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公开(公告)号:US20070131877A9
公开(公告)日:2007-06-14
申请号:US10062666
申请日:2002-02-05
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Munenori Fukunishi , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Munenori Fukunishi , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
IPC分类号: G01N23/00
CPC分类号: G06K9/6211 , G01N23/22 , G06K9/033 , G06K2209/19 , G06T7/001 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: Conventionally, defect data outputted by an inspection system comprised only characteristic quantitative data, such as coordinate data, area, and projected length, and only the coordinate data for moving to a defect location could be utilized effectively. By contrast, the present invention, by using image data in addition to characteristic quantitative data as the defect data for an inspection system, enables the retrieval of image data via an outside results confirmation system. Further, in the case of defect data of a plurality of substrates, it is enabled to display a defect image during inspection by the fact that similar defects are retrieved via images and retrieval results are displayed as trends makes it possible to display a defect image during inspection by searching similar defects on images and displaying them as a trend, designating a substrate on the trend, thereby displaying the defect map thereof and designating a defect on the defect map.
摘要翻译: 通常,由检查系统输出的缺陷数据仅包括诸如坐标数据,面积和投影长度的特征定量数据,并且仅有用于移动到缺陷位置的坐标数据可以被有效地利用。 相比之下,本发明通过使用除了特征定量数据之外的图像数据作为检查系统的缺陷数据,能够经由外部结果确认系统检索图像数据。 此外,在多个基板的缺陷数据的情况下,能够通过图像检索相似缺陷的事实在检查期间显示缺陷图像,并且检索结果被显示为趋势,使得可以在显示缺陷图像期间显示缺陷图像 通过搜索图像上的类似缺陷并将其显示为趋势,指定趋势上的基板,从而显示其缺陷图并指定缺陷图上的缺陷来进行检查。
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公开(公告)号:US07049587B2
公开(公告)日:2006-05-23
申请号:US10079428
申请日:2002-02-22
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Munenori Fukunishi , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Munenori Fukunishi , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
CPC分类号: G06K9/6211 , G01N23/22 , G06K9/033 , G06K2209/19 , G06T7/001 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: Conventionally, defect data outputted by an inspection system comprised only characteristic quantitative data, such as coordinate data, area, and projected length, and only the coordinate data for moving to a defect location could be utilized effectively. By contrast, by using image data in addition to characteristic quantitative data as the defect data for an inspection system, the retrieval of image data via an outside results confirmation system is made possible. Further, for defect data of a plurality of substrates, it is possible to display a defect image during inspection by the fact that similar defects are retrieved via images and retrieval results are displayed as trends, which makes it possible to display a defect image during inspection by searching similar defects on images and displaying them as a trend, and designating a substrate on the trend, thereby displaying the defect map thereof and designating a defect on the defect map.
摘要翻译: 通常,由检查系统输出的缺陷数据仅包括诸如坐标数据,面积和投影长度的特征定量数据,并且仅有用于移动到缺陷位置的坐标数据可以被有效地利用。 相反,通过使用特征定量数据以外的图像数据作为检查系统的缺陷数据,可以经由外部结果确认系统检索图像数据。 此外,对于多个基板的缺陷数据,可以通过图像检索类似缺陷的事实在检查期间显示缺陷图像,并且检索结果被显示为趋势,这使得可以在检查期间显示缺陷图像 通过搜索图像上的类似缺陷并将其显示为趋势,并在趋势上指定基底,从而显示其缺陷图并指定缺陷图上的缺陷。
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公开(公告)号:US20080002876A1
公开(公告)日:2008-01-03
申请号:US11853500
申请日:2007-09-11
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Maki Tanaka , Asahiro Kuni , Chie Shishido , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Maki Tanaka , Asahiro Kuni , Chie Shishido , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
IPC分类号: G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G06T7/001 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: In a pattern inspecting apparatus, images of places which can be expected to be the same pattern are compared with one another. However, a comparison of images obtained by different stage scans and the occurrence of a place capable of being inspected only once lead to a deterioration in the performance of detecting various error defects and an area incapable of being inspected, respectively. For solving this problem, defects detected in a high sensitivity condition are regarded as defect candidates and a critical threshold value, used as a boundary to detect a smaller value as a defect, of a defect candidate portion is obtained by an image processing circuit or an image of the defect candidate portion is obtained by processing with software. Further, the critical threshold value thus obtained is compared with plural threshold values, thereby permitting plural inspection results to be obtained in a single inspection.
