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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Hitachi High-tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A dimension measurement apparatus that automatically corrects a deviation of a contour without operator determination. The dimension measurement apparatus includes: a model learning unit that obtains a learning cross-sectional image and learning labels attached to different regions of the learning cross-sectional image and generates a deep learning model for image region division using the learning cross-sectional image and the learning labels; a model estimation unit that applies the model to a newly input target image and labels each independent region; a contour correction unit that detects a contour of each region using the target image and the labels, sets a representative point on the contour of the region, moves each representative point according to a movement rule, and repeats movement of the representative point until contour correction is complete; and a dimension measurement unit that measures a dimension of a device cross-sectional structure using the corrected contour.