Automatic alignment system for optical lithography based on machine vision

Tao Huang; Shiyuan Liu; Pengxing Yi; Tielin Shi

doi:10.1117/12.832076

18 May 2009 Automatic alignment system for optical lithography based on machine vision

Tao Huang, Shiyuan Liu, Pengxing Yi, Tielin Shi

Proceedings Volume 7284, 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems; 72840I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.832076
Event: AOMATT 2008 - 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing, 2008, Chengdu, Chengdu, China

Abstract

This paper presents an automatic alignment system based on machine vision method. A high-speed gray pattern match algorithms is proposed based on the combination of sequential similarity detection algorithm (SSDA) and multiresolution pagoda structure algorithm (MPSA). A dynamic system calibration model suitable for the algorithm automatic alignment system is established to relate the pixel coordinate in CCD to the physical coordinate, which is based on Tsai's two-step algorithm but with the help of precise positioning of the wafer stage in X-Y directions. A lot of experiments conducted on a machine vision experimental platform confirm that the proposed technique is feasible and effective. The pattern match algorithm is demonstrated to achieve an error less than one-twentieth pixels, while the computation time is shorter than 200ms when using a large pattern image with 320×320 pixels. The absolute alignment error is illustrated to be lower than 200nm within a large field of view of 1mm×1mm after the platform is calibrated using the proposed dynamic calibration method.

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Tao Huang, Shiyuan Liu, Pengxing Yi, and Tielin Shi "Automatic alignment system for optical lithography based on machine vision", Proc. SPIE 7284, 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems, 72840I (18 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.832076

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