摘要翻译: 在图案检查装置中,将可以预期相同图案的位置的图像彼此进行比较。 然而,通过不同阶段扫描获得的图像和仅能够被检查的位置的发生的比较分别导致检测各种错误缺陷的性能和不能被检查的区域的劣化。 为了解决这个问题,在高灵敏度条件下检测到的缺陷被认为是缺陷候选,并且通过图像处理电路或图像处理电路获得用作检测缺陷候选部分的较小值作为缺陷的边界的临界阈值 通过软件处理获得缺陷候选部分的图像。 此外,将如此获得的临界阈值与多个阈值进行比较,从而允许在单次检查中获得多个检查结果。
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公开(公告)号:US07269280B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-11
申请号:US10062632
申请日:2002-02-05
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Maki Tanaka , Asahiro Kuni , Chie Shishido , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Maki Tanaka , Asahiro Kuni , Chie Shishido , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mitsunobu Isobe
IPC分类号: G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G06T7/001 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: In a pattern inspecting apparatus, images of places which can be expected to be the same pattern are compared with one another. However, a comparison of images obtained by different stage scans and the occurrence of a place capable of being inspected only once lead to a deterioration in the performance of detecting various error defects and an area incapable of being inspected, respectively. For solving this problem, defects detected in a high sensitivity condition are regarded as defect candidates and a critical threshold value, used as a boundary to detect a smaller value as a defect, of a defect candidate portion is obtained by an image processing circuit or an image of the defect candidate portion is obtained by processing with software. Further, the critical threshold value thus obtained is compared with plural threshold values, thereby permitting plural inspection results to be obtained in a single inspection.
摘要翻译: 在图案检查装置中,将可以预期相同图案的位置的图像彼此进行比较。 然而,通过不同阶段扫描获得的图像和仅能够被检查的位置的发生的比较分别导致检测各种错误缺陷的性能和不能被检查的区域的劣化。 为了解决这个问题,在高灵敏度条件下检测到的缺陷被认为是缺陷候选,并且通过图像处理电路或图像处理电路获得用作检测缺陷候选部分的较小值作为缺陷的边界的临界阈值 通过软件处理获得缺陷候选部分的图像。 此外,将如此获得的临界阈值与多个阈值进行比较,从而允许在单次检查中获得多个检查结果。
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公开(公告)号:US20080063257A1
公开(公告)日:2008-03-13
申请号:US11931693
申请日:2007-10-31
申请人: Takashi HIROI , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
发明人: Takashi HIROI , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
IPC分类号: G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/956 , G01N2021/8854 , G01N2021/8861 , G01N2021/8864 , G01R31/311 , G03F1/86 , G06T1/0007 , G06T7/0002 , G06T7/001 , G06T2200/24 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/221 , H01J2237/24592 , H01J2237/28
摘要: An apparatus for processing a defect candidate image, including: an imager for taking an enlarged image of a specimen; an image processor for processing the image taken by the imager to detect defect candidates existing on the specimen and classify the detected defect candidates into one of plural defect classes; a memory for storing information of the defect candidates including the images of the defect candidates and the classified defect class data outputted from the image processor; and a display unit having a display screen for displaying information stored in the memory, wherein the display unit displays an image of the defect candidates together with the defect class data stored in the memory and the displayed defect class data is changeable on the display screen, and the memory changes the stored defect class data of the displayed defect candidate to the changed defect class data.
