• DocumentCode
    2400984
  • Title

    Novel in-line inspection method for non-visual defects and charging

  • Author

    Höppner, K. ; Manuwald, R. ; Fahr, T. ; Zschech, E. ; Tamayo, N. ; Hickson, J. ; Adrian, B. ; Newcomb, R.

  • Author_Institution
    AMD Fab36 LLC & Co. KG, Dresden, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    10-12 May 2009
  • Firstpage
    178
  • Lastpage
    183
  • Abstract
    Surface potential difference (SPD) measurements have shown to be effective in in-line characterizing charging non-uniformity and non-visual residues for both process and tool development but also in in-line characterizing properties of ultra thin transistor work function layers.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; inspection; integrated circuit measurement; semiconductor industry; transistors; in-line inspection method; next-generation CMOS technology; nonvisual defect; semiconductor industry; surface potential difference measurement; ultra thin transistor; Capacitance; Chemical technology; Inspection; Monitoring; Pollution measurement; Probes; Surface charging; Surface contamination; Surface topography; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, 2009. ASMC '09. IEEE/SEMI
  • Conference_Location
    Berlin
  • ISSN
    1078-8743
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3614-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1078-8743
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASMC.2009.5155979
  • Filename
    5155979