System For Detecting Anomalies And/Or Features of a Surface
    31.
    发明申请
    System For Detecting Anomalies And/Or Features of a Surface 有权
    检测表面异常和/或特征的系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080218762A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-11

    申请号:US12123393

    申请日:2008-05-19

    IPC分类号: G01N21/55

    CPC分类号: G01N21/9501

    摘要: A cylindrical mirror or lens is used to focus an input collimated beam of light onto a line on the surface to be inspected, where the line is substantially in the plane of incidence of the focused beam. An image of the beam is projected onto an array of charge-coupled devices parallel to the line for detecting anomalies and/or features of the surface, where the array is outside the plane of incidence of the focused beam.

    摘要翻译: 使用圆柱形镜或透镜将输入的准直光束聚焦到要检查的表面上的线上,其中线基本上在聚焦束的入射平面中。 光束的图像被投影到平行于线的电荷耦合器件的阵列上,用于检测表面的异常和/或特征,其中阵列位于聚焦光束的入射平面之外。

    System for detecting anomalies and/or features of a surface

    公开(公告)号:US20060038984A9

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-23

    申请号:US10360512

    申请日:2003-02-06

    IPC分类号: G01N21/00

    摘要: A cylindrical mirror or lens is used to focus an input collimated beam of light onto a line on the surface to be inspected, where the line is substantially in the plane of incidence of the focused beam. An image of the beam is projected onto an array of charge-coupled devices parallel to the line for detecting anomalies and/or features of the surface, where the array is outside the plane of incidence of the focused beam. For inspecting surface with a pattern thereon, the light from the surface is first passed through a spatial filter before it is imaged onto the charge-coupled devices. The spatial filter includes stripes of scattering regions that shift in synchronism with relative motion between the beam and the surface to block Fourier components from the pattern. The spatial filter may be replaced by reflective strips that selectively reflects scattered radiation to the detector, where the reflective strips also shifts in synchronism with the relative motion.

    Sample inspection system
    34.
    发明授权
    Sample inspection system 失效
    样品检验系统

    公开(公告)号:US06891611B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-10

    申请号:US10070079

    申请日:1998-09-18

    摘要: A curved mirrored surface (78) is used to collect radiation scattered by a sample surface (76a) and originating from a normal illumination beam (70) and an oblique illumination beam (90). The collected radiation is focused to a detector (80). Scattered radiation originating from the normal and oblique illumination beams may be distinguished by employing radiation at two different wavelengths, by intentionally introducing an offset between the spots illuminated by the two beams or by switching the normal and oblique illumination beams (70, 90) on and off alternately. Beam position error caused by change in sample height may be corrected by detecting specular reflection of an oblique illumination beam and changing the direction of illumination in response thereto. Butterfly-shaped spatial filters may be used in conjunction with curved mirror radiation collectors (78) to restrict detection to certain azimuthal angles.

    摘要翻译: 弯曲的镜面(78)用于收集由样品表面(76a)散射并由普通照明光束(70)和倾斜照明光束(90)产生的辐射。 所收集的辐射被聚焦到检测器(80)。 可以通过使用两个不同波长的辐射来区分源自正常和倾斜照明光束的散射辐射,通过有意地在由两个光束照射的光点之间引入偏移,或者通过切换正常和倾斜的照明光束(70,90) 交替地关闭。 可以通过检测倾斜照明光束的镜面反射并响应于其而改变照明方向来校正由样本高度的变化引起的光束位置误差。 蝶形空间滤波器可以与曲面镜辐射收集器(78)一起使用,以将检测限制到某些方位角。

    Sample inspection system
    37.
    发明授权
    Sample inspection system 有权
    样品检验系统

    公开(公告)号:US06384910B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-07

    申请号:US09745492

    申请日:2000-12-21

    IPC分类号: G01N2188

    摘要: A curved mirrored surface is used to collect radiation scattered by a sample surface and originating from a normal illumination beam and an oblique illumination beam. The collected radiation is focused to a detector. Scattered radiation originating from the normal and oblique illumination beams may be distinguished by employing radiation at two different wavelengths, by intentionally introducing an offset between the spots illuminated by the two beams or by switching the normal and oblique illumination beams on and off alternately. Beam position error caused by change in sample height may be corrected by detecting specular reflection of an oblique illumination beam and changing the direction of illumination in response thereto. Butterfly-shaped spatial filters may be used in conjunction with curved mirror radiation collectors to restrict detection to certain azimuthal angles.

