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The gate module comprises arguably some of the most critical process steps in 28nm semiconductor device manufacturing. One key step involved is the final gates etch. Typically all chip manufacturers dedicate a large part of their metrology capacity to the control of related device-limiting process steps. Most importantly the gate length at the bottom of the polysilicon line needs to be controlled...