The Mw of SRM 2886 by light scattering was determined to be 87.0x10+3 g/mol with a sample standard deviation of 2.4 x10+3 g/mol. A combined expanded uncertainty for