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公开(公告)号:US20140198321A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-17
申请号:US14240669
申请日:2012-07-27
申请人: Masaaki Ito , Takahiro Jingu , Hisashi Hatano
发明人: Masaaki Ito , Takahiro Jingu , Hisashi Hatano
CPC分类号: G01B11/303 , G01B11/24 , G01B2210/56 , G01N21/4738 , G01N21/55 , G01N21/9501 , G01N2201/12
摘要: In related art, consideration is not given to that a spatial distribution of scattered light changes in various direction such as forward/backward/sideways according to a difference in micro roughness. Particularly, although a step-terrace structure appearing on an epitaxial growth wafer produces anisotropy in the scattered light distribution, consideration is not given to this point in the related art. The invention includes a process in which light is illuminated to a sample surface, plural detection optical systems mutually different in directions of optical axes detect a spatial distribution of scattered light, and a spatial frequency spectrum of the sample surface is calculated.
摘要翻译: 在现有技术中,不考虑散射光的空间分布根据微粗糙度的差异而在各种方向如前后/侧面变化。 特别地,虽然出现在外延生长晶片上的台阶平台结构在散射光分布中产生各向异性,但是在现有技术中没有考虑到这一点。 本发明包括将光照射到样品表面的方法,在光轴方向上彼此不同的多个检测光学系统检测散射光的空间分布,并且计算样品表面的空间频谱。
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公开(公告)号:US09310190B2
公开(公告)日:2016-04-12
申请号:US14240669
申请日:2012-07-27
申请人: Masaaki Ito , Takahiro Jingu , Hisashi Hatano
发明人: Masaaki Ito , Takahiro Jingu , Hisashi Hatano
CPC分类号: G01B11/303 , G01B11/24 , G01B2210/56 , G01N21/4738 , G01N21/55 , G01N21/9501 , G01N2201/12
摘要: In related art, consideration is not given to that a spatial distribution of scattered light changes in various direction such as forward/backward/sideways according to a difference in micro roughness. Particularly, although a step-terrace structure appearing on an epitaxial growth wafer produces anisotropy in the scattered light distribution, consideration is not given to this point in the related art. The invention includes a process in which light is illuminated to a sample surface, plural detection optical systems mutually different in directions of optical axes detect a spatial distribution of scattered light, and a spatial frequency spectrum of the sample surface is calculated.
摘要翻译: 在现有技术中,不考虑散射光的空间分布根据微粗糙度的差异而在各种方向如前后/侧面变化。 特别地,虽然出现在外延生长晶片上的台阶平台结构在散射光分布中产生各向异性,但是在现有技术中没有考虑到这一点。 本发明包括将光照射到样品表面的方法,在光轴方向上彼此不同的多个检测光学系统检测散射光的空间分布,并且计算样品表面的空间频谱。
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公开(公告)号:US20110032515A1
公开(公告)日:2011-02-10
申请号:US12907895
申请日:2010-10-19
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: G01N21/00
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20130271754A1
公开(公告)日:2013-10-17
申请号:US13993814
申请日:2011-11-09
IPC分类号: G01N21/95
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/95623
摘要: This invention implements reduction in the amount of background-scattered light from a semiconductor wafer surface and highly sensitive inspection, without increasing the number of detectors. A surface inspection apparatus that detects defects on the surface of an object (semiconductor wafer surface) to be inspected, by irradiating the surface of the object with a beam of light such as laser light and detecting the light reflected or scattered from the surface; wherein a widely apertured lens with an optical Fourier transform function is disposed between the object to be inspected and a detector, a filter variable in position as well in aperture diameter is provided on a Fourier transform plane, and background-scattered light from the semiconductor wafer surface is effectively blocked, whereby only a signal from a defect such as a foreign substance is detected.
