Diebold, 2002 - Google Patents
Metrology technology for the 70-nm node: Process control through amplification and averaging microscopic changesDiebold, 2002
- Document ID
- 13678704990654510060
- Author
- Diebold A
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- IEEE transactions on semiconductor manufacturing
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Below the 70-nm node feature sizes and aspect ratios will require great advances in metrology and defect detection capability. Although the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) prediction becomes more aggressive with each revision, isolate …
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