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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1996
Mitsuo Tabata, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Tojo, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiyuki Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Hideo Tsuchiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A pattern defect inspection apparatus comprises a light irradiating portion, a light receive element, a light receive element amplifier, a preparation portion for preparing multi-valued design pattern image data, an offset adjusting portion, a gain adjusting portion, and an inspecting portion. The offset adjusting portion adjusts the offset of the light receive element amplifier such that measurement data of a translucent portion of a pattern on a sample surface corresponds to design pattern image data corresponding to the translucent portion, regarding the translucent portion as a non-transparent portion. The gain adjusting portion adjusts the gain of the light receive element amplifier such that measurement data of a transparent portion of the pattern on the sample surface corresponds to design pattern image data corresponding to the transparent portion.