Learning control for motion coordination in wafer scanners: toward gain adaptation

F Song, Y Liu, D Shen, L Li, J Tan - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate pattern transfer in wafer scanners necessitates the wafer stage and the reticle
stage executing a coordinated motion with the synchronization error in terms of nanometers …

Advanced motion control for precision mechatronics: Control, identification, and learning of complex systems

T Oomen - IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Manufacturing equipment and scientific instruments, including wafer scanners, printers,
microscopes, and medical imaging scanners, require accurate and fast motions. An increase …

Motion control of wafer scanners in lithography systems: From setpoint generation to multi-stage coordination

F Song, Y Liu, Y Dong, X Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate pattern transfer, coupled with stringent requirements for throughput and quality in
lithography systems, necessitates the wafer scanner to execute an aggressive motion with …

On characterization of a generic lithography machine in a multi-directional space

YM Al-Rawashdeh, M Al Janaideh… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a dynamics modeling approach for lithographic machines. These
machines consist of N-open chains with multiple stages in each chain. A stage can suppress …

Enhanced kalman-filtering iterative learning control with application to a wafer scanner

Y Liu, L Li, X Yang, J Tan - Information Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, an enhanced kalman-filtering iterative learning control (KF-ILC) algorithm is
developed and applied to a wafer stage as a feedforward compensator of motion control. A …

[PDF][PDF] 面向 IC 光刻的超精密运动台控制技术

刘杨, **理, 陈思文, 谭久彬 - Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022 - researching.cn
摘要对于步进扫描投影光刻机, 掩模台和工件台的同步伺服性能将直接影响整机技术指标.
掩模台和工件台是典型的六自由度超精密运动台, 在耦合动力学, 复杂内外部干扰条件下兼顾高 …

Beyond decentralized wafer/reticle stage control design: A double-Youla approach for enhancing synchronized motion

E Evers, M van de Wal, T Oomen - Control Engineering Practice, 2019 - Elsevier
Industrial wafer scanners often consists of multiple subsystems. Traditionally, these systems-
of-systems are divided into manageable subproblems at the expense of the overall …

Data-based motion control of wafer scanners

MF Heertjes - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper gives an exposition of examples of data-based control and optimization that
found their way to successful application in the motion systems of industrial wafer scanners …

Sliding-mode control combined with improved adaptive feedforward for wafer scanner

X Li, Y Wang - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a sliding-mode control method combined with improved adaptive feedforward
is proposed for wafer scanner to improve the tracking performance of the closed-loop …

Minimizing cross-talk in high-precision motion systems using data-based dynamic decoupling

M Heertjes, A Van Engelen - Control Engineering Practice, 2011 - Elsevier
To minimize cross-talk in high-precision motion systems, the possibilities of data-based
dynamic decoupling are studied. Atop a model-based and static decoupling, a multi-input …