摘要:
The present invention relates to a defect review system, and/or particularly, to an apparatus and method of defect review sampling, review method and classification on a semiconductor wafer or a pattern lithography reticle during integrated circuit fabrication. These objects are achieved in comparing a reviewed image with a reference image pick-up through a smart sampling filter. A clustering computer system base on high speed network will provide data cache and save operation time and memory. A smart review sampling filter automatically relocate abnormal pattern or defects and classify the device location extracted from design database and/or from golden die image on the same substrate. The column of the present defect review system is comprised of the modified SORIL type objective lens. This column provides solution of improving throughput during sample review, material identification better image quality, and topography image of defect. One embodiment of the present invent adopts an optical auto focusing system to compromise micro height variation due wafer surface topography. And another embodiment adopts surface charge control system to regulate the charge accumulation due to electron irradiation during the review process.
摘要:
A method for detecting discrepancies in an item is provided. The method comprises: directing energy waves at the item along at least one dimension, wherein a portion of the energy waves are reflected back from the item; detecting reflected energy waves from the item along at least one dimension and recording the intensity of the detected reflected energy waves, and forming a one-dimensional image of the item from the detected reflected energy waves.
摘要:
A method for detecting discrepancies in an item is provided. The method comprises: directing energy waves at the item along at least one dimension, wherein a portion of the energy waves are reflected back from the item; detecting reflected energy waves from the item along at least one dimension and recording the intensity of the detected reflected energy waves, and forming a one-dimensional image of the item from the detected reflected energy waves.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises an imaging unit to image a wafer to be reviewed, wherein imaging unit is the modified SORIL column. The modified SORIL column includes a focusing sub-system to do micro-focusing due to a wafer surface topology, wherein the focusing sub-system verifies the position of a grating image reflecting from the wafer surface to adjust the focus; and a surface charge control to regulate the charge accumulation due to electron irradiation during the review process, wherein the gaseous molecules are injected under a flood gun beam rather than under a primary beam. The modified SORIL column further includes a storage unit for storing wafer design database; and a host computer to manage defect locating, defect sampling, and defect classifying, wherein the host computer and storage unit are linked by high speed network.
摘要:
An X-ray phase imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source; a detector; a plurality of gratings; a rotation mechanism; an image processor configured to generate a phase contrast image and to generate a preview image prior to capture of the phase contrast image; and a controller configured to control function of displaying on a display the preview image, and function of discriminatively displaying on the display an image coverage area for the phase contrast image that is associated with a relative rotation angle between the plurality of gratings and a subject.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a computing system may access design data of a printed circuit board to be produced by a manufacturing process. The system may determine one or more corrections for the design data of the printed circuit board based on one or more correction rules for correcting one or more parameters associated with the printed circuit board. The system may automatically adjust one or more of the parameters associated with the design data of the printed circuit board based on the one or more corrections. The adjusted parameters may be associated with an impedance of the printed circuit board. The one or more corrections may cause the impendence of the printed circuit board to be independent from layer thickness variations of the printed circuit board to be produced by the manufacturing process.
摘要:
A charged particle beam inspection apparatus includes a first deflector to deflect N×N′ multiple beams collectively to N×N′ small regions having a size p/M in the first direction and arrayed at the pitch p in the first direction, perform tracking deflection, and re-deflect the multiple beams collectively to next N×N′ small regions away from the N×N′ small regions by N small regions in the first direction, by the stage completes a movement of a distance of N/M×p so as to reset the tracking deflection; and a second deflector to deflect the multiple beams collectively to scan the N×N′ small regions concerned while the tracking deflection is performed.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods for identifying the nature of an unidentified substrate present in trace amounts of known gaseous or liquid media such as air or water include collecting a sample of the substance in the media, filtering and concentrating the sample, depositing at least a portion of the same on a known substrate, analyzing the deposited sample utilizing SETM, NFOM and/or AFM techniques to form one or more images characteristic of the unidentified substance, and then identifying the substance by comparing the images so obtained to images of known substances obtained using the same techniques.
摘要:
A method includes determining a predicted contrast-to-noise ratio sensitivity function (CNR SF) for crack detection of a predetermined target flaw size with the radiographic inspection system in the selected set-up. The method also includes qualifying an inspection image quality indicator (IQI) for the predetermined target flaw size for use in the radiographic inspection system in the selected set-up. The method also includes performing an inspection process. The inspection process includes selecting the qualified inspection IQI for the predetermined target flaw size. The inspection process also includes performing an inspection test on the qualified inspection IQI using the radiographic inspection system in the selected set-up. The inspection process also includes determining one or more inspection output parameters. The inspection process also includes verifying that the one or more inspection output parameters meet or exceed minimum qualified values to qualify the radiographic inspection system in the selected set-up.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an automated high-speed X-ray inspection system may generate a first X-ray image of an inspected sample at a first direction substantially orthogonal to a plane of the inspected sample. The first X-ray image may be a high-resolution grayscale image. The system may identify one or more elements of interest of the inspected sample based on the first X-ray image. The first X-ray image may include interfering elements that interfere with the one or more elements of interest in the first X-ray image. The system may determine one or more first features associated with respective elements of interest based on variations of grayscale values in the first X-ray images. The system may determine whether one or more defects are associated with the respective elements of interest based on the one or more first features associated with the element of interest.