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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2022
Lasertec Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Hirokazu Seki, Yokohama, JP;
LASERTEC CORPORATION, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An inspection device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an EUV mask provided with a pattern, a storage unit configured to store a database intermediate file including a gray image obtained by pixelating a binarized image rasterized from design data of the pattern, and a processing unit configured to inspect the EUV mask on the basis of a captured image obtained by the image capturing unit capturing an image of the EUV mask. The processing unit includes a conversion model generated by a learning machine configured to perform learning by deep learning, a reference image generation unit configured to generate a reference image from the gray image by using the conversion model, and a comparison unit configured to compare the reference image with the captured image.