We have developed a fab-wide APC system to control critical dimension (CD) of gate electrode length. We have also developed a model equation to predict gate CD by considering the structures of gate electrode and STI. This prediction model was also used to do factor analysis of gate CD variation. Effectiveness of the prediction model for feedforward control was evaluated by both simulation and experiment.
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