METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT MEASUREMENTS ON A VIRTUAL BASIS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
A method for carrying out measurements on a virtual basis to decrease the frequency of taking and analyzing actual physical samples and interruptions caused thereby includes obtaining production information of at least one production device; and generating prediction data of measured products and unmeasured products using the production information and a prediction model, the prediction data comprising critical dimension data of the product. A virtual metrology device and a computer readable storage medium are also provided.
1 . A virtual metrology method, comprising:
acquiring production information of at least one production device; and
generating predictive data of measured products and unmeasured products using the production information and a prediction model, the predictive data comprising critical dimension data of the product.
2 . The virtual metrology method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining metrology data of sampled unmeasured product;
determining whether a difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data is within a preset range; and
updating the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data when the difference value is not within the preset range.
3 . The virtual metrology method of claim 2 , wherein a process of updating the predict module comprises:
generating a user interface to display the preset range, and the difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data;
receiving an instruction to update the prediction model; and
reconstructing or adjusting the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data.
4 . The virtual metrology method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the prediction is successful; and
issuing a warning, if the prediction is not successful.
5 . The virtual metrology method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining the production information and metrology data of the measured products; and
establishing the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data, the prediction model being a statistical model or a machine learning model.
6 . The virtual metrology method of claim 5 , wherein a process of obtaining the production information and metrology data of the measured products, comprises:
receiving the production information from at least one production device and the metrology data from at least one inspection device;
extracting, converting, and loading the production information and the metrology data; and
storing the production information and the metrology data in a database.
7 . The virtual metrology method of claim 6 , wherein the method further comprising:
comparing the metrology data of the same product from a plurality of the metrology devices at predetermined intervals, to correct the metrology data.
8 . The virtual metrology method of claim 1 , wherein the critical dimension data comprises thickness of a film and width of a metal line.
9 . A virtual metrology device, comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one storage device storing one or more programs, when executed by the processor, the one or more programs cause the processor to:
acquire production information of at least one production device;
generate predictive data of measured products and unmeasured products using the production information and a prediction model, the predictive data comprising critical dimension data of the product.
10 . The virtual metrology device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs cause the processor to:
obtain metrology data of sampled unmeasured product;
determine whether a difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data is within a preset range;
update the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data when the difference value is not within the preset range.
11 . The virtual metrology device of claim 10 , wherein a process of updating the predict module comprises:
generating a user interface to display the preset range, and the difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data;
receiving an instruction to update the prediction model; and
reconstructing or adjusting the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data.
12 . The virtual metrology device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the processor to:
determine whether the prediction is successful; and
issue a warning, if the prediction is not successful.
13 . The virtual metrology device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the processor to:
obtain the production information and metrology data of the measured products; and
establish the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data, the prediction model being a statistical model or a machine learning model.
14 . The virtual metrology device of claim 13 , wherein a process of obtaining the production information and metrology data of the measured products, comprises:
receiving the production information from at least one production device and the metrology data from at least one inspection device;
extracting, converting, and loading the production information and the metrology data;
storing the production information and the metrology data in an analysis database.
15 . The virtual metrology device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further cause the processor to:
compare the metrology data of the same product from a plurality of the metrology devices at predetermined intervals, to correct the metrology data.
16 . The virtual metrology device of claim 9 , wherein the critical dimension data comprises thickness of a film and width of a metal line.
17 . A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, causes the processor to perform a virtual metrology method , wherein the method comprises:
acquiring production information of at least one production device;
generating predictive data of measured products and unmeasured products using the production information and a prediction model, the predictive data comprising critical dimension data of the product.
18 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprising:
obtaining metrology data of sampled unmeasured product;
determining whether a difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data is within a preset range;
updating the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data when the difference value is not within the preset range.
19 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein a process of updating the predict module comprises:
generating a user interface to display the preset range, and the difference value between the metrology data and the predictive data;
receiving an instruction to update the prediction model;
reconstructing or adjusting the prediction model using the production information and the metrology data.
20 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprising:
determining whether the prediction is successful;
issuing a warning, if the prediction is not successful.