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Method and system for detecting defects

US7053999B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
11References
33Claims
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Filing dateMar 21, 2002
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

System for scanning a surface, comprising a light source producing an illuminating light beam; an objective lens assembly, located between the light source and the surface; a plurality of interchangeable telescopes, a selected one of the interchangeable telescopes being located between the light source and the objective lens assembly; and at least one light detector, wherein at least one of the light detectors detects at least a portion of a reflected light beam, reflected from the surface and received from the selected telescope.

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