AU2001267703A1 - Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafers - Google Patents
Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafersInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001267703A1 AU2001267703A1 AU2001267703A AU6770301A AU2001267703A1 AU 2001267703 A1 AU2001267703 A1 AU 2001267703A1 AU 2001267703 A AU2001267703 A AU 2001267703A AU 6770301 A AU6770301 A AU 6770301A AU 2001267703 A1 AU2001267703 A1 AU 2001267703A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- semiconductor wafers
- investigating
- investigating semiconductor
- wafers
- semiconductor
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G23/00—Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G9/00—Methods of, or apparatus for, the determination of weight, not provided for in groups G01G1/00 - G01G7/00
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01G—WEIGHING
- G01G23/00—Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus
- G01G23/48—Temperature-compensating arrangements
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
- H01L22/10—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process
- H01L22/12—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process for structural parameters, e.g. thickness, line width, refractive index, temperature, warp, bond strength, defects, optical inspection, electrical measurement of structural dimensions, metallurgic measurement of diffusions
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
- G01R31/26—Testing of individual semiconductor devices
- G01R31/2648—Characterising semiconductor materials
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0016562 | 2000-07-05 | ||
GBGB0016562.1A GB0016562D0 (en) | 2000-07-05 | 2000-07-05 | Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafers |
PCT/GB2001/002926 WO2002003449A2 (en) | 2000-07-05 | 2001-06-29 | Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafers |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU2001267703A1 true AU2001267703A1 (en) | 2002-01-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
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AU2001267703A Abandoned AU2001267703A1 (en) | 2000-07-05 | 2001-06-29 | Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafers |
Country Status (5)
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US (2) | US7020577B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001267703A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB0016562D0 (en) |
TW (1) | TW519709B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002003449A2 (en) |
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GB0016562D0 (en) * | 2000-07-05 | 2000-08-23 | Metryx Limited | Apparatus and method for investigating semiconductor wafers |
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2000
- 2000-07-05 GB GBGB0016562.1A patent/GB0016562D0/en not_active Ceased
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2001
- 2001-06-29 AU AU2001267703A patent/AU2001267703A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-06-29 US US10/312,989 patent/US7020577B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-06-29 WO PCT/GB2001/002926 patent/WO2002003449A2/en active Application Filing
- 2001-06-29 GB GB0300391A patent/GB2380609B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-07-04 TW TW090116349A patent/TW519709B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 2005-11-21 US US11/282,652 patent/US7340372B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US7020577B2 (en) | 2006-03-28 |
US7340372B2 (en) | 2008-03-04 |
GB2380609B (en) | 2005-05-18 |
US20060095228A1 (en) | 2006-05-04 |
GB0016562D0 (en) | 2000-08-23 |
WO2002003449A3 (en) | 2002-06-06 |
US20030141572A1 (en) | 2003-07-31 |
GB2380609A (en) | 2003-04-09 |
GB0300391D0 (en) | 2003-02-05 |
TW519709B (en) | 2003-02-01 |
WO2002003449A2 (en) | 2002-01-10 |
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