US 12,461,309 B2
Method for improving optical characteristic uniformity of thin film device
Shiyun Lin, San Jose, CA (US); Amit Khanna, Fremont, CA (US); Ying Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Near Margalit, Westlake Village, CA (US); Nourhan Eid, San Jose, CA (US); and Naser Dalvand, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore (SG)
Filed by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,959.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067933 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. G02B 6/132 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/132 (2013.01) 20 Claims
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1. A method for processing semiconductor devices, the method comprising:
providing a first wafer;
providing a second wafer, the second wafer comprising a silicon material, wherein a size difference between the first wafer and the second wafer is less than 0.1%;
forming a first layer of dielectric on the first wafer and a second layer of the dielectric on the second wafer;
measuring a refractive index distribution of the second layer on the second wafer;
measuring a first thickness distribution of the first layer on the first wafer;
calculating a second thickness distribution for the first layer based on the refractive index distribution and the first thickness distribution; and
removing material from the first layer based on thickness differences from the first thickness distribution to the second thickness distribution, resulting in a third layer in the second thickness distribution characterized by a spectral response with a characteristic wavelength variation less than 5 nm across the first wafer.