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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Akimoto, Tokyo, JP;
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a method of inspecting a substrate in an etching system including an imaging device, the method comprising: (A) imaging a substrate after plasma etching with the imaging device to acquire image data; and (B) calculating, based on the image data of the substrate after plasma etching, at least one selected from a group consisting of a dimension of a pattern on the substrate after plasma etching, information on a defect on the substrate after plasma etching, a thickness of a film on the substrate after plasma etching, and information on an appearance of the substrate after plasma etching.
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