Overview

The Hitachi Model S-9260 CD-SEM system has been developed to meet the requirements of these new fabrication processes. Having the following features, it can provide a CD measurement environment suitable for fabricating next-generation semiconductor devices: (1) Excellent observation performance based on the electron optical design common in the S-9000 Series, (2) Enhanced CD measurement reproducibility, throughput, and other basic performance capabilities, (3) Improved process-variation monitoring, (4) Instrument performance maintenance/control support functions, and (5) New process application functions such as those for beam-tilt observations, surface charged-specimen measurements, and ArF-resist measurements.