After development inspection (ADI) studies of photo resist defectivity of an advanced memory device

Abstract

In this study, a 3x-nm after development inspection (ADI) wafer with focus exposure matrix (FEM) was inspected with both an advanced optical system and an advanced EBI system, and the inspection results were carefully examined. We found that EBI can capture much more defects than optical system and it also can provide more information about within reticle shot defect distribution. It has high capture rate of certain critical defects that are insensitive to optical system, such as nano-bridges.