ATE112048T1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur endpunktdetektion in einem halbleiterscheibchenätzsystem. - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zur endpunktdetektion in einem halbleiterscheibchenätzsystem.

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ATE112048T1
ATE112048T1 AT89307009T AT89307009T ATE112048T1 AT E112048 T1 ATE112048 T1 AT E112048T1 AT 89307009 T AT89307009 T AT 89307009T AT 89307009 T AT89307009 T AT 89307009T AT E112048 T1 ATE112048 T1 AT E112048T1
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wafer
preferred
flat area
laser beam
spot
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AT89307009T
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Peter Ebbing
Manoocher Birang
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Applied Materials Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B37/00—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories
    • B24B37/005—Control means for lapping machines or devices
    • B24B37/013—Devices or means for detecting lapping completion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D7/00—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting otherwise than only by their periphery, e.g. by the front face; Bushings or mountings therefor
    • B24D7/12—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting otherwise than only by their periphery, e.g. by the front face; Bushings or mountings therefor with apertures for inspecting the surface to be abraded
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness
    • G01B11/026—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness by measuring distance between sensor and object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B11/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness
    • G01B11/06—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material
    • G01B11/0616—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material of coating
    • G01B11/0683—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness for measuring thickness ; e.g. of sheet material of coating measurement during deposition or removal of the layer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/28—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
    • G02B7/30—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using parallactic triangle with a base line
    • G02B7/32—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using parallactic triangle with a base line using active means, e.g. light emitter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70216—Mask projection systems
    • G03F7/70358—Scanning exposure, i.e. relative movement of patterned beam and workpiece during imaging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/04—Apparatus for manufacture or treatment
    • H10P72/0402—Apparatus for fluid treatment
    • H10P72/0418—Apparatus for fluid treatment for etching
    • H10P72/0421—Apparatus for fluid treatment for etching for drying etching
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/06—Apparatus for monitoring, sorting, marking, testing or measuring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P72/00—Handling or holding of wafers, substrates or devices during manufacture or treatment thereof
    • H10P72/06—Apparatus for monitoring, sorting, marking, testing or measuring
    • H10P72/0604—Process monitoring, e.g. flow or thickness monitoring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10P—GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P74/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices
    • H10P74/23—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes
    • H10P74/238—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes comprising acting in response to an ongoing measurement without interruption of processing, e.g. endpoint detection or in-situ thickness measurement

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Testing Of Optical Devices Or Fibers (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Weting (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Recrystallisation Techniques (AREA)
AT89307009T 1988-07-20 1989-07-11 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur endpunktdetektion in einem halbleiterscheibchenätzsystem. ATE112048T1 (de)

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US07/221,979 US4953982A (en) 1988-07-20 1988-07-20 Method and apparatus for endpoint detection in a semiconductor wafer etching system

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AT93201860T ATE147849T1 (de) 1988-07-20 1989-07-11 Verfahren und gerät zum fokussieren eines strahls elektromagnetischer energie
AT89307009T ATE112048T1 (de) 1988-07-20 1989-07-11 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur endpunktdetektion in einem halbleiterscheibchenätzsystem.
AT93201861T ATE151524T1 (de) 1988-07-20 1989-07-11 Verfahren zum auffinden eines bevorzugten punktes für einen laserstrahl in einem laserstrahlinterferometer und laserinterferometerapparat

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US (1) US4953982A (de)
EP (3) EP0566217B1 (de)
JP (2) JP2728509B2 (de)
AT (3) ATE147849T1 (de)
DE (3) DE68927963T2 (de)

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EP0352004B1 (de) 1994-09-21
EP0566217A2 (de) 1993-10-20
EP0352004A3 (en) 1990-11-22
ATE151524T1 (de) 1997-04-15
DE68927684D1 (de) 1997-02-27
JPH07122549A (ja) 1995-05-12
EP0566218A2 (de) 1993-10-20
EP0352004A2 (de) 1990-01-24
US4953982A (en) 1990-09-04
EP0566217B1 (de) 1997-01-15
DE68927684T2 (de) 1997-05-28
DE68927963T2 (de) 1997-07-17
DE68927963D1 (de) 1997-05-15
JP2650857B2 (ja) 1997-09-10
ATE147849T1 (de) 1997-02-15
JP2728509B2 (ja) 1998-03-18
EP0566218A3 (en) 1993-12-22
EP0566217A3 (en) 1993-12-22
DE68918363D1 (de) 1994-10-27
DE68918363T2 (de) 1995-02-23
EP0566218B1 (de) 1997-04-09
JPH0273629A (ja) 1990-03-13

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