
Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)
$99 Base price Go to quote listChromatic Dispersion Profilometry

Chromatic dispersion profilometry is a non-contact, nondestructive analytical technique used to measure surface topography. It is particularly well suited for large area characterization (e.g. full wafers) requiring high vertical accuracy.
Chromatic dispersion profilometers employ a confocal optical configuration in which a broadband white-light beam is focused downward onto a point area of the sample using a lens with intentionally large optical dispersion. The lens causes focal length to vary with wavelength, such that different wavelengths will be in focus at different distances from the detector. Only the narrow band of wavelengths which are in focus at the sample surface are reflected back to the detector, allowing the system to measure surface height at the illuminated point with nm-scale vertical accuracy. Additionally, the large-area sample stage can also translate (move) laterally to allow the measurement lens to analyze surface height at a series of points. This enables 2D or 3D modeling and mapping of surface topography across a full scanned region on the sample.
- High vertical accuracy (within a few hundred nm for mapping, or as low as single nm for point scan)
- Able to measure large sample areas (up to 200mm x 200mm in house; 300mm+ available at a partner facility)
- Captures 3D height map of full surface curvature, warp, and flatness
- Effective at characterizing interfacial topographies through transmissive overlayers
- Slower data collection for high lateral resolution mapping as compared to other surface topography methods
- Thickness measurement of transparent / translucent films only possible under certain conditions
- Stage translation artifacts (typically a few hundred nm) limit ability to measure extremely flat surfaces
- Difficulty measuring steeply sloped surfaces (>30°)
- Changes in sample reflectivity (particularly if wavelength dependent) can affect the measurement.
- Maximum Sample Size:
- In-house Instrument: 200 mm x 200 mm
- Partner Lab Instrument: 415 mm x 305 mm
- Maximum Measurable Height Range:
- Single-Scan: 3 mm
- Z-Stitching of Multiple Scans: approximately 22 mm
- Maximum Sample Weight: 5 kg

FRT MicroProf 200
- Maximum Sample Dimensions: 200 mm x 200 mm
- Height Measuring Range (single-scan): 300 µm to 3 mm
- Maximum Lateral Resolution: 2.5 µm
- Repeatability: < 0.000009 x Z-Measuring Range

3D surface map of a US 1 cent coin showing overall concave shape as well as topography of individual surface features

Surface profiles taken from the above 3D surface scan of a US 1 cent coin

3D FRT Model showing bowing in topography of an 8-in standard wafer

3D FRT Model generated of an assembled SMD device, showing both surface texture and larger-scale components.
From: Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH
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