Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wafer edge detection and inspection
- Patent Title (中): 晶圆边缘检测和检查
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Application No.: US14709427Application Date: 2015-05-11
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Publication No.: US09377416B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Ivan Maleev , Venkata Kode
- Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corp.
- Current Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agent Ann Marie Mewherter
- Main IPC: G01N21/00
- IPC: G01N21/00 ; G01N21/95 ; G01N21/55 ; G01N21/47

Abstract:
Methods and systems for determining wafer inspection coordinates for fixed location(s) on a wafer are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to direct light to a spot on an edge of a wafer. The spot extends beyond the edge of the wafer. The system also includes a stage that rotates the wafer thereby causing the spot to be scanned over the edge of the wafer. The system also includes a detector configured to detect light from the spot while the spot is being scanned over the edge and to generate output responsive thereto. The system further includes a computer processor configured to determine wafer inspection coordinates of two or more locations on the edge of the wafer based on the output and to determine wafer inspection coordinates of fixed location(s) on the wafer based on the wafer inspection coordinates of the two or more locations on the edge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150330914A1 Wafer Edge Detection and Inspection Public/Granted day:2015-11-19
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