Method of measuring mark position and measuring apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoru Oishi
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided to measure a position of a mark with a less measurement error caused by a variation in a wafer process condition. The mark is illuminated with light and an image of the mark is formed, via an optical system, in a light receiving surface of a sensor. The image of the mark is sensed and image data thereof is acquired by the sensor. Correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the image data is set based on information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor. The image data is corrected using the correction data, and the position of the mark is calculated using the corrected image data.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- acquiring data of an image of a mark formed on a substrate by sensing the image of the mark by a sensor and an imaging optical system;
- setting correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the acquired data based on information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the imaging optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor;
- correcting the acquired data based on the correction data;
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- calculating a position of the mark based on the corrected data.
A measurement apparatus comprising:
- an optical system configured to form an image of a mark in a plane;
- a sensor configured to sense the formed image and output data of the sensed image;
- a calculation unit configured to calculate a position of the mark;
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- a storage unit configured to store correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the output data, the correction data being determined using information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor,
- wherein the calculation unit corrects the output data using the correction data and calculates the position of the mark using the corrected data.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of:
- correcting data obtained by taking an image of a mark formed on a substrate using an imaging optical system and a sensor, based on correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the obtained data defined based on information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the imaging optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor;
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- calculating a position of the mark using the corrected data.
A measurement method comprising:
- forming an image of a mark in a plane by an optical system;
- sensing the formed image and outputting data of the sensed image by a sensor;
- determining correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the output data using information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor;
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- storing the correction data;
- correcting the output data using the correction data;
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- calculating a position of the mark using the corrected data.
An apparatus comprising:
- an acquiring unit configured to acquire data of an image of a mark formed on a substrate by sensing the image of the mark by a sensor and an imaging optical system;
- a setting unit configure to set correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the acquired data based on information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the imaging optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor;
- a correcting unit configured to correct the acquired data based on the correction data;
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- a calculating unit configured to calculate a position of the mark based on the corrected data.
A method comprising the following steps executed by a processor:
- correcting data obtained by taking an image of a mark formed on a substrate using an imaging optical system and a sensor, based on correction data of a fundamental frequency and a high harmonic of the obtained data defined based on information associated with a shape of the mark, an imaging magnification of the imaging optical system, and an imaging area of the sensor;
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- calculating a position of the mark using the corrected data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.