KR20170022785A - System for testing panel using focus mapping scheme and method thereof - Google Patents
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel inspection system and method, and more particularly, to a panel inspection system and method using a focus mapping method capable of solving a focus problem due to warping of a panel when a panel is conveyed by an air floating type stage .
In recent years, panels used for flat panel displays such as TFT-LCDs and AMOLEDs have become larger in size. Accordingly, in order to prevent scratches caused by contact between the panel and the transfer table during transportation, And a non-contact transport system in which the panel is transported by floating.
Scratches and various kinds of irregularities may occur on the surface of the panel during the transfer process or a predetermined operation process. A panel on which a pattern such as scratches or unevenness is detected and on which a pattern is formed by wiring or a hole is detected, Reliability must be ensured.
An automatic optical inspection apparatus (AOI) shown in Fig. 1 is known as an inspection apparatus for detecting such panel defects or pattern defects. The automatic optical inspection apparatus captures an image of an object to be inspected using an optical lens and a
Such an automatic optical inspection apparatus is installed at a position between the loading part and the unloading part of the panel inspection apparatus, and the panel inspection apparatus is provided with a panel transfer apparatus for transferring the panel.
The floating part and the unloading part are each provided with a floating
The panel transfer device is provided with a square rectangular frame by a beam or a pipe, and the frame is connected to the actuator so as to be transferred in the frame length direction of the process part. The frame is attracted to the frame, Pad is installed.
In the conventional panel inspection apparatus configured as described above, when a large plate-shaped panel is placed on the
In this floating state, the suction pad of the panel transfer device adsorbs and holds the marginal part of the panel edge, and transfers the marginal part of the panel to the unloading part through the process part from the loading part. In the process part, .
However, when the stage having the air floating type transports the panel as described above, due to unstable air applied to the panel as shown in FIG. 2, the scan plate (camera plate section, camera inspection section) There is a problem that the panel is warped at the input portion and the output portion of the panel corresponding to the panel.
This problem causes the DOF (Depth of field) of the panel inspection optical system to deviate, resulting in the problem that the camera image is not focused, and the optical detection capability is deteriorated.
Also, in the past, the height information of the panel was sensed by a laser sensor, the focus axis was moved with this information, and the focused image was processed on the panel to check the pattern defect of the panel. Since the conventional laser autofocus system is expensive, there is a cost problem in a panel inspection apparatus using a plurality of inspection cameras.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a panel structure using a focus mapping method capable of solving a focus problem caused by bending of a panel when a panel is transported by an air- An inspection system and a method thereof.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method, including: a trigger board for controlling a conveying and stopping operation of a panel by a control unit and generating a periodic focus trigger signal; A control unit for searching a focus position through image processing while moving a focus axis in a focus position and generating a focus mapping table by applying focus position information and focus information to be searched, and a focus mapping table storing the focus mapping table, And a motion controller for moving the focus axis to a focus position stored in the mapping table.
At this time, the trigger board not only generates a focus trigger signal but also a camera trigger signal.
The method of inspecting a panel using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of moving and stopping a panel to each focus trigger position to search for a focus position with respect to an inspection area of the panel by a control unit, Generating a focus mapping table by applying the searched focus position information and storing the focus mapping table; receiving a periodic focus trigger signal at the time of panel inspection; Moving the focus axis to a focus position stored in the focus mapping table according to the trigger signal period; compensating for a focus offset by monitoring an average brightness value and a contrast value at the focus position; And taking a picture.
As described above, according to the panel inspection system and the method using the focus mapping method according to the present invention, the focus axis is moved to the focus position stored in the focus mapping table according to the trigger signal cycle set in the focus trigger generation period, It is possible to maintain the DOF (depth of field) of the panel inspection optical system, focus the camera image normally, and maintain the detection power of the optical inspection.
In addition, focus map data is previously acquired with focus position information mapped to each panel coordinate with respect to a plurality of panels, and by using this during panel inspection, the camera can be focused in real time without using an expensive autofocus device As a result, the cost reduction effect can be obtained.
1 is a perspective view showing a general automatic optical inspection apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a view showing an example of a shape in which the panel is warped.
3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a trigger board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing focus mapping data obtained by performing one scan on one panel using a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a panel inspection method using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish it, will be described with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms.
The embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the technical idea of the present invention to those skilled in the art.
In the drawings, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown and are exaggerated for clarity. Also, the same reference numerals denote the same components throughout the specification.
The expression "and / or" is used herein to mean including at least one of the elements listed before and after. Also, singular forms include plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, components, steps, operations and elements referred to in the specification as " comprises "or" comprising " refer to the presence or addition of one or more other components, steps, operations, elements, and / or devices.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a trigger board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3, a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a
When a wide plate-type panel is placed on the
In this floating state, the suction pad of the panel transfer device sucks and holds the marginal portion of the substrate, and transfers the marginal portion from the loading part to the unloading part through the process part. In the process part, Inspect panel for defects.
