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Simulation of Optical Microscope Images for Photomask Feature Size Measurements

Published

Author(s)

Egon Marx, James E. Potzick

Abstract

Features on photomasks used in the semiconductor industry have steadily decreased in size to fit more elements on a wafer. When the size becomes smaller than the wavelength of the light used in a microscope, simulation becomes an important part of the measurement process because the image does not otherwise yield an accurate value of the dimension being measured. The integral equation form of Maxwell's equations is used in the simulation process described here.
Volume
3B
Conference Dates
July 3-8, 2005
Conference Location
Unknown, USA
Conference Title
2005 Digest of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium

Keywords

linewidth metrology, Maxwell&#39, s equations, optical image modeling, photomasks

Citation

Marx, E. and Potzick, J. (2005), Simulation of Optical Microscope Images for Photomask Feature Size Measurements, 2005 Digest of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Unknown, USA (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created July 3, 2005, Updated June 2, 2021