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- Patent Title: Mask inspection apparatuses and methods, and methods of fabricating masks including mask inspection methods
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Application No.: US17181012Application Date: 2021-02-22
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Publication No.: US11353413B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Hyon-Seok Song , In-Yong Kang , Il-Yong Jang
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0138297 20181112,KR10-2019-0006928 20190118
- Main IPC: G01N23/2251
- IPC: G01N23/2251 ; G01B15/00 ; G03F7/20

Abstract:
Mask inspection apparatuses and/or mask inspection methods are provided that enable quick and accurate inspection of a registration of a pattern on a mask while a defect of the mask and the registration of the pattern are inspected simultaneously. The mask inspection apparatus may include a stage configured to receive a mask for inspection; an e-beam array including a plurality of e-beam irradiators configured to irradiate e-beams to the mask and detectors configured to detect electrons emitted from the mask; and a processor configured to process signals from the detectors. A defect of the mask may be detected through processing of the signal and registrations of patterns on the mask may be inspected based on positional information regarding the e-beam irradiators.
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