Systems and methods for automated multi-zone detection and modeling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10340165
APP PUB NO 20170287754A1
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15451038

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A semiconductor tool includes an illumination source to generate an illumination beam, one or more illumination optical elements to direct a portion of the illumination beam to a sample, a detector, one or more collection optical elements to direct radiation emanating from the sample to the detector, and a controller communicatively coupled to the detector. The controller is configured to measure alignment at a plurality of locations across the sample to generate alignment data, select an analysis area for alignment zone determination, divide the analysis area into two or more alignment zones having different alignment signatures; model the alignment data of at least a first alignment zone of the two or more alignment zones using a first alignment model, and model the alignment data of at least a second alignment zone of the two or more alignment zones using a second alignment model different than the first alignment model.

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KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anis, Fatima Milpitas, US 3 6
Demirer, Onur N Austin, US 3 8
Heo, Hoyoung Gyeonggi-do, KR 3 14
Hoong, Hoo Choon (George) Singapore, SG 1 1
Karur-Shanmugam, Ramkumar Austin, US 2 20
Nabeth, Jeremy Austin, US 2 7
Pierson, William Austin, US 9 52
Sherwin, Stuart San Jose, US 2 14
Smith, Mark D San Jose, US 232 5151
Sparka, Christian Dresden, DE 2 7

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