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Thin film thickness measurement using electron beam induced X-ray microanalysis
Thin film thickness measurement using electron beam induced X-ray microanalysis
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机译:电子束诱导X射线微分析法测量薄膜厚度
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An X-ray micoanalysis test system comprising a beam generator which induces X-rays to emanate from a semiconductor device containing film stacks. The charged particle beam will penetrate at least two layers of a film stack on a semiconductor device so that these layers may be tested. The X-rays will be detected using multiple X-ray detectors that detect X-ray photons having a specific energy level. The X-rays will then be used to analyze the characteristics of the semiconductor device. Each of the multiple X-ray detectors may be wavelength dispersive system (WDS) detectors. The present invention also provides a method for measuring film stack characteristics on a semiconductor device. The method for measuring includes directing an electron beam towards the semiconductor device so that the electron beam penetrates at least a conductive film layer and a liner layer, detecting the X-rays which are caused to emanate from the device with multiple X-ray detectors that detect X-ray photons having a specific energy level. The present invention also provides a method and a computer-readable medium which determines a film stack's properties using the data collected with the test system of the present invention. The method and computer-readable medium includes selecting a set of values which estimate the film stack characteristics, using the estimated values to generate predicted data by solving equations which model the film stack, and selecting a new set of estimated film stack characteristic values when the difference between the predicted data and the raw data is larger than a certain margin of error.
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