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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Ina, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inspection apparatus inspecting a wafer on which a plurality of patterns are formed by a plurality of exposure shots, the inspection apparatus comprising: acquisition unit configured to acquire first information representing a positional relation between an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a first exposure shot and an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a second exposure shot, and second information representing a positional relation between the inspection mark included in the pattern formed by the second exposure shot and an inspection mark included in a pattern formed by a third exposure shot; and derivation unit configured to derive a linear component of an error caused by a reticle, and a linear component of an error caused by a position of a wafer, on the basis of the first information and the second information.