Method of calibrating a lithographic apparatus and device...

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2005-09-12

2008-09-16

Rutledge, Della J. (Department: 2851)

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Projection printing and copying cameras

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C355S072000, C355S077000, C378S034000

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07426011

ABSTRACT:
In calibration of overlay performance of an immersion lithographic apparatus, two sets of overlay data are obtained from exposures carried out using normal and reversed meanders. The two data sets can then be used to eliminate effects due to wafer cooling.

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