Precision Metrology Lab.

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PCB/PCBA
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IC manufacturing chain - Front-end
System
.gds dB
System
Synthesis,
simulation, and
physical layout
Design
Design
Reticle
Mask Tooling
Designing stage
Lot/wafer
wafer processing
Wafer/dice
wafer Sorting
( C/P testing)
C/P : Circuit probing
Front-end
Back-end
Turnkey
Fabless
Fundry
IDM
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Role play of Metrology Tool in Wafer Processing
Wafer Production Flow
Mask
W/S
Diffusion
W/O
Litho.
Etch
Thin Film
• Measurement
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Line Width Check---------------CD SEM, SCD
Displacement Check-----------Overlay Measur. System
Thickness Check ---------------Thin Film Measur. System,Ellipsometer
• Inspection
Mask/Wafer Defect check ---Micro/Macro/Insp. System
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Introduction of
The AOI Tools in IC FABs
-Application & Requirement
Name W.J. Liu / UMC
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Litho. Patterning Flow &
ADI Product Pass/Fail Disposition
Surface
Prep
Resist
Spin
Hard
Bake
Edge Bead
Removal
Develop
Soft
Bake
Post Expo.
Bake
Ali
gn and
Expose
After-Develop Inspection (ADI)
Overlay
check
CD
Measure
Macro Defect
Inspection
Micro Defect
Inspection
Pass
Fail
Rework
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Scrap
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Litho. Production Tools
Mask
Wafer
Hot plate
Lens
Light source
Scanner
(US$ 7,000,000)
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Wafer transfer
Develop unit
Coating unit
Track
(US$ 2,000,000)
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Overlay
Measurement
System
Introduction
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AA vernier layout on Mask
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AA vernier layout
On Preceding Layer
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On Present Layer
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AA Measurement Principle
Overlay Offset X
Measure the Distance between the
Present Layer (Inner) & the Preceding Layer (Outer)
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AA Measurement Algorithm
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The Challenge for AA Measurement
Case 1. Shallow step height of
pre-layer mark caused
by STI CMP process
Case 2. Rugged Metal surface
and the damaged mark
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Overlay distribution for different
temperature of Al
Overlay with different deposition temperature of Al
(nm)
90
3s-Xmax
3s-Ymax
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
250C
300C
400C
• Sample : 250c: 7cps 300c : 5cps 400c : 7cps
• Measure point : 7 points/field, 14 field/wafer
• The Overlay of low-temperature Al can be improved over 44%
than high temperature (400C)
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Overlay distribution for different
temperature of Al
400C
250C
• The grain of 400C Al is larger than low temperature(250C)
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Requirement for Overlay
Measurement Tool
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Precision for different substrate
Repeatability for different substrate
Matching between tools
Program portability
MAM time
High Throughput
Aligner analysis
Real time overlay analysis
Good Pattern Recognition
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3nm
3nm
3nm
3nm
2sec
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Critical Dimension Measurement Tool
Introduction --- CD SEM
Overview
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Specifications
Model
Advance
Exist
Resolution(nm)
3
Vacc(V)
300-1600
3
500-1600
(300V:Option)
Throughput(w/h)
(5 points/wafer)
MAM time(sec)
Repeatability
(nm:3 )
Stage Accuracy
( m)
Pattern Rec.
ArF Resist Meas.
Charge Correction
Func.
Process Monitoring
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56
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2.0(L/S)
3.0(Hole)
7-9
3.0(L/S)
3
5
More Function
(Option)
Basic
×
(Option)
×
(Option)
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Advanced Meas. function
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Structure
SEM Image
Example of Middle Layer measurement
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Imaging capability
t=2.0 µm
BPSG
2µm
 =138 nm
 =101 nm
Ability for observation (Aspect ratio 20:1)
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Process Variation Monitoring
Focus
-0.5
0.203
0.1
0.201
[μm]
-0.3
0.199
-0.1
0.216
0.3
0.198
0.5
0.189
Bottom CD is almost the same but shape is totally different
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Requirement for
CD Measurement Tool
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Stactic Repeatability
Dynamic Repeatability
Magnification Linearity
Resolution
Matching
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Low Charging effect
High Throughput
Remote data analysis
Good Pattern Recognition
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line
hole
2nm
3nm
1nm
3nm
3nm
5nm
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Micro Defect Inspection Tool
Introduction
US$ 6,500,000
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US$ 2,500,000
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Poly 2 AEI BRIDGE ISSUE
WSIE-01A
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Tools for in-line monitoring & analysis
Type C : UV inspector ability for metal ADI/AEI pattern defects
Metal AEI dot pattern mission
Metal ADI PR. Defects inspected
Metal AEI PR. Defects inspected
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Metal AEI GALVANIC Cell Issue
Seriously GALVANIC Cell defect, it happened at specific pattern
as below image
Galvanic cell:
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Metal 3 AEI TestKey Scan Result
I.Defect Map & counts:
II.Defect Image:all are GALVANIC CELL defect seriously.
