Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 6, 0611002(2022)

Deep Learning Based Method for Automatic Focus Detection in Digital Lithography

Jupu YANG1...2, Jialin DU1,2, Fanxing LI1, Qingrong CHEN1, Simo WANG1,2 and Wei YAN1,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Environmental Optics,Institute of Optics and Electronics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Chengdu 610209,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Schematic diagram of a deep learning based digital lithography autofocus system
    Image of the centroid of each out-of-focus range on the CCD
    Coarse check focus network structure
    Bottleneck modules
    Confusion matrix for network models with different layer structures on the test set
    Training results of ResNet28+FF
    Normalized evaluation curves for different definition evaluation functions in a set of out-of-focus images
    Search algorithm flow chart
    Experimental system diagram
    Coarse focus check process display
    Precision check focus process display
    • Table 1. Accuracy of network models with different layer structures on the test set

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      Table 1. Accuracy of network models with different layer structures on the test set

      Network modelAccuracy/%
      ResNet1870.0
      ResNet3477.5
      ResNet5077.5
    • Table 2. Accuracy of different layer structured network models with added feature fusion modules on the test set

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      Table 2. Accuracy of different layer structured network models with added feature fusion modules on the test set

      Network modelAccuracy/%
      ResNet18+FF77.5
      ResNet34+FF83.1
      ResNet50+FF84.5
    • Table 3. Time required to process images with different definition evaluation functions

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      Table 3. Time required to process images with different definition evaluation functions

      Image definition evaluation functionTime taken to evaluate a single image /s
      Laplacian0.005
      Energy0.998
      Brenner0.247
      SMD0.991
      variance0.771
    • Table 4. Focus detection performance of the same pattern in different out-of-focus situations using the proposed method

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      Table 4. Focus detection performance of the same pattern in different out-of-focus situations using the proposed method

      Off-focus

      volume/μm

      Coarse check focus resultsSteps used for precision focus checksTotal time/msFocus check results
      -40Grade 4 negative defocus 98%6263.8True
      -29Grade 3 negative defocus 53.8%5238.4True
      -18Grade 2 negative defocus 88%4212.1True
      -10Grade 1 negative defocus 58.4%3191.4True
      -1Coarse focal plane 80%2168.9True
      9Grade 1 positive defocus 54.8%3188.8True
      17Grade 2 positive defocus 78.6%4212.9True
      28Grade 3 positive defocus 73.5%5241.1True
      39Grade 4 positive defocus 96.8%6263.5True
    • Table 5. Focus detection performance of the same pattern in different out-of-focus situations using conventional methods

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      Table 5. Focus detection performance of the same pattern in different out-of-focus situations using conventional methods

      Off-focus volume /μmSteps used for focus checksTotal time/msFocus check results
      -40411 023.1True
      -2930729.3True
      -1819478.1True
      -1011302.4True
      -1275.6True
      910298.1True
      1718520.5True
      2829804.1True
      39401 055.2True
    • Table 6. Comparison of focus detection performance of different patterns at 28 μm out of focus

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      Table 6. Comparison of focus detection performance of different patterns at 28 μm out of focus

      Focus check graphicsCoarse check focus resultsTime for coarse focus checks /msSteps used for precision focus checksTotal time for precision focus checks /ms
      Grade 3 positive defocus78.6%93.75148.6
      Grade 3 positive defocus73.5%93.75145.5
      Grade 3 positive defocus61.8%93.75147.2
    • Table 7. Comparison of focus detection performance of different patterns at -18 μm out of focus

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      Table 7. Comparison of focus detection performance of different patterns at -18 μm out of focus

      Focus check graphicsCoarse check focus resultsTime for coarse focus checks/msSteps used for precision focus checksTotal time for precision focus checks/ms
      Grade 2 negative defocus68.4%93.74123.6
      Grade 2 negative defocus88%93.74123.3
      Grade 2 negative defocus76%93.74125.6
    • Table 8. Results of the coarse and precise focus detection errors in 20 tests

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      Table 8. Results of the coarse and precise focus detection errors in 20 tests

      Focal plane detection error/μmNumber of times each error occurs in the coarse check focusNumber of times each error occurs in the precision check focus
      012
      ±1315
      ±243
      ±330
      ±420
      ±530
      ±610
      ±730
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    Jupu YANG, Jialin DU, Fanxing LI, Qingrong CHEN, Simo WANG, Wei YAN. Deep Learning Based Method for Automatic Focus Detection in Digital Lithography[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(6): 0611002

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    Received: Jan. 6, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 23, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2022

    The Author Email: YAN Wei (yanwei@ioe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225106.0611002

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