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本特許出願は、米国特許法第119条の下で、2015年9月23日出願の米国仮特許出願第62/222,314号、表題「Spectroscopic BPR Method and Apparatus for Overlay Measurement」の優先権を主張するものであり、その主題は、全体の参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 計測システムであって、
多波長と、二次元ビーム強度断面を有する照明光のビームを供給するように構成された多波長照明源と、
前記照明光のビームを再成形して、その結果、照明光の再成形されたビームが一次元であり長さ寸法によって特徴付けられるビーム強度断面を有するように構成されたビーム成形素子と、
照明光の再成形ビームを受け取って、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットを、照明光の再成形ビームで入射角の範囲にわたり照明し、その結果、照明光の再成形ビームの長さ寸法がオーバーレイ計測ターゲットに、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットの格子構造の範囲の方向に対して平行な第1の方向に投影されるように構成され、さらに、照明に応答して、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットからの光を収集するように構成された開口数が0.7より大きい高開口数(NA)対物レンズと、
第1の二次元検出器の第1の次元に沿った入射角に従って、また、第1の二次元検出器の第2の次元に沿った波長に従って収集光を検出するように構成された第1の二次元検出器と、
を備え、前記収集光は、第1次数回折光、ゼロ次数回折光、またはそれらの組み合わせを含む計測システム。 - 前記第1の二次元検出器はさらに、前記第1の二次元検出器の各ピクセルで検出された光を示す測定信号を生成するように構成され、測定信号は、一意的な波長と入射角でのオーバーレイ計測ターゲットの測定に関連する、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- さらに、各ピクセルで検出された光を示す測定信号を受信し、
オーバーレイ計測ターゲットに関連する少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値を、測定信号に基づいて決定し、
少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値をメモリに記憶する、
ように構成されたコンピューティングシステムを備えた、請求項2に記載の計測システム。 - さらに、収集光を受け取り、入射角に従って収集光を伝送し、受け取った収集光を、前記第1の二次元検出器を横断する波長に従って分散するように構成された第1の波長分散素子を備えた、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- 前記収集光は、前記第1の二次元検出器の第1の領域に投影された第1次数回折光と、第1の領域とは別個の前記第1の二次元検出器の第2の領域に投影されたゼロ次数回折光を含む、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- オーバーレイ計測ターゲットに関連する少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値を決定することは、オーバーレイ測定モデルでの測定信号の反復的回帰に基づく、請求項3に記載の計測システム。
- オーバーレイ計測ターゲットに関連する少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値を決定することは、測定信号と訓練された信号応答計測に基づく、請求項3に記載の計測システム。
- 収集光の一部を、第2の二次元検出器の第1の次元に沿った入射角に沿って検出し、収集光の他の一部を、第2の二次元検出器の第2の次元に沿った波長に従って検出するように構成された第2の二次元検出器をさらに備える、
請求項1に記載の計測システム。 - 前記照明光のビームの経路内に配置された偏光子素子をさらに備えた、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- 収集光の経路内に配置された分析器素子と、
前記照明光のビームの経路、収集光の経路、またはそれら両方に配置された少なくとも1つの補償器素子をさらに備えた、請求項9に記載の計測システム。 - 前記ビーム成形素子は回転式であって、その結果、照明光の再成形ビームが、第2のオーバーレイ計測ターゲット上に、第1の方向に対して垂直な第2の方向に投影され、前記第2の方向は、前記第2のオーバーレイ計測ターゲットの格子構造の範囲の方向に対して平行である、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- 測定スポットサイズを縮小するために、多波長照明源とオーバーレイ計測ターゲットの間の照明経路内に配置されたアポダイザ素子をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- 前記多波長照明源とオーバーレイ計測ターゲットの間の照明経路内に選択可能に配置された1以上の波長フィルタリング素子、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットと前記第1の二次元検出器の間の収集経路内に選択可能に配置された1以上の波長フィルタリング素子、またはそれらの組み合わせをさらに備えた、請求項1に記載の計測システム。
- 分光ビームプロファイル計測システムであって、
多波長を有する照明光のビームを供給するように構成された広帯域照明源と、
前記照明光のビームを再成形して、その結果、照明光の再成形されたビームが一次元であり長さ寸法によって特徴付けられるビーム強度断面を有するように構成されたビーム成形素子と、
照明光の再成形ビームを受け取って、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットを、照明光の再成形ビームで入射角の範囲にわたり照明し、その結果、照明光の再成形ビームの長さ寸法が、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットに、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットの格子構造の範囲の方向に対して平行な第1の方向に投影されるように構成され、さらに、照明に応答して、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットからの光を収集するように構成された開口数が0.7より大きい高開口数(NA)対物レンズと、
二次元検出器の第1の次元に沿った入射角に従って、また、二次元検出器の第2の次元に沿った波長に従って収集光を検出するように構成された二次元検出器とを備え、前記収集光は、前記二次元検出器の第1の領域にわたり検出される第1次数回折光と、前記第1の領域とは別個の前記二次元検出器の第2の領域にわたり検出されるゼロ次数回折光を含む、
分光ビームプロファイル計測システム。 - さらに、ゼロ次回折光を受け取り、入射角に従ってゼロ次回折光を伝送し、受け取ったゼロ回折光を、前記二次元検出器の第2の次元に沿った波長に従って分散するように構成された波長分散素子を備えた、請求項14に記載の分光ビームプロファイル計測システム。
- 多波長を有し二次元であるビーム強度断面を有する照明光のビームを供給し、
前記照明光のビームを再成形して、その結果、照明光の再成形ビームが、一次元であり長さ寸法によって特徴付けられるビーム強度断面を有するようにさせ、
照明光の再成形ビームの長さ寸法が、オーバーレイ計測ターゲットの格子構造の範囲の方向に対して平行な第1の方向にオーバーレイ計測ターゲット上に投影されるように、試験片の表面上のオーバーレイ計測ターゲットを照明光の再成形ビームで入射角の範囲にわたり照明し、
オーバーレイ計測ターゲットの照明に応答して、測定サイトからの光を収集し、
収集光を、二次元検出器の第1の次元に沿った入射角に従って検出し、また、収集光を、前記二次元検出器の第2の次元に沿った波長に従って検出することを含み、前記収集光は、第1次数回折光、ゼロ次数回折光、またはそれらの組み合わせを含む方法。 - さらに、前記二次元検出器の各ピクセルで検出された光を示す測定信号を生成することを含み、前記測定信号は、一意的な波長および入射角でのオーバーレイ計測ターゲットの測定に関連する、請求項16に記載の方法。
- さらに、各ピクセルで検出された光を示す測定信号を受信し、
オーバーレイ計測ターゲットに関連する少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値を、前記測定信号に基づいて算定し、
前記少なくとも1つのオーバーレイパラメータの値をメモリに記憶することを含む、請求項17に記載の方法。 - 前記収集光は、前記二次元検出器の第1の領域に投影された第1次数回折光と、第1の領域とは別個の前記二次元検出器の第2の領域に投影されたゼロ次数回折光を含む、請求項16に記載の方法。
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