摘要 |
A method and apparatus for hybrid integrated circuit lithography wherein an E-beam lithographic exposure is accurately aligned with a preexisting optical lithographic exposure. In one embodiment, the method includes deflecting an E-beam to chip marks while holding the integrated circuit substantially stationary to determine a plurality of deflector parameters, and then moving the integrated circuit while holding the E-beam substantially stationary to determine a number of stage parameters. In a second embodiment, the chip marks are accessed by a combination of stage movements and deflector movements to determine a number of compound parameters. The stage and deflector parameters or, alternatively, the compound parameters, are used to convert the pattern data base of an E-beam machine into a transformed data base which accurately matches the E-beam exposure to the optical exposure.
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