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Substrate inspection apparatus and substrate treatment system including the same

US12399134B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2023
Grant dateAug 26, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/9501
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A substrate inspection apparatus inspecting substrates using a vision system, which includes a camera module and an illumination module, and a substrate treatment system including the substrate inspection apparatus are provided. The substrate treatment system includes: a first substrate treatment apparatus; a second substrate treatment apparatus; a transfer unit transporting a container with a plurality of substrates accommodated therein from the first substrate treatment apparatus to the second substrate treatment apparatus; and a substrate inspection apparatus inspecting the substrates, wherein the substrate inspection apparatus includes an illumination module, which illuminates in a direction where the substrates are located, a camera module, which acquires images related to the substrates when the substrates are illuminated, and a control module, which inspects the substrates based on the images.

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