Defect Inspection

Patterned Wafer

2367
Cost-effective UV Line Monitoring

Product Description

The 2367 UV/visible brightfield inspector provides high sensitivity to a broad range of yield-relevant defect types. With significantly improved throughput over its predecessor, the 2367 enables high defect sampling on advanced processing layers. It is field-upgradeable from any of the widely adopted 23xx systems, providing leading-edge inspection capability while protecting a fab's capital investment.

  • A 2x data rate increase over previous generation brightfield tools provides a major throughput improvement for more sampling, higher sensitivity, or lower cost of ownership
  • Low false count rate and leading automatic defect classification algorithms minimize SEM review and hasten time to corrective action
  • UV/DUV mix-and-match strategy with 28xx inspection systems promotes optimal tool capacity and highest overall return on a fab's inspection and investment
  • Field-upgradeable from other 23xx systems extends a fab's capital investment
  • Commonality and connectivity with other KLA-Tencor inspectors and review tools optimize inspector capacity; reduce production integration time; and enable faster, more accurate inspection recipe setup on the SEM
  • Process Window Qualification application enables detection of systematic defects

Applications

Critical Pattern Layers: Superior resolution and advanced noise-suppression technologies produce high sensitivity to critical patterning defects, including: lithography CD variations and missing contacts; gate etch stringers; STI voids; and copper CMP corrosion.

Photo Cell Monitoring (PCM): Using the 2367 with optimized test wafers, PCM accelerates learning on new lithography processes, helping fabs to rapidly identify and eliminate lithography-related micro defects before committing product wafers.

After-Develop Inspection (ADI): The 2367 minimizes process-induced noise on photo product wafers, enabling the detection of yield-limiting defects, such as poisoned photoresists, micro-bridges, and resist bubbles.

PWQ: The Process Window Qualification (PWQ) application identifies printed reticle design errors, enabling lithographers to qualify the process window for their designs prior to production.

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