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Measuring thickness of a device layer using reflectance and transmission profiles of baseline devices
 
   
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US Patent 7586622
Issued Date
September 8, 2009
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A method for measuring a layer of a device is provided. In an embodiment, a set of baseline reflectance profiles may be generated from a corresponding set of baseline devices. Each of the baseline devices may include a layer with a known thickness. A reflectance profile may also be generated from the device, which may include a layer with an unknown thickness. The reflectance profile generated from the device may then be compared to the set of reflectance profiles generated from the set of the baseline devices to determine the thickness of the layer of the device.
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Published
September 8, 2009
Application Number
11/303,905
Filed
December 16, 2005
US Classification
356/504  
Int'l Classification
G01B   11/06   (20060101)  
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CROSS REFERENCE This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/640,593, filed Dec. 30, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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