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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/956 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/9501 (2013.01); G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/956 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8858 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8864 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of inspecting a semiconductor device, includes: scanning a plurality of first circuit pattern layers of the semiconductor device and generating a plurality of first images respectively corresponding the plurality of first circuit pattern layers of the semiconductor device; overlapping the plurality of first images with each other and counting a plurality of first defects in the overlapped first images; setting main inspection areas with priority orders by using position coordinates of the counted first defects; and storing the main inspection areas with the position coordinates of the counted first defects.