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Artificial intelligence system for track defect problem solving

Patent 6954678 Issued on October 11, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 30, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 10261650 filed on 09/30/2002

US Classes:

700/121, Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication700/110, Defect analysis or recognition438/5, INCLUDING CONTROL RESPONSIVE TO SENSED CONDITION438/14, WITH MEASURING OR TESTING702/45, Flow metering250/310, Electron probe type376/215, By electronic signal processing circuitry (e.g., plural redundant circuits)700/59, Having optical sensing (e.g., image projection)382/149, Fault or defect detection715/512, Annotation control156/64, With measuring, testing, or inspecting716/9, Detailed placement (i.e., iterative improvement)438/782, With substrate handling during coating (e.g., immersion, spinning, etc.)702/81, Quality evaluation716/4, Testing or evaluating700/108, Performance monitoring706/52, Reasoning under uncertainty (e.g., fuzzy logic)257/773, Of specified configuration356/630, Thickness702/155, Dimensional determination382/112, Document or print quality inspection (e.g., newspaper, photographs, etc.)438/706, Vapor phase etching (i.e., dry etching)706/46, Knowledge representation and reasoning technique716/21Pattern exposure

Examiners

Primary: Rodriguez, Saul

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F019/00
G01R031/26

Abstract

A system and method facilitating lithography defect solution generation is provided. The invention includes a defect solution component and a defect alert component. The defect solution component provides potential solution(s) to a defect within the lithography process utilizing artificial intelligence technique(s) (e.g., Bayesian learning methods that perform analysis over alternative dependent structures and apply a score, Bayesian classifiers and other statistical classifiers, including decision tree learning methods, support vector machines, linear and non-linear regression and/or neural network).

Other References

  • Lithography Defects: Reducing and Managing Yield Killers through Photo Cell Monitoring, By: Ingrid Peterson, Gay Thompson, Tony Dibiase, Scott Ashenaz, Yield Management Solutions, Summer 2000, 8 pages.
  • Production QC and Tool Monitoring Using anAUtomated Macro ADI Defect Inspection System, Yield Management Solutions, summer 2000, 4 pages.
  • Defect Management for 300mm and 130 mm Technologies Part 2: Effective Defect Management in the Lithography Cell, , Yield Management Solutions, Fall 2001.
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