A method and apparatus measure properties of two layers of a damascene
structure (e.g. a silicon wafer during fabrication), and use the two
measurements to identify a location as having voids. One of the two
measurements is of resistance per unit length. The two measurements may
be used in any manner, e.g. compared to one another, and voids are deemed
to be present when the two measurements diverge from each other. In
response to the detection of voids, a process parameter used in
fabrication of the damascene structure may be changed, to reduce or
eliminate voids in to-be-formed structures.