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Semiconductor wafer inspection apparatus

US5465145A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1994
Grant dateNov 7, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a semiconductor wafer inspection apparatus which effectively prevents an erroneous identification of small pits as particles on a surface of a sample. In such a semiconductor wafer inspection apparatus, a light collecting portion and a reflection adjustment portion having a light reflectance different from a light reflectance of the light collecting portion are included in light collecting means.

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