ALL SURFACE FILM METROLOGY SYSTEM

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170278236A1
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15255605

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A system is configured to perform metrology on a front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and/or an edge between the front surface and the back surface of a wafer. This can provide all wafer metrology and/or metrology of thin films on the back surface of the wafer. In an example, the thickness and/or optical properties of a thin film on a back surface of a wafer can be determined using a ratio of a greyscale image of a bright field light emerging from the back surface of the wafer under test to that of a reference wafer.

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KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Graetz, Richard Mountain View, US 1 6
Horn, Paul Milpitas, US 7 34
Li, Shifang Pleasanton, US 107 851
Nicolaides, Lena Castro Valley, US 42 340

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