摘要翻译: 一种用于处理缺陷候选图像的装置,包括:用于拍摄样本的放大图像的成像器; 图像处理器,用于处理由成像器拍摄的图像以检测存在于样本上的缺陷候选,并将检测到的缺陷候选分类为多个缺陷类别中的一个; 存储器,用于存储包括缺陷候选图像和从图像处理器输出的分类缺陷类别数据的缺陷候选的信息; 以及显示单元,具有用于显示存储在存储器中的信息的显示屏幕,其中所述显示单元与存储在存储器中的缺陷类别数据一起显示缺陷候选的图像,并且显示的缺陷类别数据可在显示屏幕上变化, 并且存储器将存储的缺陷候选的缺陷类别数据改变为改变的缺陷类别数据。
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公开(公告)号:US06898305B2
公开(公告)日:2005-05-24
申请号:US09791911
申请日:2001-02-22
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mari Nozoe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mari Nozoe
IPC分类号: G01N23/225 , G01N21/956 , G06T1/00 , G06T7/00 , H01L21/66 , G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G06T7/001 , G01N21/95684 , G06T2207/10056 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: The present invention provides techniques, including a method and system, for inspecting for defects in a circuit pattern on a semi-conductor material. One specific embodiment provides a trial inspection threshold setup method, where the initial threshold is modified after a defect analysis of trial inspection stored data. The modified threshold is then used as the threshold in actual inspection.
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公开(公告)号:US07894658B2
公开(公告)日:2011-02-22
申请号:US11931693
申请日:2007-10-31
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
IPC分类号: G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/956 , G01N2021/8854 , G01N2021/8861 , G01N2021/8864 , G01R31/311 , G03F1/86 , G06T1/0007 , G06T7/0002 , G06T7/001 , G06T2200/24 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/221 , H01J2237/24592 , H01J2237/28
摘要: An apparatus for processing a defect candidate image, including: an imager for taking an enlarged image of a specimen; an image processor for processing the image taken by the imager to detect defect candidates existing on the specimen and classify the detected defect candidates into one of plural defect classes; a memory for storing information of the defect candidates including the images of the defect candidates and the classified defect class data outputted from the image processor; and a display unit having a display screen for displaying information stored in the memory, wherein the display unit displays an image of the defect candidates together with the defect class data stored in the memory and the displayed defect class data is changeable on the display screen, and the memory changes the stored defect class data of the displayed defect candidate to the changed defect class data.
摘要翻译: 一种用于处理缺陷候选图像的装置,包括:用于拍摄样本的放大图像的成像器; 图像处理器,用于处理由成像器拍摄的图像以检测存在于样本上的缺陷候选,并将检测到的缺陷候选分类为多个缺陷类别中的一个; 存储器,用于存储包括缺陷候选图像和从图像处理器输出的分类缺陷类别数据的缺陷候选的信息; 以及显示单元,具有用于显示存储在存储器中的信息的显示屏幕,其中所述显示单元与存储在所述存储器中的缺陷类别数据一起显示所述缺陷候选的图像,并且所显示的缺陷类别数据可在所述显示屏幕上变化, 并且存储器将存储的缺陷候选的缺陷类别数据改变为改变的缺陷类别数据。
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公开(公告)号:US07457453B2
公开(公告)日:2008-11-25
申请号:US11782274
申请日:2007-07-24
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
IPC分类号: G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/956 , G01N2021/8854 , G01N2021/8861 , G01N2021/8864 , G01R31/311 , G03F1/86 , G06T1/0007 , G06T7/0002 , G06T7/001 , G06T2200/24 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/221 , H01J2237/24592 , H01J2237/28
摘要: A pattern inspection apparatus including: an image detecting part for detecting a digital image of an object substrate; a display having a screen on which the digital image of the object substrate and/or a distribution of defect candidates in a map form are displayable; an input device for inputting information of a non-inspection region to be masked on the object substrate by defining a region on the screen on which said distribution of defect candidates is displayed in a map form; a memory part for storing coordinate data, pattern data or feature quantity data of the non-inspection region to be masked on the object substrate inputted on the screen by the input device; and a defect judging part in which the digital image detected by the image detecting part is examined in a state that a region matching with a condition stored in the memory part is masked and a defect is detected in a region other than said masked region.
