TEST MACRO FOR USE WITH A MULTI-PATTERNING LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS

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A method for forming an integrated circuit having a test macro using a multiple patterning lithography process (MPLP) is provided. The method includes forming an active area of the test macro having a first and second gate region during a first step of MPLP, and forming a first and second source/drain regions in the active area during a second step of the MPLP. The method also includes forming a first contact connected to the first gate region, a second contact connected to the second gate region, a third contact connected to the first source/drain region, and a forth contact connected to the source/drain region and determining if an overlay shift occurred between the first step and the second step of the step of the MPLP by testing for a short between one or more of the first contact, the second contact, the third contact, or the fourth contact.

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ALSEPHINA INNOVATIONS INC303 TERRY FOX DRIVE SUITE 300 OTTAWA K2K 3J1

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Cho, Jin Palo Alto, US 30 417
Yamashita, Tenko Schenectady, US 599 4981
Yeh, Chun-Chen Clifton Park, US 417 3476
Zang, Hui Albany, US 447 2195

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