arrow
Return

Overlay Error Compensation Using Advanced Process Control With Dynamically Adjusted Proportional-Integral R2R Controller

delete2014-04-01
delete50
PRE
AI
C
Chen–Fu Chien *
Y
Ying‐Jen Chen
C
Chia‐Yu Hsu
H
Hung-Kai Wang
DOI:10.1109/TASE.2013.2280618delete
deleteOriginal
deleteOriginal request for help
deleteShare
deleteSave
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
As semiconductor manufacturing reaching nanotechnology, to obtain high resolution and alignment accuracy via minimizing overlay errors within the tolerance is crucial. To address the needs of changing production and process conditions, this study aims to propose a novel dynamically adjusted proportional-integral (DAPI) run-to-run (R2R) controller to adapt equipment parameters to enhance the overlay control performance. This study evaluates the performance of controllers via the variation of each overlay factor and the variation of maximum overlay errors in real settings. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, an empirical study was conducted in a leading semiconductor company in Taiwan and the results showed practical viability of the proposed DAPI controller to reduce overlay errors effectively than conventional exponentially weighted moving average controller used in this company.
Keywords:
Advanced process control (APC)
manufacturing intelligence
overlay errors
proportional-integral controller
run-to-run (R2R) control
yield enhancement
AI Summary

AI Summary

Key information extracted from the uploaded paper, including a brief overview, abstract, background, key highlights, visual analysis, and future outlook.

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering cover
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
IF:
6.4
Papers:
4.9K
Citations:
1.6W

Organization

Y
yuan ze university
Scholars:
3.0K
Papers: 3.4K
Citations: 3
N
National Tsing Hua University
Scholars:
1.6W
Papers: 1.4W
Citations: 1.7W