Structure identification using scattering signatures
First Claim
1. A method of pruning a reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature comprising a reference signal vector, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a library of metrology reference signal vectors;
for at least one given reference signal vector, interpolating a parameter vector assuming that the given reference signal vector and its corresponding parameter vector were deleted from the reference library; and
deleting the given reference signal vector and the corresponding parameter vector if an interpolation error between the corresponding parameter vector and the interpolated parameter vector is less than a threshold value.
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Abstract
A method of pruning a reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature composed of a reference signal vector, including, for a given reference signal vector, interpolating a parameter vector and deleting the given reference signal vector and the corresponding parameter vector for a sufficiently small interpolation error. Also a method of accessing an indexed reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature comprising a reference signal vector, including acquiring an unknown signal, calculating an index vector for the unknown signal; determining error between the index vector for the unknown signal and a calculated reference signal index vector of the library; and thereby identifying as a match candidate for the unknown signal a reference signal vector.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of pruning a reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature comprising a reference signal vector, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a library of metrology reference signal vectors;
for at least one given reference signal vector, interpolating a parameter vector assuming that the given reference signal vector and its corresponding parameter vector were deleted from the reference library; and
deleting the given reference signal vector and the corresponding parameter vector if an interpolation error between the corresponding parameter vector and the interpolated parameter vector is less than a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of accessing an indexed reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature comprising a reference signal vector, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring an unknown metrology signal;
calculating an index vector for the unknown metrology signal;
calculating a plurality of reference signal index vectors from the reference signal vectors of the library;
determining error between the index vector for the unknown metrology signal and the reference signal index vector; and
identifying as a match candidate for the unknown metrology signal a reference signal vector corresponding to the reference signal index vector if the error is below a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of accessing an indexed reference library of signatures and corresponding known structure parameter vectors, each signature comprising a reference signal vector, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring an unknown metrology signal;
calculating an index vector for the unknown metrology signal;
calculating a plurality of reference signal index vectors from the reference signal vectors of the library;
determining an absolute difference vector from the index vector for the unknown metrology signal and the reference signal index vector; and
identifying as a match candidate for the unknown metrology signal a reference signal vector corresponding to the reference signal index vector if all values in the absolute difference vector are below corresponding values in a predetermined threshold vector. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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