Prediction method and apparatus of a processing result
First Claim
1. A method for predicting process results on the basis of operation data and process result data of a processing apparatus while a plurality of objects are processed in a processing chamber of the processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting operation data and process result data obtained at the time of processing each of the objects;
(b) performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the collected operation data and process result data to obtain a first correlation between the operation data and the process result data;
(c) predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the first correlation are processed, on the basis of the first correlation;
(d) setting weighting coefficients for the respective operation data used at the step (b) on the basis of the predicted process results at the step (c);
(e) obtaining weighted operation data by multiplying the operation data by the respective weighting coefficients corresponding thereto, and performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the weighted operation data and the process result data to obtain a second correlation between the weighted operation data and the process result data; and
(f) predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the second correlation are processed, on the basis of the second correlation.
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for predicting process results of objects being processed in a processing chamber of a processing apparatus, operation data and process result data obtained at the time of processing each of the objects are collected and a multivariate analysis is performed on the basis of the collected operation data and process result data to obtain a first correlation therebetween. Process results are predicted on the basis of the first correlation. Weighting coefficients for the respective operation data are set on the basis of the predicted process results. A second correlation between the weighted operation data and the process result data is obtained by a multivariate analysis. Process results are predicted by using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the second correlation are processed, on the basis of the second correlation.
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1. A method for predicting process results on the basis of operation data and process result data of a processing apparatus while a plurality of objects are processed in a processing chamber of the processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting operation data and process result data obtained at the time of processing each of the objects;
(b) performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the collected operation data and process result data to obtain a first correlation between the operation data and the process result data;
(c) predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the first correlation are processed, on the basis of the first correlation;
(d) setting weighting coefficients for the respective operation data used at the step (b) on the basis of the predicted process results at the step (c);
(e) obtaining weighted operation data by multiplying the operation data by the respective weighting coefficients corresponding thereto, and performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the weighted operation data and the process result data to obtain a second correlation between the weighted operation data and the process result data; and
(f) predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the second correlation are processed, on the basis of the second correlation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for predicting process results on the basis of operation data and process result data of a processing apparatus while a plurality of objects are processed in a processing chamber of the processing apparatus, comprising:
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a data collection unit for collecting operation data and process result data obtained at the time of processing each of the objects;
a first analysis unit for performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the collected operation data and process result data and obtaining a first correlation between the operation data and the process result data;
a first prediction unit for predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the first correlation are processed, on the basis of the first correlation;
a weighting coefficient setting unit for setting weighting coefficients for the respective operation data used by the first analysis unit on the basis of the predicted process results;
a second analysis unit for obtaining weighted operation data by multiplying the operation data by the respective weighting coefficients corresponding thereto, and performing a multivariate analysis on the basis of the weighted operation data and the process result data to obtain a second correlation between the weighted operation data and the process result data; and
a second prediction unit for predicting process results using operation data, obtained when objects other than the objects used to obtain the second correlation are processed, on the basis of the second correlation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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