• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 9, 0922023 (2022)
Yiming Li1、2, Lin Yang3, Xiaohao Wang1, Shuonan Shan1, Fuyuan Deng1, Zhixue He2, Zhengtong Liu2, and Xinghui Li1、2、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong , China
  • 2Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong , China
  • 3The Fifth Electronic Research Institute of MIIT, Guangzhou 511370, Guangdong , China
  • 4Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202259.0922023 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yiming Li, Lin Yang, Xiaohao Wang, Shuonan Shan, Fuyuan Deng, Zhixue He, Zhengtong Liu, Xinghui Li. Overlay Metrology for Lithography Machine[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(9): 0922023 Copy Citation Text show less
    Status of IC testing equipment industry
    Fig. 1. Status of IC testing equipment industry
    IC front end lithography machine. (a) ASML TWINSCAN NXE3600D lithography machine[3]; (b) domestic front end SSA600/20 lithography machine[4]
    Fig. 2. IC front end lithography machine. (a) ASML TWINSCAN NXE3600D lithography machine3; (b) domestic front end SSA600/20 lithography machine4
    Schema of precision and accuracy[11]
    Fig. 3. Schema of precision and accuracy[11]
    Process flow link of overlay measurement in lithography process
    Fig. 4. Process flow link of overlay measurement in lithography process
    Market share of various inspection equipments in lithography process[17]
    Fig. 5. Market share of various inspection equipments in lithography process17
    Typical DBO overlay alignment measurement equipment Archer 300 LCM from KLA[18]
    Fig. 6. Typical DBO overlay alignment measurement equipment Archer 300 LCM from KLA18
    Measurement principle from asymmetry to overlay[26]
    Fig. 7. Measurement principle from asymmetry to overlay26
    Classic overlay mark and schematic diagram[31]. (a) Schematic of a typical SCOL overlay mark; (b) cross-sectional view containing the superimposed grating structure
    Fig. 8. Classic overlay mark and schematic diagram31. (a) Schematic of a typical SCOL overlay mark; (b) cross-sectional view containing the superimposed grating structure
    Hardware structure of a typical normal incidence scatterometry[35]
    Fig. 9. Hardware structure of a typical normal incidence scatterometry[35]
    Diffraction results of thin and thick overlay layers[38]. (a) Captured images of the 0 and ±1 diffraction orders in thin overlay layers; (b) captured images of the 0 and ±1 diffraction orders in the thicker overlay layers
    Fig. 10. Diffraction results of thin and thick overlay layers[38]. (a) Captured images of the 0 and ±1 diffraction orders in thin overlay layers; (b) captured images of the 0 and ±1 diffraction orders in the thicker overlay layers
    Structure of angle-resolved spectroscopic lithography device[44]
    Fig. 11. Structure of angle-resolved spectroscopic lithography device[44]
    Schematic of the experimental setup[45]. (a) Optical system; (b) continuous wavelength diffraction and collection; (c) pupil plane map
    Fig. 12. Schematic of the experimental setup[45]. (a) Optical system; (b) continuous wavelength diffraction and collection; (c) pupil plane map
    Three classical overlay marks in IBO techniques[49-50]. (a) Box-in-Box mark;(b) Bar-in-Bar mark;(c) Advanced-Image-Metrology(AIM)mark
    Fig. 13. Three classical overlay marks in IBO techniques49-50. (a) Box-in-Box mark;(b) Bar-in-Bar mark;(c) Advanced-Image-Metrology(AIM)mark
    Process control equipmentOverall proportion /%Major manufacturer and market share
    Thickness measurement12KLA(46%),Nova(30%)
    Overlay error measurement9KLA(65%),ASML(30%)
    OCD measurement10KLA(50%),Nanomerics(30%)
    Wafer topography measurement6KLA(85%)
    No pattern testing5KLA(78%)
    With pattern testing32KLA(72%)
    Defect retesting11AMAT(68%)
    Mask testing15KLA(66%)
    Table 1. Distribution of lithography process inspection equipment suppliers17
    Yiming Li, Lin Yang, Xiaohao Wang, Shuonan Shan, Fuyuan Deng, Zhixue He, Zhengtong Liu, Xinghui Li. Overlay Metrology for Lithography Machine[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(9): 0922023
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