摘要翻译: 本发明实现了半导体晶片表面的背景散射光的量的减少和高灵敏度的检查,而不增加检测器的数量。 一种表面检查装置,其通过用诸如激光的光束照射物体的表面来检测从表面反射或散射的光来检测待检查的物体(半导体晶片表面)的表面上的缺陷; 其中具有光学傅里叶变换功能的广泛有孔的透镜设置在待检查对象与检测器之间,在傅里叶变换平面上设置了孔径直径可变的滤光器以及来自半导体晶片的背景散射光 表面被有效地阻挡,从而仅检测到诸如异物的缺陷的信号。
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公开(公告)号:US08289507B2
公开(公告)日:2012-10-16
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: G01N21/00
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:US07369223B2
公开(公告)日:2008-05-06
申请号:US11086442
申请日:2005-03-23
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: G01N21/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/956
摘要: An apparatus for inspecting a pattern to detect a small pattern defect has an illuminating light source, as illuminating optical system having a plurality of illuminating portions for switching an optical path of illuminating light flux to a surface of board constituting the inspected object from a plurality of directions different from each other, a detecting optical system having a variable magnification using an object lens for condensing reflected diffracted light from the illuminated board, a focusing optical system having a variable magnification capable of focusing an optical image by converged reflected diffracted light with a desired focusing magnification and an optical detector for detecting the optical image focused by the focusing optical system to convert it into an image signal, an A/D converter for converting the image signal into a digital image signal, and an image signal processor for processing the digital image signal to detect the defect.
摘要翻译: 用于检查图案以检测小图案缺陷的装置具有照明光源,作为具有多个照明部的照明光学系统,所述照明光学系统具有多个照明部分,用于将照明光束的光路从多个照明部分切换到构成被检查物体的板的表面 方向不同的检测光学系统,使用用于聚焦来自照明板的反射衍射光的物镜具有可变放大倍数的检测光学系统,具有可变倍率的聚焦光学系统,其能够通过会聚的反射衍射光聚焦光学图像,具有期望的 聚焦放大率和用于检测由聚焦光学系统聚焦的光学图像以将其转换成图像信号的光学检测器,用于将图像信号转换为数字图像信号的A / D转换器和用于处理数字图像信号的图像信号处理器 图像信号来检测缺陷。
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公开(公告)号:US08902417B2
公开(公告)日:2014-12-02
申请号:US13993814
申请日:2011-11-09
IPC分类号: G01N21/00 , G01N21/956 , G01N21/95
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/95623
摘要: This invention implements reduction in the amount of background-scattered light from a semiconductor wafer surface and highly sensitive inspection, without increasing the number of detectors. A surface inspection apparatus that detects defects on the surface of an object (semiconductor wafer surface) to be inspected, by irradiating the surface of the object with a beam of light such as laser light and detecting the light reflected or scattered from the surface; wherein a widely apertured lens with an optical Fourier transform function is disposed between the object to be inspected and a detector, a filter variable in position as well in aperture diameter is provided on a Fourier transform plane, and background-scattered light from the semiconductor wafer surface is effectively blocked, whereby only a signal from a defect such as a foreign substance is detected.
摘要翻译: 本发明实现了半导体晶片表面的背景散射光的量的减少和高灵敏度的检查,而不增加检测器的数量。 一种表面检查装置,其通过用诸如激光的光束照射物体的表面来检测从表面反射或散射的光来检测待检查的物体(半导体晶片表面)的表面上的缺陷; 其中具有光学傅里叶变换功能的广泛有孔的透镜设置在待检查对象与检测器之间,在傅里叶变换平面上设置了孔径直径可变的滤光器以及来自半导体晶片的背景散射光 表面被有效地阻挡,从而仅检测到诸如异物的缺陷的信号。
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公开(公告)号:US07952700B2
公开(公告)日:2011-05-31
申请号:US12907895
申请日:2010-10-19
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: G01N21/00
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:US07817261B2
公开(公告)日:2010-10-19
申请号:US12114139
申请日:2008-05-02
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: G01N21/00
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:US20080204724A1
公开(公告)日:2008-08-28
申请号:US12114139
申请日:2008-05-02
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: G01N21/00
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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