ArticleNature communications2025
Ultra-wide-field imaging Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry for semiconductor metrology.
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Abstract
We propose an ultra-wide-field imaging Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry (IMMSE) system for semiconductor metrology. The IMMSE system achieves large-area measurements with a 20 mm × 20 mm field of view (FOV)-the largest FOV reported to date-and a spatial resolution of 6.5 µm. It enables the acquisition of over 10 million Mueller matrix (MM) spectra within the FOV, while a unique signal correction algorithm ensures spectrum consistency across the FOV. Leveraging this numerous MM spectra and machine learning, spatially dense metrology across the entire wafer area is achieved. This approach provides over 1987 times more metrology data and 662 times higher throughput compared to conventional point-based methods, such as scanning electron microscopy. We experimentally demonstrate the potential of the IMMSE for yield enhancement in semiconductor manufacturing by identifying spatial variations of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) structures within individual chips as well as across the wafer.
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