UT524A

Reticle Features
19-25-05430 Rev. A

Copyright September 2006

Ultratech, Inc.

UT524A Feature Descr. PN 19-25-05430 Rev. A, ECO 14507

Introduction
The UT524A test reticle is a 6X6X0.250 reticle used on the AP300I/Unity Platform
steppers for calibration and stepper set-up purposes. It is designed to support the a 34x26 mm field
size. Set-up of the MVS and AFAS systems is also supported.

Specifications:
SUBSTRATE :

6 X 6 X 0.250 2 m flat quartz

FILM :

3.0 OD Anti-reflective Chrome

CD SPECIFICATION:
The 2.0um lines are specified to a tolerance of +/- 0.05um; Mean to Nominal
RESOLUTION:

1.0m lines must be resolved in both fields.

ARRAY PLACEMENT:
(Measured chrome-side up from the lower-left corner of the mask)
1 location in (X) to be 12.00 0.50 mm
2 locations in (Y) to be 102.530 0.50 mm

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UT524A Reticle View

UT524A Feature Descr. PN 19-25-05430 Rev. A, ECO 14507

Field 1 is comprised of the following:

Field 1 is mostly dark (chrome) field
2mm x 2 mm cells - arrayed in a 34 X 26 mm field size
Short-step focus patterns, both dark and clear field, ranging from 1.0 to 6.0 microns;
contacts have been included in these patterns.
Verniers designed for overlay tests with alignment. Also included are box-in-box
structures for integration with automatic inspection techniques. See drawing on page
9.
Projection AFAS targets have been added. There are two types, one at 6 locations in the
field, and one at 2 locations per field.
A 600x600um clear window for AFAS calibration has been added centered at 3.0mm
in X and 8.60mm in Y from the center of baseline.
OAT - 2X2 mm at X: -13.0mm, Y: -10.6mm from image reference point (0,0)
Labels for MVS windows indicating X location of window referencing field center
Large coordinates at top of field for setup
Scribe border on three sides
Blind step box in frame structures along the edges of the field with labels (5
horizontally and 5 vertically). Look for the vertical blindstep boxes near the (Y) 1; -5;
-11, -17, and 21 cells. Look for the horizontal blindstep boxes near the (X) 16, -7, 1,
7, and 17 cells. To use these features, the field step size MUST be 34x26mm.
There are three types of MVS windows. They are:
Windows with checkerboard-type MVS keys at +/- 11.5mm
Windows with std-type MVS keys at +/- 9.5 and +/- 15.5mm
Windows without keys (blank) at +/- 13.5mm (used for calibration)
All MVS keys within MVS windows are centered at 3.055mm above the baseline
MVS self-calibration target sets are at 9 locations as follows: They are in columns
X-15, X1, and X15, and in Rows Y-1, Y-11, and Y-19.
The blindstep patterns are updated to provide the user to check blindstep accuracy
using different methods: MVS; Optical verniers, and auto-metrology box-in-frames.
A 0.30mm x 4.0mm clear bar for auto-metrology tool global capture has been added at
column X 3 and across rows Y 9 and Y 11. See drawing on page 9.
Vertical and horizontal rulers added as an aid for centering the wafer on the chuck. The
horizontal scale is on the baseline and centered at +10.0mm in X from field center, and
the vertical scale is centered at 10.0mm below the baseline and at the field center in X.
See the drawing on page 12.
A set of 4 MVS targets is placed directly under each MVS window, with the upper
targets 600um below the baseline, and the lower target located at 750um from the
baseline. See the drawing on page 8.

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Field 1 (continued):
Fifteen cells, 2mm x 2mm, containing lines and contacts ranging from 8 to 100
microns. See drawing on page 10.
Special 2x2mm cells with short-step focus structures at X-11, Y-5; X-11, Y-25;
X-1,Y-13; X11,Y-5, and X11, Y-25. See drawing on page 12.

Field 2 is comprised of the following:

Field 2 is a mostly clear field version of Field 1
2mm X 2 mm cells - arrayed in a 34 X 26 mm field size
Short-step focus patterns, both dark and clear field, ranging from 1.0 to 6.0 microns;
contacts have been included in these patterns.
Verniers designed for overlay tests with alignment. Also included are box-in-box
structures for integration with automatic inspection techniques.
Projection AFAS targets have been added. There are two types, one at 6 locations in the
field, and one at 2 locations per field.
OAT - 2X2 mm at X: -13.0mm, Y: -10.6mm from image reference point (0,0)
Labels for MVS windows indicating location of window referencing field center
Large coordinates at top of field for WAS setup
There are three types of MVS windows. They are:
Windows with checkerboard-type MVS keys at +/- 11.5mm
Windows with std-type MVS keys at +/- 9.5mm and +/- 15.5
Windows without keys (blank) at +/- 13.5mm (used for calibration)
All MVS keys within MVS windows are centered at 3.055mm above the baseline
MVS self-calibration target sets are at 9 locations as follows: They are in columns
X-15, X1, and X15, and in Rows Y-1, Y-11, and Y-19.
Vertical and horizontal rulers added as an aid for centering the wafer on the chuck. The
horizontal scale is on the baseline and centered at +10.0mm in X from field center, and
the vertical scale is centered at 10.0mm below the baseline and at the field center in X.
See the drawing on page 12.
A set of MVS Off-axis targets are at 19.5mm in X and 600um in Y.
A set of 4 MVS targets is placed directly under each MVS window, with the upper
targets 600um below the baseline, and the lower target located at 750um from the
baseline. See the drawing on page 8.
Fifteen cells, 2mm x 2mm, containing lines and contacts ranging from 8 to 100
microns. See drawing on page 10.
Special 2x2mm cells with short-step focus structures at X-11, Y-5; X-11, Y-25;
X-1,Y-13; X11,Y-5, and X11, Y-25. See drawing on page 12.

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UT524A Field 1 View

UT524A Feature Descr. PN 19-25-05430 Rev. A, ECO 14507

UT524A Field 2 View

Short-step Focus cells

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Short-step Focus cells

-0.600mm

0.140mm

0.140mm

-0.750mm

MVS target sets

UT524A Feature Descr. PN 19-25-05430 Rev. A, ECO 14507

ID/Logos created by two

exposures with 300um Y
shift at 2nd exposure

fine verniers (0.10 & 0.20um)

Box-in-frame

coarse verniers (0.25um)

View after 2 exposures with for alignment testing

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2x2 Cell 8.0um to 100um (19 placements per field)

Triple-line
design- 2
locations per
field

Single-line
design- 6
locations per
field

AFAS Targets (2 types)

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AFAS Targetsingle line type

MVS self-calibration targets

MVS targets
MVS targets

MVS Windows

Detail view of MVS windows and targets- top left of field 1

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Scale used to aid in centering wafer on chuck

Reads to +/- 2.0mm in 0.050mm (50 micron) increments

View of special SSF Focus cell

Example of SSF focus pattern

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Outer frame printed by left

and bottom side of field
Inner box printed by right
and top side of field

Verniers- 0.20um increments- 0 to 2.0um range

Center target and top label

printed from left and top side
of field

Blindstepped MVS targets, measurable by

MVS system

4 outer targets and bottom

label printed from right
and bottom side of field

Blindstep Structures - Overlayed

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