Method and system for non-destructive distribution profiling of an element in a film

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14080050

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A method to determine a distribution profile of an element in a film. The method comprises exciting an electron energy of an element deposited in a first film, obtaining a first spectrum associating with the electron energy, and removing a background spectrum from the first spectrum. Removing the background value generates a processed spectrum. The method further includes matching the processed spectrum to a simulated spectrum with a known simulated distribution profile for the element in a film comparable to the first film. A distribution profile is obtained for the element in the first film based on the matching of the processed spectrum to a simulated spectrum selected from the set of simulated spectra.

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NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS INC3090 OAKMEAD VILLAGE DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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Ballance, David Stephen Cupertino, US 6 22
deCecco, Paolo Foster City, US 1 1
Kwan, Michael Sunnyvale, US 10 554
Reed, David Belmont, US 80 1731
Schueler, Bruno San Jose, US 8 69

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