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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Kla-tencor Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bjorn Brauer, Beaverton, OR (US);
Hucheng Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
KLA-Tencor Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/9501 (2013.01); G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01);
Abstract
Repeater analysis at a first threshold identifies repeater defects. The repeater defects are located at a coordinate that is the same on each reticle. Images on every reticle of the semiconductor wafer at the coordinate are received, and a plurality of signed difference images are obtained. A repeater threshold for signed difference images is calculated, as is consistency of the polarity. The threshold is applied to the images and a number of defects per each repeater that remain are determined. A secondary repeater threshold can be applied for nuisance filtering.