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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2004
Shunji Maeda, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Yoshida, Toyohashi, JP;
Yukihiro Shibata, Fujisawa, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Sachio Uto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Shishido, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Nakata, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shunji Maeda, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Yoshida, Toyohashi, JP;
Yukihiro Shibata, Fujisawa, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Sachio Uto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Shishido, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Nakata, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A defect inspection apparatus for inspecting a fine circuit pattern with high resolution to detect a defective portion is constructed to have an objective lens for detecting an image of a sample, a laser illumination unit for illuminating the sample through the objective lens, a unit for reducing the coherence of the laser illumination, an accumulation type detector, and a unit for processing the detected image signal.