Neural network models in wafer fabrication

Chinmoy B. Bose; Herbert A. Lord

doi:10.1117/12.152552

2 September 1993 Neural network models in wafer fabrication

Chinmoy B. Bose, Herbert A. Lord

Proceedings Volume 1965, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks IV; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152552
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Semiconductor wafer fabrication processing is becoming extremely complex as we strive for the continuous reduction of the minimum feature size of devices and for controlling the variability at each of the ever-increasing number of steps. Equipment/process models based on physical and chemical laws are difficult to build due to the process complexities. The non- linearity exhibited by many processes may restrict application of linear or quadratic statistical models to a very small operating range. The same remarks apply for feed-back control of a highly non-linear process. In this work we have generated predictor models using neural network and statistical response surface techniques for the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) silicon epitaxy process. The prediction (generalization) performance of the neural network is appreciable better than both the linear and the quadratic response surface models. The comparative performance of the neural network model is expected to improve even further in representing more complex input-output relationships. We have also determined an inverse process model using neural network. An inverse process model is expected to be useful for determining the process control parameters when a specific output (scaler or vector) is required. It has also helped us identify the critical control parameters for the CVD process.

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Chinmoy B. Bose and Herbert A. Lord "Neural network models in wafer fabrication", Proc. SPIE 1965, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks IV, (2 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152552

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