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公开(公告)号:US20110228258A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-22
申请号:US13118004
申请日:2011-05-27
申请人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Sachio UTO , Taketo UENO , Hiroyuki NAKANO , Takahiro JINGU , Hisashi HATANO , Yukihisa MOHARA , Seiji OTANI , Takahiro TOGASHI
发明人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Sachio UTO , Taketo UENO , Hiroyuki NAKANO , Takahiro JINGU , Hisashi HATANO , Yukihisa MOHARA , Seiji OTANI , Takahiro TOGASHI
IPC分类号: G01N21/88
CPC分类号: G01N21/956
摘要: A method and apparatus of detecting a defect by inspecting a specimen in which a surface of a specimen on which plural patterns are formed is illuminated with an elongated shape light flux from one of plural directions which are different in elevation angle by switching an optical path of the light flux emitted from an illuminating light source in accordance with a kind of defect to be detected. Plural optical images of the specimen illuminated by the elongated shape light flux are captured with plural image sensors installed in different elevation angle directions by changing an enlarging magnification in accordance with a density of the pattern formed on the sample in an area irradiated with the illuminating elongated shape light flux. A defect on the specimen is detected by processing the images captured by the plural image sensors.
摘要翻译: 通过检查其中形成有多个图案的样本的表面的样本来检测缺陷的方法和装置,通过从仰角不同的多个方向之一的细长形状的光束照射, 根据要检测的缺陷的种类从照明光源发射的光束。 通过用安装在不同仰角方向上的多个图像传感器捕获由细长形状光束照射的样本的多个光学图像,通过根据在照射细长的照射区域中在样品上形成的图案的密度来改变放大倍率 形状光通量。 通过处理由多个图像传感器捕获的图像来检测样本上的缺陷。
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公开(公告)号:US20100259751A1
公开(公告)日:2010-10-14
申请号:US12823510
申请日:2010-06-25
申请人: Sachio UTO , Minori NOGUCHI , Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Akira HAMAMATSU , Takahiro JINGU , Toshihiko NAKATA , Masahiro WATANABE
发明人: Sachio UTO , Minori NOGUCHI , Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Akira HAMAMATSU , Takahiro JINGU , Toshihiko NAKATA , Masahiro WATANABE
IPC分类号: G01N21/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/00 , G01N21/9501 , G06T7/0004 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units.
摘要翻译: 一种检查装置和方法,包括:第一和第二照明单元,用于以不同的入射角照射待检查样本的表面;以及第一和第二检测光学单元,其以不同的仰角方向布置在样本的表面上,用于检测样本的图像 由第一和第二照明单元照亮。
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公开(公告)号:US20120133929A1
公开(公告)日:2012-05-31
申请号:US13347245
申请日:2012-01-10
申请人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Takahiro JINGU , Sachio UTO
发明人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Takahiro JINGU , Sachio UTO
IPC分类号: G01N21/55
CPC分类号: G01N21/8806 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/9501 , G01N21/95623
摘要: The present invention provides an inspection apparatus and inspection method. The inspection apparatus includes a stage mechanism for supporting an object under inspection. A spatial filter is provided in the detection optical system to inspect the object. A printer is used to print the results of the spatial filter. The spatial filter can be provided in the form of a Fourier transformed image.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种检查装置和检查方法。 检查装置包括用于支撑被检查物体的台架机构。 在检测光学系统中设置空间滤波器来检查物体。 打印机用于打印空间滤镜的结果。 空间滤波器可以以傅里叶变换图像的形式提供。
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公开(公告)号:US20110310382A1
公开(公告)日:2011-12-22
申请号:US13221935
申请日:2011-08-31
申请人: Sachio UTO , Minori Noguchi , Hidetoshi Nishiyama , Yoshimasa Ohshima , Akira Hamamatsu , Takahiro Jingu , Toshihiko Nakata , Masahiro Watanabe
发明人: Sachio UTO , Minori Noguchi , Hidetoshi Nishiyama , Yoshimasa Ohshima , Akira Hamamatsu , Takahiro Jingu , Toshihiko Nakata , Masahiro Watanabe
IPC分类号: G01N21/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/00 , G01N21/9501 , G06T7/0004 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units.
