Inspection method for scribe groove structure design in mask design

Abstract

The invention discloses a detection method of a scribe line structure design in a mask plate design. The method comprises following steps: preparing technological standard configuration files; leading each standard configuration file to a database for storage; designing a mask plate according to an actual technological demand, after finishing designing, extracting the layout data of a scribe line structure to be detected through a graphical user interface mode, analyzing the information of each kind of alignment marks and test graphs of the layout data of the scribe line structure, selecting corresponding standard configuration files from the database, comparing the analyzed information of each kind of alignment marks and test graphs with the information of the alignment marks in the standard configuration files, outputting a detection result; analyzing and storing the detection result; and confirming whether the scribe line structure design is qualified through analyzing the detection result. According to the method of the invention, the detection time can be shortened, the working efficiency can be improved, and the error rate can be effectively reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a manufacturing process method of a semiconductor integrated circuit, in particular to a method for inspecting the structure design of a scribe groove in the design of a mask plate. Background technique [0002] Scribing groove structure design is the design carried out after the product design data input inspection in the mask design business, and before EB processing and mask making, where EB processing generates data for mask making for layer calculation. It is mainly based on the size specification of the mask plate and the layout design of the cutting line according to the size of the chip. At the same time, various lithography alignment and testing graphics required by the product engineering are placed on the cutting line, and finally the pattern before the mask plate is produced is generated. Final layout data. [0003] As the number of processes involved in the mask design business continues to increase, checking that...

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Problems solved by technology

According to the existing inspection method, engineers need to compare the inspection table with the actual data, which takes a lot of time and is prone to errors, resulting in missing photolithography alignment or test patterns, and cannot guarantee correctness

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