Defect inspection method and apparatus therefor
US6169282A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30148
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A defect inspection method and apparatus therefor for a pattern to be inspected having a plurality of chips formed so as to be identical detect an image signal of a pattern to be inspected and when the image signal is to be compared with a detected image signal of an adjacent or separated pattern to be inspected on the substrate, convert the gray level so that the brightness of each of two image signals for comparing one or both of the detected image signals is almost identical in the local region by linear conversion having a gain and offset, and when a pattern is inspected using it, highly sensitive defect inspection for a pattern to be inspected for detecting a defect of a semiconductor wafer can be realized.
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