Foreign particle detecting method and apparatus
USRE33991E · kind E · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
The foreign particle detecting method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a polarized laser beam emitted by a laser beam irradiating system from a direction inclined with respect to the direction perpendicular to the surface of a substrate is used by a scanning means to linearly scan the substrate surface from a direction approximately 90.degree. with respect to the laser light irradiating direction; and the laser light reflected from a foreign particle on the substrate surface is detected by a polarized light analyzer and a photoelectric conversion device from a direction set approximately equal to said scanning direction and inclined with respect to the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface.
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