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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2023
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Doyoung Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;

Jeongho Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;

Dongryul Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Dongchul Ihm, Suwon-si, KR;

Chungsam Jun, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/9501 (2013.01); G01N 21/8806 (2013.01); G01N 21/956 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor wafer inspection system includes a wafer chuck disposed inside a chamber and on which a wafer is disposed, a light source configured to emit light for inspecting a pattern on the wafer to the wafer, an inspection controller configured to control the driving of the light source, a cooling gas gun disposed adjacent to the light source and configured to spray a cooling gas on a surface of the wafer, and a cooling controller configured to supply cooling air to the wafer chuck before light is emitted to the wafer and supply the cooling gas to the cooling gas gun.


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