Apparatus and method for non-contact assessment of a constituent in semiconductor workpieces

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APP PUB NO 20070008526A1
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11177735

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Methods and apparatus for assessing a constituent in a semiconductor workpiece are disclosed herein. Several embodiments of the invention are directed toward non-contact methods and systems for determining a dose and an implant energy of a dopant or other constituent implanted in a semiconductor workpiece. For example, one embodiment of a non-contact method for assessing a constituent in a semiconductor workpiece includes irradiating a portion of the semiconductor workpiece, measuring photoluminescence from the irradiated portion of the semiconductor workpiece, and determining a physical property of a doped structure in the semiconductor workpiece based on the measured photoluminescence.

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NANOMETRICS INCORPORATED930 WEST MAUDE AVENUE A CORP OF CA SUNNYVALE CA 94086

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Buczkowski, Andrzej Bend, OR 15 114

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