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The Low Energy X-ray Spectrometry Technique as Applied to Semiconductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2006

Pierre-François Staub
Affiliation:
Cameca, 103, Bd. St.-Denis, 92403, Courbevoie cedex, France
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Abstract

We describe the recent introduction of low energy X-ray emission spectrometry as a metrology technique to control the fabrication process in the integrated circuit industry. The benefits of this particular analytical method and the wide field of potential applications are addressed.

Type
MODERN DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS IN MICROBEAM ANALYSIS
Copyright
© 2006 Microscopy Society of America

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