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KLA-Tencor USA
Micro AOI 90 – 65 nm
Open contact
Line narrow
Resist stringers
Features:
Broadband illumination (DUV/UV/VIS
200-900nm, Xe lamp, Rotary filter plate
High NA (0.9), Enhanced image resolution,
High performance edge contrast mode
Bright light
Price: 6.5 M US$
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Macro Defect Inspection Tool
Introduction
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Typical Rework Data
Based on Fab Data Input
CD
OL
No t S e e n
Process
Defect
D e te c te d
Other
Macro
Detected Process
defects contribute
about 1/4 of rework
- Varies by fab
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Operators only
see 20-25% of
defects
Micro
Macro makes up
~1/3 of defect rework
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Lithography Problems
Found at Visual ADI – Around 9% of total Rework
Hot spots
EBR
Edge-Bead Removal
Contamination
 Particles
 Foreign materials
Scratches
 Handling errors
 Tool misadjustment
Coating
 Missing/extra
 Splashback
 Striations
 Comets
 No resist
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Missing
Wrong width
Miscentering
Develop
 Scumming
 Developer spots
 No develop
Exposure
 Missing
 Focus error
 Gross misalign
 Aperture blade error
 No exposure
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Inspection Methods
Brightlight station Integrated in station Macro Insp. tool
Time per wafer (sec.)
5-20
none -5
45
70-150 µm?
70-150 µm?
50 µm
Inspection consistency
poor
very poor
good
Classification consistency
poor
poor
good
wafer count
wafer count
Defect, die count
Yield information
no
no
yes/Quest
Process improvement
no
no
yes/Quest
Sensitivity
Rework information
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Defect Detection
Concurrent Detection in Darkfield & Brightfield
Field-Field Comparison
• Detects random defects
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Hot spots
Particles
Scratches
Bad spin
Missed field
Developer spots
Etc.
Simultaneous ADC
• Classifies comparison result
• Rule-based classification
• Classifies scratches, particles
• Roadmap includes more classes
• 50 µm sensitivity
Full-wafer errors
• No resist, no develop, no
exposure
• To be added in next software
• Comparison to reference image
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Stepper Defocus
Resist/Si, Includes Scratch
Dark Field Image
Bright Field Image
Tweezers
Marks
Hot Spots
Scratches
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Bad Resist Spin
Implant
Dark Field Image
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Bright Field Image
Bad Spin
Scratches
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Hot Spot
Metal 3
Hot spot
Dark Field Image
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Bright Field Image
Scratches
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Bad Resist Spin
0.25 µm Via
Dark Field Image
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Bright Field Image
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Thin Film thickness Measurement
Spectral analysis of reflectance
from the top and bottom of the thin
film provides thickness and
refractive index coefficient in
seconds.
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IC
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IC Inspection System: Software Flow Chart
For Packaging process
Capture IC
Image
from CCD
Defect Inspect of
Number of Pins
and Pin Distances
Source from:
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Segment Image
and Perform a
Binary Operation
Process Image and
Get Features
Defects Inspect of
IC Printed Mark
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Wire Bond Defect Inspection
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Images of bonding wire under different
lighting angles
60 o
30 o
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45 o
15 o
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LED
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a
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c
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Bonding Ball Inspection
-- variant shapes of bonding ball contour
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Experimental results of bonding ball
searching
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b
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IC Pin Inspection System
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IC Ink Mark Classification
Bad contrast
Partial bad contrast
Double prints
Mis-orientation
Up-side down
Distortion
Missing ink
Partial missing ink
Mis-printed
Scraped
Blob
Broken
Smeared
Standard
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IC Ink Mark Inspection System
• Defect types
- Smeared
- Scraped & Broken
- Missing ink
- Mis-printed
- Partial Missing ink
- Mis-orientation
• Inspection time
- 0.54 second
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Defects-Gold
Nodule
Nodule
Nodule
Nodule
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
Cu Exposed
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Defects-SR
Gold Exposed
Gold Exposed
Scratch
FM
FM
FM
Crack
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Homework for IC (or Wafer) Inspection
Please visit the website of Solid State
Review to find any new technology, and
rewrite into a report:
http://www.solid-state.com
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