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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Rainer Schramm, Everett, MA (US);
Jonathan Ehrmann, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rainer Schramm, Everett, MA (US);
Jonathan Ehrmann, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
GSI Group Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illumination system is disclosed for use in a semiconductor wafer back side inspection assembly. The illumination system includes an illumination source that is configured to direct illumination toward a highly reflective and directionally reflective surface at an angle α of about 45 degrees to about 75 degrees with respect to the surface.