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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2022
Applicant:

Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Zhichao Chen, San Jose, CA (US);

Wei Fang, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G01N 21/9501 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30148 (2013.01);
Abstract

A defect inspection system is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the system includes a memory storing instructions implemented as a plurality of modules. Each of the plurality of modules is configured to detect defects having a different property. The system also includes a controller configured to cause the computer system to: receive inspection data representing an image of a wafer; input the inspection data to a first module of the plurality of modules, the first module outputs a first set of points of interests (POIs) having a first property; input the first set of POIs to a second module of the plurality of modules, the second module output a second set of POIs having the second property; and report that the second set of POIs as defects having both the first property and the second property.


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