| 摘要 |
<p>A semiconductor device has a device section (100) and a peripheral section (90) outside the device section. A main vernier pattern (30) is formed in the peripheral section for inspecting finely an alignment state in a first direction (e.g. X), and a subsidiary vernier pattern (130) is formed in the peripheral section near the main vernier pattern for inspecting coarsely an alignment state in a second direction (Y) at right angles to the first direction. Thus within a single field of view of a microscope, the misalignment can be detected in one direction with sufficient accuracy to provide a measurement correction, and in the other direction with enough accuracy to judge whether the product is good or bad.</p> |
