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Design for inspection methodology for fast in-line eBeam defect detection

Strojwas et al., 2023

Document ID
7257865275058597722
Author
Strojwas A
Brozek T
Ciplickas D
De I
Publication year
Publication venue
DTCO and Computational Patterning II

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This paper presents a novel methodology called Design-for-Inspection (DFI) that enables sensitive inline pickup for failure mechanisms previously undetectable until product test (wafer sort, final test, HTOL) or field failures. Dummy filler cells are replaced in the physical …
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