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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
Lasertec Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Lasertec Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A measurement apparatus and a measurement method capable of speedily and accurately measuring an edge shape are provided. A measurement apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an objective lens positioned so that its focal plane cuts across an edge part of a substrate, a detector including a plurality of pixels and configured to detect a reflected light from the edge part of the substrate through a confocal optical system, an optical head in which the objective lens and the detector are disposed, a moving mechanism configured to change a relative position of the optical head with respect to the substrate so that an inclination of the focal plane with respect to the substrate is changed, and a processing unit configured to measure a shape of the edge part.