Feed forward of metrology data in a metrology system

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15090389

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A metrology performance analysis system includes a metrology tool including one or more detectors and a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more detectors. The controller is configured to receive one or more metrology data sets associated with a metrology target from the metrology tool in which the one or more metrology data sets include one or more measured metrology metrics and the one or more measured metrology metrics indicate deviations from nominal values. The controller is further configured to determine relationships between the deviations from the nominal values and one or more selected semiconductor process variations, and determine one or more root causes of the deviations from the nominal values based on the relationships between values of the one or more metrology metrics and the one or more selected semiconductor process variations.

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KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adel, Michael E Ya'akov, IL 48 1374
Amir, Nuriel Yokne'am Ilit, IL 40 328
Bringoltz, Barak Le Tzion, IL 30 442
Camp, Janay Milpitas, US 2 39
Carmel, Nadav Mevasseret-Zion, IL 6 74
Grunzweig, Tzahi Yokneam, IL 11 55
Itzkovich, Tal kfar Uriya, IL 9 142
Kandel, Daniel Aseret, IL 72 1631
Klein, Dana Haifa, IL 13 276
Levy, Ady San Jose, US 96 3764
Marciano, Tal Yokneam, IL 18 92
Poslavsky, Leonid Belmont, US 51 708
Ramanathan, Vidya Milpitas, US 2 39
Robinson, John Austin, US 114 1812
Wagner, Mark Rehovot, IL 121 2004

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