Patents by Inventor Rizvi RAHMAN

Rizvi RAHMAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11774862
    Abstract: Measurements are obtained from locations across a substrate before or after performing a lithographic process step. Examples of such measurements include alignment measurements made prior to applying a pattern to the substrate, and measurements of a performance parameter such as overlay, after a pattern has been applied. A set of measurement locations is selected from among all possible measurement locations. At least a subset of the selected measurement locations are selected dynamically, in response to measurements obtained using a preliminary selection of measurement locations. Preliminary measurements of height can be used to select measurement locations for alignment. In another aspect, outlier measurements are detected based on supplementary data such as height measurements or historic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Hakki Ergün Cekli, Masashi Ishibashi, Wendy Johanna Martina Van De Ven, Willem Seine Christian Roelofs, Elliott Gerard McNamara, Rizvi Rahman, Michiel Kupers, Emil Peter Schmitt-Weaver, Erik Henri Adriaan Delvigne
  • Patent number: 11709434
    Abstract: A device manufacturing method including: performing a first exposure on a substrate using a first lithographic apparatus to form a first patterned layer including first features; processing the substrate to transfer the first features into the substrate; and performing a second exposure on the substrate using a second lithographic apparatus to form a second patterned layer including second features, wherein: the first lithographic apparatus has first and second control inputs effective to control first and second parameters of the first features at least partly independently; the second lithographic apparatus has a third control input effective to control the first and second parameters of the second features together; and the first exposure is performed with the first and/or second control input set to pre-bias the first and/or second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Rizvi Rahman, Cornelis Johannes Henricus Lambregts, Wolfgang Helmut Henke
  • Publication number: 20230004095
    Abstract: A device manufacturing method, the method comprising: obtaining a measurement data time series of a plurality of substrates on which an exposure step and a process step have been performed; obtaining a status data time series relating to conditions prevailing when the process step was performed on at least some of the plurality of substrates; applying a filter to the measurement data time series and the status data time series to obtain filtered data; and determining, using the filtered data, a correction to be applied in an exposure step performed on a subsequent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Rizvi RAHMAN, Hakki Ergün CEKLI, Cédric Désiré GROUWSTRA
  • Patent number: 11442366
    Abstract: A device manufacturing method, the method including: obtaining a measurement data time series of a plurality of substrates on which an exposure step and a process step have been performed; obtaining a status data time series relating to conditions prevailing when the process step was performed on at least some of the plurality of substrates; applying a filter to the measurement data time series and the status data time series to obtain filtered data; and determining, using the filtered data, a correction to be applied in an exposure step performed on a subsequent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Rizvi Rahman, Hakki Ergün Cekli, Cëdric Dësirë Grouwstra
  • Publication number: 20220276570
    Abstract: A device manufacturing method including: performing a first exposure on a substrate using a first lithographic apparatus to form a first patterned layer including first features; processing the substrate to transfer the first features into the substrate; and performing a second exposure on the substrate using a second lithographic apparatus to form a second patterned layer including second features, wherein: the first lithographic apparatus has first and second control inputs effective to control first and second parameters of the first features at least partly independently; the second lithographic apparatus has a third control input effective to control the first and second parameters of the second features together; and the first exposure is performed with the first and/or second control input set to pre-bias the first and/or second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Rizvi RAHMAN, Cornelis Johannes Henricus LAMBREGTS, Wolfgang Helmut HENKE
  • Publication number: 20220236647
    Abstract: A method of controlling a semiconductor manufacturing process, the method including: obtaining first metrology data based on measurements performed after a first process step; obtaining second metrology data based on measurements performed after the first process step and at least one additional process step; estimating a contribution to the process of: a) a control action which is at least partially based on the second metrology data and/or b) the at least one additional process step by using at least partially the second metrology data; and determining a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) or a correction for the first process step using the first metrology data and the estimated contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marc HAUPTMANN, Cornelis Johannes Henricus LAMBREGTS, Amir Bin ISMAIL, Rizvi RAHMAN, Allwyn BOUSTHEEN, Raheleh PISHKARI, Everhardus Cornelis MOS, Ekaterina Mikhailovna VIATKINA, Roy WERKMAN, Ralph BRINKHOF
