A method for measuring three-dimensional gate dielectric structures can
involve forming test patterns that cover a range of dimensional values
for the fins on which the gate dielectric structures are formed. Then, by
measuring the gate dielectric properties and then correlating those
measurements with the underlying fin dimensions, a relationship between
fin dimension(s) and gate dielectric properties can be determined. That
relationship can then be applied to actual device structures to
interpolate/extrapolate gate dielectric property values based on the fin
dimensions in the actual device.