Phase Gratings As Waferstepper Alignment Marks For All Process Layers

S. Wittekoek; J. van der Werf; R. A. George

doi:10.1117/12.947743

23 July 1985 Phase Gratings As Waferstepper Alignment Marks For All Process Layers

S. Wittekoek, J. van der Werf, R. A. George

Proceedings Volume 0538, Optical Microlithography IV; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947743
Event: 1985 Microlithography Conferences, 1985, Santa Clara, United States

Abstract

The performance of a wafer stepper alignment system based upon phase gratings etched in the silicon has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Measurements of the alignment accuracy as a function of the light intensity reflected from the wafer show that the accuracy is better than 0.1 micron down to reflectivities as low as 0.15%. The various factors influencing the alignment signal by processing layers have been analyzed. A standard marker geometry is given, which produces a 0.1 micron alignment accuracy for the vast majority of processing conditions. For some special cases such as planarizing resist layers a different marker geometry is preferrable.

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S. Wittekoek, J. van der Werf, and R. A. George "Phase Gratings As Waferstepper Alignment Marks For All Process Layers", Proc. SPIE 0538, Optical Microlithography IV, (23 July 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.947743

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