Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 3, 389(2025)

Adaptive focusing evaluation algorithm for optical imaging of wafer positioning marks

Jin YANG1, Hangying ZHANG1,2,3、*, Kai MENG1,2,3, and Peihuang LOU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing2006, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Microwave Photonics, Nanjing10016, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Aerospace Integrated Circuits and Microsystem, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing210016, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Schematic diagram of single and double layer structure of wafer positioning marks
    Flowchart of multi-directional gradient variance adaptive focusing evaluation algorithm
    Schematic diagram of multi-directional gradient variance focusing evaluation algorithm
    Optical imaging experiment system
    Positive focus schematic and image sets of wafer location marker in four groups of experiments
    Normalized focus evaluation curves
    Curve of mean value of evaluation index
    Evaluation curves of images with different resolutions
    Normalized focus evaluation curves for sets of images with different noise levels
    • Table 1. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of single-layer square marks image set

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      Table 1. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of single-layer square marks image set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner150.1056.1680.0220.552
      Roberts140.0964.4060.0270.453
      Tenengrad140.12315.8440.0230.626
      DFT130.0341.4670.0420.048
      Bre2d_Rob120.0301.6160.0610.083
      Bre4d_var60.30527.2630.0153.784
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)30.66439.5210.01216.511
    • Table 2. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of inner cross marks image set

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      Table 2. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of inner cross marks image set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner160.10811.6000.0160.300
      Roberts160.1016.7960.0150.330
      Tenengrad150.12125.0900.0170.337
      DFT130.0521.8660.0400.041
      Bre2d_Rob60.2324.9080.0272.410
      Bre4d_var60.31033.9600.0131.165
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)30.66279.8990.0026.968
    • Table 3. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of outer cross marks image set

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      Table 3. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of outer cross marks image set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner130.1185.4370.0190.630
      Roberts120.1073.3460.0160.520
      Tenengrad110.15311.5750.0200.800
      DFT110.0491.5680.0330.099
      Bre2d_Rob70.1552.4180.0220.877
      Bre4d_var50.37460.7720.0124.880
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)40.49384.5630.0036.712
    • Table 4. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of double-layer cross marks image set

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      Table 4. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of double-layer cross marks image set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner210.0583.1340.0290.125
      Roberts200.0462.1350.0250.118
      Tenengrad190.0766.2020.0380.172
      DFT160.0221.4320.0410.018
      Bre2d_Rob70.1723.1940.0550.735
      Bre4d_var60.29435.3850.0380.797
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)40.49955.6100.0133.764
    • Table 5. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of image sets with different resolution

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      Table 5. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of image sets with different resolution

      分辨率陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      160×12870.28628.9350.0172.116
      320×25660.28331.8650.0212.451
      640×51240.49632.8520.0122.827
      1 280×1 02440.49955.6100.0133.764
    • Table 6. Number of pixels involved in calculation for a single image

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      Table 6. Number of pixels involved in calculation for a single image

      聚焦评价函数图集1图集2图集3图集4
      Brenner131131131131
      Roberts131131131131
      Bre2d-Rob131131131131
      Bre4d-var131131131131
      Bre2d_Rob2d_Var6.463.2810.9310.97
    • Table 7. Evaluation calculation time for a single image(ms)

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      Table 7. Evaluation calculation time for a single image(ms)

      聚焦评价函数图集1图集2图集3图集4
      Brenner75747093
      Roberts84898895
      Bre2d-Rob923965982899
      Bre4d-var2 0931 9201 9321 968
      Bre2d_Rob2d_Var161183214268
    • Table 8. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of Gaussian white noise test validation set

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      Table 8. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of Gaussian white noise test validation set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner250.0542.8650.3770.050
      Roberts220.0431.9950.3250.047
      Tenengrad190.0724.8950.4940.069
      DFT170.0221.6310.5330.007
      Bre2d_Rob90.1542.9460.7150.294
      Bre4d_var80.28714.1540.4940.319
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)50.48422.2440.1691.506
    • Table 9. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of salt-and-pepper noise test validation set

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      Table 9. Quantitative index of focusing evaluation function of salt-and-pepper noise test validation set

      聚焦评价函数陡峭区宽度W陡峭度Stp清晰度比率R平缓区域波动量Vf灵敏度fsen
      Brenner230.0552.9600.2440.075
      Roberts190.0442.0170.1380.071
      Tenengrad200.0735.1240.1570.103
      DFT170.0251.6330.5620.011
      Bre2d_Rob160.1612.9820.2830.441
      Bre4d_var80.29021.2310.1570.478
      Bre2d_Rob2d_var(ours)50.48925.4190.1202.258
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    Received: Nov. 25, 2024

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    Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: Hangying ZHANG (markzhang@nuaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253303.0389

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