  • Publication number: 20220187786
    Abstract: A method for generating a sampling scheme for a device manufacturing process, the method including: obtaining a measurement data time series of a plurality of processed substrates; transforming the measurement data time series to obtain frequency domain data; determining, using the frequency domain data, a temporal sampling scheme; determining an error offset introduced by the temporal sampling scheme on the basis of measurements on substrates performed according to the temporal sampling scheme; and determining an improved temporal sampling scheme to compensate the error offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Marc HAUPTMANN, Amir Bin ISMAIL, Rizvi RAHMAN, Jiapeng LI
  • Publication number: 20220035259
    Abstract: Measurements are obtained from locations across a substrate before or after performing a lithographic process step. Examples of such measurements include alignment measurements made prior to applying a pattern to the substrate, and measurements of a performance parameter such as overlay, after a pattern has been applied. A set of measurement locations is selected from among all possible measurement locations. At least a subset of the selected measurement locations are selected dynamically, in response to measurements obtained using a preliminary selection of measurement locations. Preliminary measurements of height can be used to select measurement locations for alignment. In another aspect, outlier measurements are detected based on supplementary data such as height measurements or historic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Hakki Ergün CEKLI, Masashi ISHIBASHI, Wendy Johanna Martina VAN DE VEN, Willem Seine Christian ROELOFS, Elliott Gerard MC NAMARA, Rizvi RAHMAN, Michiel KUPERS, Emil Peter SCHMITT-WEAVER, Erik Henri Adriaan DELVIGNE
  • Patent number: 11175591
    Abstract: Measurements are obtained from locations across a substrate before or after performing a lithographic process step. Examples of such measurements include alignment measurements made prior to applying a pattern to the substrate, and measurements of a performance parameter such as overlay, after a pattern has been applied. A set of measurement locations is selected from among all possible measurement locations. At least a subset of the selected measurement locations are selected dynamically, in response to measurements obtained using a preliminary selection of measurement locations. Preliminary measurements of height can be used to select measurement locations for alignment. In another aspect, outlier measurements are detected based on supplementary data such as height measurements or historic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Hakki Ergün Cekli, Masashi Ishibashi, Wendy Johanna Martina Van De Ven, Willem Seine Christian Roelofs, Elliott Gerard McNamara, Rizvi Rahman, Michiel Kupers, Emil Peter Schmitt-Weaver, Erik Henri Adriaan Delvigne
  • Publication number: 20200201191
    Abstract: A device manufacturing method, the method including: obtaining a measurement data time series of a plurality of substrates on which an exposure step and a process step have been performed; obtaining a status data time series relating to conditions prevailing when the process step was performed on at least some of the plurality of substrates; applying a filter to the measurement data time series and the status data time series to obtain filtered data; and determining, using the filtered data, a correction to be applied in an exposure step performed on a subsequent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Rizvi RAHMAN, Hakki Ergün CEKLI, Cedric Desire GROUWSTRA
  • Publication number: 20190137892
    Abstract: Measurements are obtained from locations across a substrate before or after performing a lithographic process step. Examples of such measurements include alignment measurements made prior to applying a pattern to the substrate, and measurements of a performance parameter such as overlay, after a pattern has been applied. A set of measurement locations is selected from among all possible measurement locations. At least a subset of the selected measurement locations are selected dynamically, in response to measurements obtained using a preliminary selection of measurement locations. Preliminary measurements of height can be used to select measurement locations for alignment. In another aspect, outlier measurements are detected based on supplementary data such as height measurements or historic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Hakki Ergün CEKLI, Masashi ISHIBASHI, Wendy Johanna Marthina VAN DE VEN, Willem Seine Christian ROELOFS, Elliott Gerard MC NAMARA, Rizvi RAHMAN, Michiel KUPERS, Emil Peter SCHMITT-WEAVER, Erilk Henri Adriaan DELVIGNE