EP1955225A4 - METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR USE OF DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH TEST DATA - Google Patents
METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR USE OF DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH TEST DATAInfo
- Publication number
- EP1955225A4 EP1955225A4 EP06850792A EP06850792A EP1955225A4 EP 1955225 A4 EP1955225 A4 EP 1955225A4 EP 06850792 A EP06850792 A EP 06850792A EP 06850792 A EP06850792 A EP 06850792A EP 1955225 A4 EP1955225 A4 EP 1955225A4
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- 238000007689 inspection Methods 0.000 title 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
- H01L22/10—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process
- H01L22/12—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process for structural parameters, e.g. thickness, line width, refractive index, temperature, warp, bond strength, defects, optical inspection, electrical measurement of structural dimensions, metallurgic measurement of diffusions
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
- G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
- G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
- G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
- G01N21/9501—Semiconductor wafers
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
- G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
- G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
- G01R31/31718—Logistic aspects, e.g. binning, selection, sorting of devices under test, tester/handler interaction networks, Test management software, e.g. software for test statistics or test evaluation, yield analysis
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T7/00—Image analysis
- G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
- G06T7/0004—Industrial image inspection
- G06T7/001—Industrial image inspection using an image reference approach
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
- G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
- G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
- G01N21/8851—Scan or image signal processing specially adapted therefor, e.g. for scan signal adjustment, for detecting different kinds of defects, for compensating for structures, markings, edges
- G01N2021/8854—Grading and classifying of flaws
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
- G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
- G06T2207/30108—Industrial image inspection
- G06T2207/30148—Semiconductor; IC; Wafer
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
- H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
- H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
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- Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
- Data Mining & Analysis (AREA)
- Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
- Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
- Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
- Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
- Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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US73794705P | 2005-11-18 | 2005-11-18 | |
US73829005P | 2005-11-18 | 2005-11-18 | |
PCT/US2006/061113 WO2007120280A2 (en) | 2005-11-18 | 2006-11-20 | Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data |
US11/561,659 US7570796B2 (en) | 2005-11-18 | 2006-11-20 | Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data |
US11/561,735 US7676077B2 (en) | 2005-11-18 | 2006-11-20 | Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data |
Publications (2)
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EP1955225A2 EP1955225A2 (en) | 2008-08-13 |
EP1955225A4 true EP1955225A4 (en) | 2009-11-04 |
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EP06850792A Withdrawn EP1955225A4 (en) | 2005-11-18 | 2006-11-20 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR USE OF DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH TEST DATA |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1955225A4 (ko) |
JP (12) | JP5465880B2 (ko) |
KR (11) | KR101285967B1 (ko) |
IL (14) | IL191527A (ko) |
WO (2) | WO2007120280A2 (ko) |
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