    摘要翻译: 弯曲的镜面用于收集样品表面散射的辐射,并起源于正常照明光束和倾斜照明光束。 收集的辐射被聚焦到检测器。 可以通过使用两个不同波长的辐射,通过有意地在由两个光束照射的光斑之间引入偏移,或者通过交替地切换正常和倾斜照明光束来区分源自正常和倾斜照明光束的散射辐射。 可以通过检测倾斜照明光束的镜面反射并响应于其而改变照明方向来校正由样本高度的变化引起的光束位置误差。 蝶形空间滤波器可以与曲面镜辐射收集器一起使用,以将检测限制在某些方位角。

    Wafer inspection
    38.
    发明授权
    Wafer inspection 有权
    晶圆检查

    公开(公告)号:US09279774B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-08

    申请号:US13544954

    申请日:2012-07-09

    摘要: Systems configured to inspect a wafer are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to simultaneously form multiple illumination areas on the wafer with substantially no illumination flux between each of the areas. The system also includes a scanning subsystem configured to scan the multiple illumination areas across the wafer. In addition, the system includes a collection subsystem configured to simultaneously and separately image light scattered from each of the areas onto two or more sensors. Characteristics of the two or more sensors are selected such that the scattered light is not imaged into gaps between the two or more sensors. The two or more sensors generate output responsive to the scattered light. The system further includes a computer subsystem configured to detect defects on the wafer using the output of the two or more sensors.

    摘要翻译: 提供了配置用于检查晶片的系统。 一个系统包括照明子系统,该照明子系统配置成在晶片上同时形成多个照明区域,其中每个区域之间基本上没有照明通量。 该系统还包括扫描子系统,被配置为扫描晶片上的多个照明区域。 另外,该系统包括一个收集子系统,该收集子系统配置成同时并分别将从每个区域散射的光分别映射到两个或更多个传感器上。 选择两个或更多个传感器的特征,使得散射光不被成像到两个或更多个传感器之间的间隙中。 两个或多个传感器响应散射光产生输出。 该系统还包括被配置为使用两个或更多个传感器的输出来检测晶片上的缺陷的计算机子系统。

    Detecting and repairing defects of photovoltaic devices
    39.
    发明授权
    Detecting and repairing defects of photovoltaic devices 有权
    检测和修复光伏器件的缺陷

    公开(公告)号:US07989729B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-02

    申请号:US12045724

    申请日:2008-03-11

    IPC分类号: G01J5/00 G06K9/00

    摘要: An apparatus for both detecting and repairing a shunt defect in a solar cell substrate. A shunt detection module detects the shunt defect in the substrate, using at least one of lock-in thermography and current-voltage testing. A process diagnostic module determines whether the substrate should be passed without further processing by the apparatus, rejected without further processing by the apparatus, or repaired by the apparatus. A shunt repair module electrically isolates the shunt defect in the substrate. In this manner, a single apparatus can quickly check for shunts and make a determination as to whether the substrate is worth repairing. If it is worth repairing, then the apparatus can make the repairs to the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测和修复太阳能电池基板中的分流缺陷的装置。 分流检测模块使用锁定热成像和电流 - 电压测试中的至少一种来检测衬底中的分流缺陷。 过程诊断模块确定衬底是否应该被通过而不被设备进一步处理,不经设备的进一步处理就被拒绝或被设备修复。 分流修复模块电隔离衬底中的分流缺陷。 以这种方式,单个装置可以快速检查分流并且确定基板是否值得修复。 如果值得修理,那么设备可以对基材进行维修。

    Segmented optical and electrical testing for photovoltaic devices
    40.
    发明授权
    Segmented optical and electrical testing for photovoltaic devices 失效
    光电器件分段光电测试

    公开(公告)号:US07733111B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US12045734

    申请日:2008-03-11

    IPC分类号: G01R31/26

    摘要: An apparatus for inducing a current in a solar cell substrate. A substrate receiving surface receives the substrate, and an array of a plurality of individually addressable light sources illuminates the substrate in a sequenced manner. A sequencer controls the sequenced manner of illumination of the substrate by the array. A front side electrical contact makes electrical contact to a front side of the substrate, and a back side electrical contact makes electrical contact to a back side of the substrate. A meter is electrically connected to the front side electrical contact and the back side electrical contact, and senses the current induced in the substrate during the sequenced illumination of the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在太阳能电池基板中感应电流的装置。 衬底接收表面接收衬底,并且多个可单独寻址的光源的阵列以顺序的方式照射衬底。 定序器通过阵列控制衬底的照明顺序。 前侧电触点与基板的前侧电接触,并且背面电触点与基板的背面进行电接触。 仪表电连接到前侧电触头和后侧电触点,并感测在衬底的顺序照明期间在衬底中感应的电流。