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Lateral shift measurement using an optical technique

  • US 20060102830A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2005
  • Published: 05/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling layers alignment while manufacturing a multi-layer sample, the method comprising:

  • applying optical measurements to a measurement site in the sample, the measurement site including two diffractive structures located one above the other in two different layers, respectively, said optical measurements comprising at least two measurements with different polarization states of incident light, each measurement including illuminating the measurement site thereby illuminating one of the diffractive structures through the other, and detecting diffraction properties of the measurement site indicative of a lateral shift between the diffractive structures;

    analyzing the diffraction properties detected for the different polarization states of the incident light to determine an existing lateral shift between the layers.

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