Application results of lot-to-lot high-order and per-shot overlay correction for sub-60-nm memory device fabrication

Jangho Shin; Sangmo Nam; Taekyu Kim; Yong-Kug Bae; Junghyeon Lee

doi:10.1117/1.3210241

1 July 2009 Application results of lot-to-lot high-order and per-shot overlay correction for sub-60-nm memory device fabrication

Jangho Shin, Sangmo Nam, Taekyu Kim, Yong-Kug Bae, Junghyeon Lee

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Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 8, Issue 3, 033008 (July 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3210241

Abstract

According to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors 2008 (http: www.itrs.net) overlay error should be controlled under 12 nm for sub-60-nm memory devices. To meet such a tight requirement, lot-to-lot high-order wafer correction (HOWC) and per-shot correction (PSC) is evaluated for the gate and contact layers of dynamic random access memory. A commercial package is available from scanner makers, such as ASML, Canon, and Nikon. In this study, HOWC is investigated for wafer correction, whereas PSC is considered for scan direction-dependent overlay correction. Experimental results verify 1-3 nm of overlay improvement by applying HOWC. However, the amount of improvement is layer (process) dependent. It turned out that HOWC is not an overall solution. It should be applied carefully for certain process conditions. In addition, if scan direction is different (mixture of up, down, left, right) due to wafer stage routing path, then overlay performance could be degraded. To solve this problem, PSC is also evaluated. Detailed experimental results are discussed.

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Jangho Shin, Sangmo Nam, Taekyu Kim, Yong-Kug Bae, and Junghyeon Lee "Application results of lot-to-lot high-order and per-shot overlay correction for sub-60-nm memory device fabrication," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 8(3), 033008 (1 July 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3210241

Published: 1 July 2009

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