Semiconductor multilayer nanometrology with machine learning

H Kwak, J Kim - Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 2023 - Springer
We review the measurement methods and thickness characterization algorithms of
semiconductor multilayer devices. Today's ultrahigh-density, high-energy-efficient three …

A review of optics-based methods for thickness and surface characterization of two-dimensional materials

Y Jin, K Yu - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted great attention because of their
unique physical properties and versatile applications in electronics and photonics. Following …

Surface and thickness measurement of transparent thin-film layers utilizing modulation-based structured-illumination microscopy

Z Xie, Y Tang, Y Zhou, Q Deng - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this research, an approach called modulation-based structured-illumination microscopy
(MSIM) is proposed to measure the surface and thickness profile of thin film layers. With this …

Surface characterization techniques: a systematic review of their principles, applications, and perspectives in corrosion studies

EO Fanijo, JG Thomas, Y Zhu, W Cai… - Journal of The …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The nanoscale quantification of the electrochemical behavior in metals is critical to
understanding the microstructure-corrosion relationship and subsequently controlling it. In …

Simultaneous thickness variation and surface profiling of glass plates using Fizeau interferometer with elimination of offset phase error

W Bae, Y Kim, YH Moon, K Hibino, N Sugita… - Optics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fringe analysis using phase modulation through wavelength scanning is extensively utilized
for profiling the surface and thickness variation of glass plates. However, the nonlinearity of …

Recent progress on optical tomographic technology for measurements and inspections of film structures

KN Joo, HM Park - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, we present the recent progress on film metrology focused on the advanced
and novel technologies during the last two decades. This review consists of various …

Simultaneous measurements of top surface and its underlying film surfaces in multilayer film structure

YS Ghim, HG Rhee, A Davies - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
With the growth of 3D packaging technology and the development of flexible, transparent
electrodes, the use of multilayer thin-films is steadily increasing throughout high-tech …

[HTML][HTML] Thin coatings thickness measurement by augmented nanoindentation data fusion

G Genta, G Maculotti - CIRP Annals, 2024 - Elsevier
Layer thickness of thin and multi-layer coatings is a major design parameter to functionalise
surfaces in a broad range of industrial applications. Conventional measurement methods …

Local inspection of refractive index and thickness of thick transparent layers using spectral reflectance measurements in low coherence scanning interferometry

R Claveau, P Montgomery, M Flury, G Ferblantier - Optical Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
For a long time, obtaining the optical and morphological properties of a transparent sample
with high accuracy without degrading the layer has been challenging. To achieve these …

Electromagnetic analysis for optical coherence tomography based through silicon vias metrology

WA Iff, JP Hugonin, C Sauvan, M Besbes, P Chavel… - Applied …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports on progress in the analysis of time-domain optical coherence tomography
(OCT) applied to the dimensional metrology of through-silicon vias (TSVs), which are vertical …