摘要翻译: 一种图案检查装置,包括:图像检测部,用于检测对象基板的数字图像; 具有可以显示对象基板的数字图像的屏幕和/或以地图形式的缺陷候选的分布的显示器; 输入装置,用于通过在屏幕上定义要以掩模形式显示所述缺陷候选的分布的区域来输入要被掩蔽在对象基板上的不检查区域的信息; 用于存储由输入装置输入到屏幕上的待掩蔽的待检查区域的坐标数据,图案数据或特征量数据的存储部分; 以及缺陷判断部分,其中在与存储在存储器部分中的条件匹配的区域被屏蔽并且在除了所述屏蔽区域之外的区域中检测到缺陷的状态下,检查由图像检测部分检测到的数字图像。
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公开(公告)号:US07266235B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-04
申请号:US09986577
申请日:2001-11-09
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Aritoshi Sugimoto , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Asahiro Kuni , Yasuhiko Nara
IPC分类号: G60K9/00
CPC分类号: G01N21/9501 , G01N21/956 , G01N2021/8854 , G01N2021/8861 , G01N2021/8864 , G01R31/311 , G03F1/86 , G06T1/0007 , G06T7/0002 , G06T7/001 , G06T2200/24 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/221 , H01J2237/24592 , H01J2237/28
摘要: A pattern inspection method in which an image can be detected without an image detection error caused by an adverse effect to be given by such factors as ions implanted in a wafer, pattern connection/non-connection, and pattern edge formation. A digital image of an object substrate is attained through microscopic observation thereof, the attained digital image is examined to detect defects, while masking a region pre-registered in terms of coordinates, or while masking a pattern meeting a pre-registered pattern, and an image of each of the defects thus detected is displayed. Further, each of the defects detected using the digital image attained through microscopic observation is checked to determine whether its feature meets a pre-registered feature or not. Defects having a feature that meets the pre-registered feature are so displayed that they can be turned on/off, or they are so displayed as to be distinguishable from the other defects.
摘要翻译: 图案检查方法,其中可以检测图像,而不会由于植入在晶片中的离子,图案连接/非连接和图案边缘形成等因素所引起的不利影响而引起图像检测误差。 通过显微镜观察目标基板的数字图像,检查所获得的数字图像以检测缺陷,同时掩蔽预先登记的区域上的坐标,或者在掩蔽满足预先注册的图案的图案的同时, 显示由此检测到的每个缺陷的图像。 此外,检查使用通过显微镜观察获得的数字图像检测到的每个缺陷,以确定其特征是否满足预先注册的特征。 具有满足预注册特征的特征的缺陷被显示为可以打开/关闭,或者它们被显示为与其他缺陷区分开。
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公开(公告)号:US06975754B2
公开(公告)日:2005-12-13
申请号:US09802693
申请日:2001-03-08
申请人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mari Nozoe
发明人: Takashi Hiroi , Masahiro Watanabe , Chie Shishido , Asahiro Kuni , Maki Tanaka , Hiroshi Miyai , Yasuhiko Nara , Mari Nozoe
IPC分类号: G01N21/956 , G06T7/00 , G06K9/00
CPC分类号: G06T7/001 , G01N21/95607 , G01N2021/95615 , G06T2207/10056 , G06T2207/30148
摘要: The present invention provides techniques, including a method and system, for inspecting for defects in a circuit pattern on a semi-conductor material. One specific embodiment provides a trial inspection threshold setup method, where the initial threshold is modified after a defect analysis of trial inspection stored data. The modified threshold is then used as the threshold in actual inspection.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于检查半导体材料上的电路图案中的缺陷的方法和系统的技术。 一个具体实施例提供了一种试验检查阈值设置方法,其中初始阈值在试验检查存储数据的缺陷分析之后被修改。 然后将修改的阈值用作实际检查中的阈值。
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