Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Lumped type parameters
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Deb, Anjan (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Lumped type parameters
C324S750010, C324S754120
Reexamination Certificate
active
06943569
ABSTRACT:
A method and system to locate and detect voids in films that are involved in critical dimension (CD) structures and non-critical dimension structures in semiconductor devices are presented. One or more test structures (resolution devices) are formed on a semiconductor wafer. A scanning electron microscope is operated in voltage contrast mode to obtain a digital representation of the test structure. The voltage contrast image of the test structure is then analyzed with a system which automates the location, identification, and categorization of voids in the test structure. Additionally, the method is more sensitive to electrical marginalities caused by voids than other wafer electrical testing methods. The method is suitable inline monitoring during a manufacturing process by utilizing the automation of void identification, location, and categorization as a process monitoring parameter.
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Besser Paul R.
Brown David E.
Ehrichs Edward E.
Lewis Travis
Pressley Laura
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Deb Anjan
Teresinski John
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