摘要翻译: 一种检查装置和方法,包括:第一和第二照明单元,用于以不同的入射角照射待检查样本的表面;以及第一和第二检测光学单元,其以不同的仰角方向布置在样本的表面上,用于检测样本的图像 由第一和第二照明单元照亮。
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公开(公告)号:US20100002227A1
公开(公告)日:2010-01-07
申请号:US12555610
申请日:2009-09-08
申请人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Hedetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Takahiro JINGU , Sachio UTO
发明人: Akira HAMAMATSU , Minori NOGUCHI , Hedetoshi NISHIYAMA , Yoshimasa OHSHIMA , Takahiro JINGU , Sachio UTO
CPC分类号: G01N21/8806 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/9501 , G01N21/95623
摘要: The present invention provides an inspection apparatus and inspection method. The inspection apparatus includes a stage mechanism for supporting an object under inspection. A spatial filter is provided in the detection optical system to inspect the object. A printer is used to print the results of the spatial filter. The spatial filter can be provided in the form of a Fourier transformed image.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种检查装置和检查方法。 检查装置包括用于支撑被检查物体的台架机构。 在检测光学系统中设置空间滤波器来检查物体。 打印机用于打印空间滤镜的结果。 空间滤波器可以以傅里叶变换图像的形式提供。
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公开(公告)号:US20110075134A1
公开(公告)日:2011-03-31
申请号:US12964176
申请日:2010-12-09
申请人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki Nakano , Yukihiro Shibata , Akira Hamamatsu , Yuta Urano
发明人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki Nakano , Yukihiro Shibata , Akira Hamamatsu , Yuta Urano
IPC分类号: G01N21/88
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/21 , G01N21/4788 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/956
摘要: An apparatus for inspecting a specimen includes a first illumination unit having a laser light source and a first optical component for illuminating a specimen on which patterns are formed with a laser from a first elevation angle direction, a second illuminating unit having a light source and a second optical component for illuminating the specimen from a second elevation angle direction which is greater than the first elevation angle, a first detection optical unit which detects light from the specimen illuminated by the first illumination unit, a second detection optical unit which detects light from the specimen illuminated by the second illumination unit, and a signal processing unit which processes signals output from the first detector to detect defects in a first area on the specimen and processes signals output from the second detector to detect defects in a second area on the specimen.
摘要翻译: 一种用于检查试样的装置包括具有激光光源的第一照明单元和用于照射具有来自第一仰角方向的激光形成图案的样本的第一光学部件,具有光源的第二照明单元和 第二光学部件,用于从大于所述第一仰角的第二仰角方向照射所述试样;第一检测光学单元,其检测来自所述第一照明单元照射的样本的光;第二检测光学单元, 由第二照明单元照射的样本,以及信号处理单元,处理从第一检测器输出的信号,以检测样本上的第一区域中的缺陷,并处理从第二检测器输出的信号,以检测样本上的第二区域中的缺陷。
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公开(公告)号:US20090141269A1
公开(公告)日:2009-06-04
申请号:US12366956
申请日:2009-02-06
申请人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki NAKANO , Yukihiro SHIBATA , Akira HAMAMATSU , Yuta URANO
发明人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki NAKANO , Yukihiro SHIBATA , Akira HAMAMATSU , Yuta URANO
IPC分类号: G01N21/88
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/21 , G01N21/4788 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/956
摘要: An inspection system includes: a facility that uses wide-band illumination light having different wavelengths and single-wavelength light to perform dark-field illumination on an object of inspection, which has the surface thereof coated with a transparent film, in a plurality of illuminating directions at a plurality of illuminating angles; a facility that detects light reflected or scattered from repetitive patterns and light reflected or scattered from non-repetitive patterns with the wavelengths thereof separated from each other; a facility that efficiently detects light reflected or scattered from a foreign matter or defect in the repetitive patterns or non-repetitive patterns or a foreign matter or defect on the surface of the transparent film; and a facility that removes light, which is diffracted by the repetitive patterns, from a diffracted light image of actual patterns or design data representing patterns. Consequently, a more microscopic defect can be detected stably.
摘要翻译: 检查系统包括:使用具有不同波长的宽带照明光和单波长光的设备,在具有透明膜的表面上的多个照明中对被检查对象进行暗场照明 多个照明角度的方向; 检测从重复图案反射或散射的光和从彼此分离的波长的非重复图案反射或散射的光的设备; 有效地检测异物反射或散射的光或重复图案或非重复图案中的缺陷或透明膜表面上的异物或缺陷的设备; 以及通过重复图案衍射的光从实际图案的衍射光图像或表示图案的设计数据中去除的设施。 因此,能够稳定地检测出更微细的缺陷。
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公开(公告)号:US20090103079A1
公开(公告)日:2009-04-23
申请号:US12244958
申请日:2008-10-03
申请人: Sachio UTO , Hidetoshi Nishiyama , Minori Noguchi
发明人: Sachio UTO , Hidetoshi Nishiyama , Minori Noguchi
IPC分类号: G01N21/88
CPC分类号: H01L21/02334 , B08B6/00 , G01B11/0625 , G01B11/303 , G01N3/04 , G01N21/15 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/9501 , G01N21/95623 , G01N2021/9563 , H01L21/02057 , H01L21/02082
摘要: An aspect of the invention provides a defect inspection apparatus being able to accurately inspect a micro foreign matter or defect at a high speed for an inspection target substrate in which a repetitive pattern and a non-repetitive pattern are mixed.In a foreign matter anti-adhesive means 180, a transparent plate 187 is placed on a placement table 34 through a frame 185. In the foreign matter anti-adhesive means 180, a shaft 181 which is rotatably supported by two columnar supports 184 fixed onto a base 186 is coupled to a motor 182 by a coupling 183. The shaft 181 is inserted into a part of a frame 185 between the two columnar supports 184 such that the frame 185 and the transparent plate 187 are turnable about the shaft 181. Therefore, the whole of the frame 185 is opened and closed in a Z-direction about the shaft 181, and a wafer 1 on the placement table 34 can be covered with the frame 185 and the transparent plate 187.
