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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2022
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Kyokane, Yamanashi, JP;
Hidefumi Matsui, Yamanashi, JP;
Toshiyuki Fukumoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Satoshi Itoh, Yamanashi, JP;
Masashi Imanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Toyohisa Tsuruda, Yamanashi, JP;
Masashi Enomoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Masahiro Yanagisawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A substrate processing apparatus includes: an imaging portion configured to acquire a surface image of a film formed on a surface of a substrate; an optical property estimation portion configured to estimate an optical property of the film based on process information acquired during formation of the film; and a film thickness estimation portion configured to estimate a film thickness of the film based on the surface image and an estimation result of the optical property.