摘要:
A failure analysis apparatus 10 is composed of an inspection information acquirer 11 for acquiring a failure observed image P2 of a semiconductor device, a layout information acquirer 12 for acquiring layout information, and a failure analyzer 13 for analyzing a failure. The failure analyzer 13 extracts candidate nets passing at least one of analysis regions set from the failure observed image, out of a plurality of nets in the semiconductor device, and passage counts of the respective candidate nets through the analysis regions, selects a candidate net with the largest passage count as a first failure net, and selects a second failure net with attention to analysis regions where the first failure net does not pass. This substantializes a semiconductor failure analysis apparatus, failure analysis method, and failure analysis program capable of securely and efficiently performing the analysis of the failure of the semiconductor device using the failure observed image.
摘要:
A solid immersion lens holder 200 includes a holder main body 8 having a lens holding unit 60 that holds a solid immersion lens 6, and an objective lens socket 9 for attaching the holder main body 8 to a front end of an objective lens 21. The solid immersion lens 6 is held in a state of being unfixed to be free with respect to the lens holding unit 60. A vibration generator unit 120 that causes the holder main body 8 to vibrate is attached to the objective lens socket 9. The vibration generator unit 120 has a vibrating motor 140 held by a motor holding member 130, and a weight 142 structured to be eccentric by weight is attached to an output shaft 141 of the vibrating motor 140. A vibration generated in the vibration generator unit 120 is transmitted to the solid immersion lens 6 via the objective lens socket 9 and the holder main body 8. Thereby, achieving the solid immersion lens holder capable of improving the close contact between the solid immersion lens and an observation object.
摘要:
Optical contact liquid containing an amphipathic molecule is dripped onto a semiconductor device which is a sample as an inspection object (S104), and a solid immersion lens is set thereon (S105). The inserted position of the solid immersion lens is then adjusted (S106). The optical contact liquid is then dried (S108), and thereby the solid immersion lens is brought into optically-close contact with the semiconductor device. As a result, a sample observation method and a microscope or the like can be realized, in which the solid immersion lens can be easily aligned to a desired position on the sample, and the solid immersion lens can be securely brought into optically-close contact with the sample.
摘要:
A failure analysis apparatus 10 is composed of an inspection information acquirer 11 for acquiring a failure observed image P2 of a semiconductor device, a layout information acquirer 12 for acquiring layout information, and a failure analyzer 13 for analyzing a failure. The failure analyzer 13 extracts candidate nets passing at least one of analysis regions set from the failure observed image, out of a plurality of nets in the semiconductor device, and passage counts of the respective candidate nets through the analysis regions, selects a candidate net with the largest passage count as a first failure net, and selects a second failure net with attention to analysis regions where the first failure net does not pass. This substantializes a semiconductor failure analysis apparatus, failure analysis method, and failure analysis program capable of securely and efficiently performing the analysis of the failure of the semiconductor device using the failure observed image.
摘要:
A failure analysis apparatus 10 is composed of an inspection information acquirer 11 for acquiring a failure observed image P2 of a semiconductor device, a layout information acquirer 12 for acquiring layout information, and a failure analyzer 13 for analyzing a failure of the semiconductor device. The failure analyzer 13 has an analysis region setter for comparing an intensity distribution in the failure observed image with a predetermined intensity threshold to extract a reaction region arising from a failure, and for setting an analysis region used in the failure analysis of the semiconductor device, in correspondence to the reaction region. This substantializes a semiconductor failure analysis apparatus, failure analysis method, and failure analysis program capable of securely and efficiently performing the analysis of the failure of the semiconductor device using the failure observed image.
摘要:
For a semiconductor device S as a sample of an observed object, there are provided an image acquisition part 1 for carrying out observation of the semiconductor device S, and an optical system 2 comprising an objective lens 20. A solid immersion lens (SIL) 3 for magnifying an image of the semiconductor device S is arranged movable between an insertion position where the solid immersion lens includes an optical axis from the semiconductor device S to the objective lens 20 and is in close contact with a surface of the semiconductor device S, and a standby position off the optical axis. Then an image containing reflected light from SIL 3 is acquired with the SIL 3 at the insertion position, and the insertion position of SIL 3 is adjusted by SIL driver 30, with reference to the image. This realizes a semiconductor inspection apparatus (microscope) capable of readily performing observation of the sample necessary for an analysis of microstructure of a semiconductor device or the like, and a semiconductor inspection method (sample observation method) therewith.
摘要:
In a wavelength-variable light outputting apparatus, a diffraction grating 8 and a shielding member 11 which make wavelength and light quantity variable are attached to galvanometric scanners 12, 13, respectively, and the latter are swung, whereby the wavelength can be made variable at a high speed while in a state where the light quantity is kept constant. Such an apparatus is useful for capturing a fluorescent image of a biological sample in particular. By way of the shielding member 11, light is made incident on the optical fiber 10 and is outputted therefrom, whereby a biological sample SM can effectively be irradiated with light.
摘要:
For a semiconductor device S as an inspected object, there are provided an image acquisition part 1, an optical system 2 including an objective lens 20, and a solid immersion lens (SIL) 3 movable between an insertion position including an optical axis from the semiconductor device S to the objective lens 20 and a standby position off the optical axis. Then observation is carried out in two control modes consisting of a first mode in which the SIL 3 is located at the standby position and in which focusing and aberration correction are carried out based on a refractive index no and a thickness to of a substrate of the semiconductor device S, and a second mode in which the SIL 3 is located at the insertion position and in which focusing and aberration correction are carried out based on the refractive index no and thickness t0 of the substrate, and a refractive index n1, a thickness d1, and a radius of curvature R1 of SIL 3. This provides a microscope and a sample observation method capable of readily performing observation of the sample necessary for an analysis of microstructure or the like of the semiconductor device.
摘要:
A solid immersion lens supporting device includes a lens holder 30 that holds a solid immersion lens 20 in a free state in which a lens bottom surface 22 protrudes downward through a lower opening 32 so as not to fix the solid immersion lens, and a lens cover 40 which is provided to an upper opening 31 of the lens holder 30, and in which a cover bottom surface 42 on the solid immersion lens 20 side is on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, the lens cover coming into one-point contact with a spherical lens top surface 21 of the solid immersion lens 20. Further, the lens cover 40 is provided with a positioning portion which is capable of carrying out positioning of the solid immersion lens 20 with respect to the objective lens with reference to an image of the lens cover 40 observed via the objective lens. Thereby, the immersion lens supporting device which is capable of efficiently carrying out movement, installation, and positioning of the immersion lens onto a sample is realized.
摘要:
An image generation device 1 comprises a laser light source 3, a laser output control unit 11, a laser scanner 5 for scanning an irradiation position of the laser light, a modulation pattern control unit 15 for controlling the laser output control unit 11 and laser scanner 5 so as to irradiate the object A with illumination light having a plurality of spatial modulation patterns, an imaging device 7 for capturing observation light brought from the object A in response to irradiation with the illumination light having the plurality of spatial modulation patterns so as to acquire a plurality of pattern images, and an image data operation unit 19 for generating a high-resolution image of the object A by using the plurality of pattern images acquired by the imaging device 7.