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Surface state inspecting method and substrate inspecting apparatus

US6947151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 2003
Grant dateSep 20, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/95684
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a substrate inspecting apparatus comprising a projecting section (4) in which light sources (8), (9) and (10) are provided for emitting colored lights of R, G and B in directions having different elevation angles, one or two color components which is/are greater than the mean value of the intensities of color components is/are extracted for an inspecting region including a soldered portion. Inclined surfaces adapted to the light sources (8), (9) and (10) are converted into monochromatic shaded images by the extraction processing. A boundary position between the inclined surfaces adapted to the light sources (8) and (9) are converted into one shaded image having a mixed color of red and green and the boundary position between the inclined surfaces adapted to the light sources (9) and (10) is converted into a different shaded image.

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