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公开(公告)号:US12175655B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-24
申请号:US17668622
申请日:2022-02-10
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Doyoung Yoon , Junghoon Kim , Ilsuk Park , Kwangil Shin
Abstract: A substrate inspection method includes: (i) acquiring a plurality of defect of interest (DOI) images of a substrate having a DOI, under a corresponding plurality of different optical conditions, (ii) acquiring a plurality of DOI difference images from differences between the plurality of DOI images and a reference image, and (iii) acquiring a plurality of DOI difference-of-difference (DOD) images from differences between the plurality of DOI difference images. The method also includes setting two optical conditions corresponding to a DOI DOD image having the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) among the plurality of DOI DOD images, as a first optical condition and a second optical condition, and acquiring a first image of the substrate under the first optical condition and a second image of the substrate under the second optical condition. A first difference image is also acquired, which is a difference between the first image and the reference image, and a second difference image is acquired, which is a difference between the second image and the reference image. A DOD image is acquired that is a difference between the first difference image and the second difference image. A low-SNR defect candidate region is then detected from the first difference image, the second difference image, and the DOD image.
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公开(公告)号:US11754517B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17175173
申请日:2021-02-12
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Suyoung Lee , Jongmin Kim , Ilsuk Park , Kwangil Shin , Chungsam Jun
IPC: G06K9/00 , G01N23/225 , G01N23/221 , G06T7/00
CPC classification number: G01N23/225 , G01N23/221 , G06T7/001 , G01N2223/401 , G01N2223/6116 , G01N2223/6462 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: An inspection apparatus and a method of inspecting a semiconductor device are disclosed. The inspection apparatus includes a stage on which a semiconductor device is positioned, a first light source irradiating a high-frequency light onto an inspection area of the semiconductor device to reduce a potential barrier of a PN junction in the semiconductor device, a beam scanner arranged over the semiconductor device and irradiating a charged particle beam onto the inspection area of the semiconductor device to generate secondary electrons, and a defect detector generating a detection image corresponding to the inspection area and detecting, based on a voltage contrast between a reference image and a plurality of detection images, a defect image indicating a defect in the semiconductor device from among the plurality of detection images.
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公开(公告)号:US10418548B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-17
申请号:US16018700
申请日:2018-06-26
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shinhee Han , Kiseok Suh , KyungTae Nam , Woojin Kim , Kwangil Shin , Minkyoung Joo , Gwanhyeob Koh
Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetic memory device includes forming an interlayered insulating layer on a substrate, forming a landing pad to pass through the interlayered insulating layer, forming a protection insulating layer on the interlayered insulating layer to cover a top surface of the landing pad, forming a bottom electrode to pass through the protection insulating layer and through the interlayered insulating layer, forming a magnetic tunnel junction layer on the protection insulating layer; and patterning the magnetic tunnel junction layer to form a magnetic tunnel junction pattern on the bottom electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US20230033089A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17668622
申请日:2022-02-10
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Doyoung Yoon , Junghoon Kim , Ilsuk Park , Kwangil Shin
Abstract: A substrate inspection method includes: (i) acquiring a plurality of defect of interest (DOI) images of a substrate having a DOI, under a corresponding plurality of different optical conditions, (ii) acquiring a plurality of DOI difference images from differences between the plurality of DOI images and a reference image, and (iii) acquiring a plurality of DOI difference-of-difference (DOD) images from differences between the plurality of DOI difference images. The method also includes setting two optical conditions corresponding to a DOI DOD image having the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) among the plurality of DOI DOD images, as a first optical condition and a second optical condition, and acquiring a first image of the substrate under the first optical condition and a second image of the substrate under the second optical condition. A first difference image is also acquired, which is a difference between the first image and the reference image, and a second difference image is acquired, which is a difference between the second image and the reference image. A DOD image is acquired that is a difference between the first difference image and the second difference image. A low-SNR defect candidate region is then detected from the first difference image, the second difference image, and the DOD image.
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公开(公告)号:US20210333225A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-28
申请号:US17175173
申请日:2021-02-12
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Suyoung Lee , Jongmin Kim , Ilsuk Park , Kwangil Shin , Chungsam Jun
IPC: G01N23/225 , G01N23/221 , G06T7/00
Abstract: An inspection apparatus and a method of inspecting a semiconductor device are disclosed. The inspection apparatus includes a stage on which a semiconductor device is positioned, a first light source irradiating a high-frequency light onto an inspection area of the semiconductor device to reduce a potential barrier of a PN junction in the semiconductor device, a beam scanner arranged over the semiconductor device and irradiating a charged particle beam onto the inspection area of the semiconductor device to generate secondary electrons, and a defect detector generating a detection image corresponding to the inspection area and detecting, based on a voltage contrast between a reference image and a plurality of detection images, a defect image indicating a defect in the semiconductor device from among the plurality of detection images.
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公开(公告)号:US10032981B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-24
申请号:US15244344
申请日:2016-08-23
Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shinhee Han , Kiseok Suh , KyungTae Nam , Woojin Kim , Kwangil Shin , Minkyoung Joo , Gwanhyeob Koh
Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetic memory device includes forming an interlayered insulating layer on a substrate, forming a landing pad to pass through the interlayered insulating layer, forming a protection insulating layer on the interlayered insulating layer to cover a top surface of the landing pad, forming a bottom electrode to pass through the protection insulating layer and through the interlayered insulating layer, forming a magnetic tunnel junction layer on the protection insulating layer; and patterning the magnetic tunnel junction layer to form a magnetic tunnel junction pattern on the bottom electrode.
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