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Method of generating an examination recipe and system thereof

US10290087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2017
Grant dateMay 14, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30168
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided system and method of generating an examination recipe usable for examining a specimen, the method comprising: capturing images from dies and obtaining noise map indicative of noise distribution on the images; receiving design data representative of a plurality of design groups each having the same design pattern; calculating a group score for each given design group, the group score calculated based on the noise data associated with the given design group and a defect budget allocated for area of the given design group; providing segmentation related to the dies, comprising: associating design groups with segmentation labels indicative of different noise levels based on the group score, thereby obtaining a set of die segments each corresponding to one or more design groups associated with the same segmentation label and segmentation configuration data; and generating an examination recipe using the segmentation configuration data.

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