摘要翻译: 本发明的一个方面提供了一种缺陷检查装置,其能够精确地检查混合有重复图案和非重复图案的检查对象基板的高速微细异物或缺陷。 在异物防粘装置180中,通过框架185将透明板187放置在放置台34上。在异物防粘装置180中,轴181由可固定在 基座186通过联轴器183联接到马达18.轴181插入到两个柱状支撑件184之间的框架185的一部分中,使得框架185和透明板187围绕轴181可转动。因此 ,整个框架185围绕轴181沿Z方向打开和关闭,并且放置台34上的晶片1可以被框架185和透明板187覆盖。
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公开(公告)号:US20120268734A1
公开(公告)日:2012-10-25
申请号:US13535955
申请日:2012-06-28
申请人: Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Kei SHIMURA , Sachio UTO , Minori NOGUCHI
发明人: Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA , Kei SHIMURA , Sachio UTO , Minori NOGUCHI
IPC分类号: G01N21/01
CPC分类号: G01N21/95607 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/9501 , G01N2021/4711
摘要: A pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of detecting minute defects on a sample with high sensitivity without generating speckle noise in signals is realized. Substantially the same region on a surface of a wafer is detected by using two detectors at mutually different timings. Output signals from the two detectors are summed and averaged to eliminate noise. Since a large number of rays of illumination light are not simultaneously irradiated to the same region on the wafer, a pattern defect inspection apparatus capable of suppressing noise resulting from interference of a large number of rays, eliminating noise owing to other causes and detecting with high sensitivity minute defects on the sample without the occurrence of speckle noise in the signal can be accomplished.
摘要翻译: 实现能够以高灵敏度检测样品上的微小缺陷而不产生信号中的斑点噪声的图案缺陷检查装置。 通过在相互不同的定时使用两个检测器来检测晶片表面上的基本上相同的区域。 来自两个检测器的输出信号被相加和平均以消除噪声。 由于大量的照明光线不能同时照射到晶片上的相同区域,所以能够抑制由于大量光线的干扰而产生的噪声的图案缺陷检查装置,消除由于其它原因引起的噪声和高检测 可以实现样品上的灵敏度微小缺陷,而不会在信号中发生斑点噪声。
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公开(公告)号:US20090079973A1
公开(公告)日:2009-03-26
申请号:US12273174
申请日:2008-11-18
申请人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki Nakano
发明人: Sachio UTO , Hiroyuki Nakano
IPC分类号: G01N21/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/94 , G01N21/47 , G01N21/9501
摘要: The invention relates to a device production process for forming a circuit pattern on a substrate such as semiconductor device. To enable a stable inspection of a minute foreign particle and a pattern defect occurring in manufacture of a device at a high speed and with a high sensitivity, an object to be inspected on which a transparent film is formed, is irradiated with a beam which is emitted from an illuminator whose illumination direction and illumination angle are selected from a plurality of choices to be optimum, so that scattered reflected light from a minute foreign particle defect on the object or the transparent film is effectively detected by eliminating a noise from the pattern formed on the object, and a detection optical system is optimized by evaluating and adjusting, with an image forming performance checker, an image forming performance of the detection optical system included in an inspecting apparatus.
摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于在诸如半导体器件的衬底上形成电路图案的器件制造工艺。 为了能够在高速,高灵敏度的装置的制造中能够稳定地检查微小的外来粒子和图案缺陷,对要形成透明膜的检查对象进行照射, 从照明方向和照明角度从多个选择中选择为最佳的发光体发射,从而通过从形成的图案中消除噪声来有效地检测来自物体或透明膜上的微小异物缺陷的散射反射光 并且通过利用图像形成性能检查器评估和调整包括在检查装置中的检测光学系统的图像形成性能来优化检测光学系统。
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