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Metrology technology for the 70-nm node: Process control through amplification and averaging microscopic changes

Diebold, 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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    • G01BMEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
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    • H01BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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