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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1998
Kazuo Moriya, Ageo, JP;
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A detect observing apparatus according to the present invention has a purpose for forming an observing specimen by using a TEM and the like in a positive and simple manner and is used in observation of defect or foreign matter in an object to be tested by means of a laser tomography and includes an illumination means for illuminating observing laser light onto the object to be tested, and a microscope for observing the illuminated object to be tested, the apparatus further comprises a marking means for forming marks at a plurality of points on a surface of the object to be tested in the vicinity of the defect or foreign matter to be observed under the microscope, and a position detecting means for detecting positions of the plurality of marks formed on the surface of the object to be tested and a position of the observed defect or foreign matter through the microscope.