IL253384B - Wafer inspection with focus volumetric method - Google Patents

Wafer inspection with focus volumetric method

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IL253384B
IL253384B IL253384A IL25338417A IL253384B IL 253384 B IL253384 B IL 253384B IL 253384 A IL253384 A IL 253384A IL 25338417 A IL25338417 A IL 25338417A IL 253384 B IL253384 B IL 253384B
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testing
measurement method
volume measurement
focal volume
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Kla Tencor Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/8851Scan or image signal processing specially adapted therefor, e.g. for scan signal adjustment, for detecting different kinds of defects, for compensating for structures, markings, edges
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/9501Semiconductor wafers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P74/00Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices
    • H10P74/20Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by the properties tested or measured, e.g. structural or electrical properties
    • H10P74/203Structural properties, e.g. testing or measuring thicknesses, line widths, warpage, bond strengths or physical defects
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P74/00Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices
    • H10P74/23Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes
    • H10P74/235Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment of wafers, substrates or devices characterised by multiple measurements, corrections, marking or sorting processes comprising optical enhancement of defects or not-directly-visible states
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/8851Scan or image signal processing specially adapted therefor, e.g. for scan signal adjustment, for detecting different kinds of defects, for compensating for structures, markings, edges
    • G01N2021/8887Scan or image signal processing specially adapted therefor, e.g. for scan signal adjustment, for detecting different kinds of defects, for compensating for structures, markings, edges based on image processing techniques

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
IL253384A 2015-01-21 2017-07-10 Wafer inspection with focus volumetric method IL253384B (en)

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US201562105979P 2015-01-21 2015-01-21
US15/001,158 US9816940B2 (en) 2015-01-21 2016-01-19 Wafer inspection with focus volumetric method
PCT/US2016/014167 WO2016118651A1 (en) 2015-01-21 2016-01-20 Wafer inspection with focus volumetric method

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KR (1) KR102326402B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN107209125B (enExample)
DE (1) DE112016000419B4 (enExample)
IL (1) IL253384B (enExample)
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KR102326402B1 (ko) 2021-11-16
TW201632873A (zh) 2016-09-16
JP6769971B2 (ja) 2020-10-14
DE112016000419B4 (de) 2023-10-05
US20160209334A1 (en) 2016-07-21
TWI672497B (zh) 2019-09-21
DE112016000419T5 (de) 2017-11-23
IL253384A0 (en) 2017-09-28
JP2018509752A (ja) 2018-04-05
KR20170102012A (ko) 2017-09-06

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