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本発明は、上述の問題の一以上を解決し、または少なくともその影響を低減することを目的としている。
本発明は様々な変形および代替の形態をとりうるが、その特定の実施形態を例示のために図面に示し、本明細書において詳細に説明する。しかしながら、特定の実施形態についての本明細書中の説明は、開示された特定の形態に本発明を限定しようとするものではなく、むしろ反対に、添付の特許請求の範囲に規定される本発明の精神および範囲の範疇に入る、すべての変形物、均等物および代替物を含むことを意図している、ことを理解してもらいたい。
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- 半導体ウェハ(105)に第1プロセスを実行するステップと、
統合計測装置(310)を用いて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスに関連した統合計測データを取得するステップと、
前記統合計測データに基づいて、統合計測データフィードフォワードプロセスを実行するステップであって、前記統合計測データフィードフォワードプロセスは、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスに関連した前記統合計測データに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の少なくとも一つの誤差を特定し、前記誤差を補償するために前記ウェハに実行されるべき第2プロセスに対して調整プロセスを実行するものであるステップと、
前記調整プロセスに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)に前記第2プロセスを実行するステップとを含む方法。 - 統合計測データフィードフォワードプロセスを実行するステップは、
前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスが完了した通知を受信するステップと、
計測分析のために前記半導体ウェハ(105)を特定するステップと、
前記統合計測装置(310)を用いて、前記特定された半導体ウェハ(105)の統合計測データを取得するステップとをさらに含む、請求項2記載の方法。 - 前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスに関連した前記統合計測データに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の少なくとも一つの誤差を特定するステップは、
前記統合計測データを所定の許容誤差範囲と比較するステップと、
前記統合計測データと前記所定の許容誤差範囲との前記比較に基づいて、前記統合計測データに関連する少なくとも一つのパラメータが前記所定の許容誤差範囲外にあることの決定に応答して、誤差が存在することを決定するステップとをさらに含む、請求項2記載の方法。 - 前記誤差を補償するために前記ウェハに実行されるべき第2プロセスに対して調整プロセスを実行するステップは、
前記第1プロセスに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の誤差を特定するステップと、
前記特定された誤差の影響を低減するために補償要素を計算するステップと、
前記補償要素に基づいて、前記第2プロセスに関連する制御入力パラメータを修正するステップと、
前記修正された制御入力パラメータに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第2プロセスを実行するステップとをさらに含む、請求項3記載の方法。 - 前記特定された誤差の影響を低減するために補償要素を計算するステップは、修正されたエッチング時間、修正された化学機械研磨時間および修正された照射薬量のうちの少なくとも一つを計算するステップをさらに含む、請求項4記載の方法。
- 半導体ウェハ(105)製造の際に、フィードフォワード修正を実行するシステムであって、当該システムが、
統合計測フィードフォワード処理を実行するためのプロセス制御装置であって、当該統合計測フィードフォワード処理が、
半導体の第1プロセスに関連した統合計測データを取得するステップと、
前記第1プロセスに関連した前記統合計測データに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の誤差を特定するステップと、
前記特定された誤差の影響を低減するために補償要素を計算するステップと、
前記補償要素に基づいて、前記ウェハに実行されるべき第2プロセスに関連する制御入力パラメータを修正するステップと、
前記修正された制御入力パラメータに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)に第2プロセスを実行するステップとを含む、プロセス制御装置と、
前記プロセス制御装置に動作可能に結合され、前記統合計測データを受信する統合計測データ記憶ユニット(330)と、
前記プロセス制御装置および前記統合計測データ記憶ユニット(330)に動作可能に結合され、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記プロセスに関連する少なくとも一つの誤差を特定するのに応答して、前記フィードフォワード機能を実行するフィードフォワードユニット(480)とを備えることを特徴とするシステム。 - 前記フィードフォワードユニット(480)に動作可能に結合され、前記フィードフォワード処理を実行するために補償要素の計算を少なくとも一つ実行するコンピュータシステム(430)と、
前記コンピュータシステム(430)に動作可能に結合され、少なくとも一つの制御入力パラメータ信号を生成し、修正するための製造モデル(440)と、
前記製造モデル(440)に動作可能に結合され、前記製造モデル(440)からプロセスレシピを受信可能であるマシンインターフェイス(415a,415b)と、
半導体ウェハ(105)の処理が可能であり、前記マシンインターフェイス(415a,415b)に動作可能に結合され、前記マシンインターフェイス(415a,415b)から少なくとも一つの制御入力パラメータ信号を受信する処理装置(410a,410b)と、
前記処理装置(410a,410b)に統合され、前記統合計測データを取得し、前記統合計測データを前記統合計測データ記憶ユニット(330)に送信する統合計測装置(310)とをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項6記載のシステム。 - コンピュータによって実行されたときに以下の方法を実行する命令でエンコードされた、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置であって、当該方法は、
半導体ウェハ(105)に第1プロセスを実行するステップと、
統合計測装置(310)を用いて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスに関連した統合計測データを取得するステップと、
前記統合計測データに基づいて、統合計測データフィードフォワードプロセスを実行するステップであって、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスに関連する前記統合計測データに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の少なくとも一つの誤差を特定するステップと、前記誤差を補償するために、前記ウェハに実行されるべき第2プロセスに対して調整プロセスを実行するステップを含むステップと、
前記調整プロセスに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)に前記第2プロセスを実行するステップとを含む、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置。 - コンピュータによって実行されたときに請求項8記載の方法を実行する命令でエンコードされた、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置であって、前記統合計測データフィードフォワードプロセスを実行するステップは、
前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第1プロセスが完了した通知を受信するステップと、
計測分析のために前記半導体ウェハ(105)を特定するステップと、
前記統合計測装置(310)を用いて、前記特定された半導体ウェハ(105)の統合計測データを取得するステップとをさらに含む、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置。 - コンピュータによって実行されたときに請求項9記載の方法を実行する命令でエンコードされた、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置であって、前記誤差を補償するために前記ウェハに実行されるべき第2プロセスに対して調整プロセスを実行するステップは、
前記第1プロセスに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の誤差を特定するステップと、
前記特定された誤差の影響を低減するために補償要素を計算するステップと、
前記補償要素に基づいて、前記第2プロセスに関連する制御入力パラメータを修正するステップと、
前記修正された制御入力パラメータに基づいて、前記半導体ウェハ(105)の前記第2プロセスを実行するステップとをさらに含む、コンピュータ読み取り可能なプログラム記憶装置。
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