Particularly, in the panel inspection system of the present invention, when a stage having an air floating type transports a panel, it is difficult to control the panel corresponding to a scan plate (camera placement section, camera inspection section) region due to instability of air applied to the panel. (See FIG. 2) occurring at the input portion and the output portion is measured in advance according to the position of the panel, and the movement of the focus axis is preset according to the warp of the panel to generate and store a so-called focus mapping data.
Moves the focus axis to a focus position stored in the focus mapping table according to a trigger signal cycle set in a focus trigger occurrence period, and inspects the panel. Accordingly, it is possible to maintain the depth of field (DOF) of the panel inspection optical system, focus the camera image normally, and maintain the detection power of the optical inspection.
In addition, focus map data is previously acquired with focus position information mapped to each panel coordinate with respect to a plurality of panels, and by using this during panel inspection, the camera can be focused in real time without using an expensive autofocus device As a result, the cost reduction effect can be obtained.
Specifically, the
The trigger board not only generates a focus trigger signal but also a camera trigger signal, and the camera trigger signal is transmitted to the camera through the control unit.
Referring to FIG. 4, the main structure of the
The
The
The
As described above, when the image signal is obtained by simply using a camera without using auto focusing in the present invention, the focus may be deviated. For example, if you can not focus more than normal, the image may appear fuzzy, and the contrast between adjacent pixels may collapse.
In order to compensate for such a blemish, the
If the focus position does not match during the monitoring, the
That is, the focus determination for the coordinates of the entire area of the panel is performed by compensating the focus offset only with the image corresponding to the TFT image of the corresponding pixel, which has the advantage of having the same profile value in the same panel inspection. Here, the focus offset may be the focus position set for the TFT image of the pixel at first, that is, the focus mapping data.
The
Specifically, when the first trigger signal is generated, the
FIG. 5 is a graph showing focus mapping data obtained by performing one scan on one panel using a panel inspection system using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, it indicates the focus height position information by the coordinates of the panel.
Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the focus position information for the flat central panel is constant, while the focus position information varies depending on the panel bending that occurs at the input and output portions of the panel.
Hereinafter, a method of inspecting a panel using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a panel inspection method using a focus mapping method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
First, in step S600, the
In step S620, the
In step S630, the
In step S640, the
Specifically, when the first trigger signal is generated, the
In addition, the focus monitoring unit monitors the focus information including the average brightness value and the contrast value at which the focus can be confirmed at each focus position, and real-time monitors whether the focus position is changed.
If the focus position does not match during the monitoring, the
In step S650, a panel image is captured through the
In step S660, the acquired image is inspected and displayed.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be practiced without departing from the invention as set forth herein.
100: Trigger board 200:
300: Motion controller 400: Focus motor
500: focus axis 600: camera
700: air plate 800: stage frame
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A control unit for moving the focus axis at a focus position of the panel, searching for a focus position through image processing, and generating a focus mapping table by applying the focus position and the focus information; And
And a motion controller that stores the focus mapping table and moves the focus axis to a focus position stored in the focus mapping table according to the trigger signal period.
Wherein the monitoring unit monitors in real time whether or not the focus position is changed while monitoring the focus information including the average brightness value and the contrast value that can confirm the focus at each focus position during the vision inspection scan. .
If the focus position does not match during the monitoring, an alarm is generated. After the completion of the vision inspection scan, the focus axis is moved with respect to a scan period in which the focus position is not matched, and the focus position is re- A panel inspection system using a focus mapping method.
An encoder input for receiving a linear encoder output signal for providing position information of the stage for the panel transfer;
A trigger generator for reading the linear encoder signal and generating a trigger signal every predetermined period in a focus trigger generation interval; And
And a trigger output unit for transmitting the trigger signal to the motion controller.
Wherein the trigger signal is generated at a predetermined interval in a focus trigger generation interval with respect to the panel.
Wherein the focus mapping table is generated for each of a plurality of panels.
Wherein the focus detection unit acquires the image signal through the camera while moving the focus axis at the focus trigger position of the panel.
Moving a focus axis at a focus trigger position of the panel and searching a focus position through image processing;
Generating and storing a focus mapping table by applying the searched focus position;
Moving the focus axis to a focus position stored in the focus mapping table according to the trigger signal period;
Compensating a focus offset by monitoring an average brightness value and a contrast value at the focus position; And
And a step of imaging the panel at the focus position.
Wherein the focus mapping table is generated for each of a plurality of panels.
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