Weighing scales – With testing
Patent
1994-01-18
1997-04-29
Gellner, Michael L.
Weighing scales
With testing
177 1, 73 113, 36457101, G01G 1950, G01C 1738
Patent
active
056251700
ABSTRACT:
A time delayed differential weighing procedure used with an electronic analytical balance is optimized for samples exhibiting a small change in mass, for example from deposition, etching, plating or corroding, relative to the sample mass to minimize all significant sources of error that could otherwise degrade the measurement results, such as errors resulting from air density and temperature changes that occur during the interval between the first measurement of a sample, before the sample is processed, and a subsequent measurement of the sample, after the sample is processed. A calibration standard having substantially the same density as that of the sample is weighed both times the sample is weighed, i.e. before and after processing, to track the change in the sample balance reading due to air density and temperature changes, and thereby eliminate sample related errors. Balance and weighing procedure accuracy and precision are tested by a gauge study procedure. A procedure for determining area exposed after photoresist develop on a semiconductor wafer application is also provided.
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patent: 5058422 (1991-10-01), Shimauchi
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Gellner Michael L.
Gibson Randy W.
Glenn Michael A.
Nanometrics Incorporated
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