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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Kunihiro Mitsutake, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yukihiro Ushiku, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiro Mitsutake, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yukihiro Ushiku, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of searching for clustering faults is employed for semiconductor device manufacturing. The method enters data on faults present in a search target, calculates a frequency distribution of the faults in unit cells divided from the search target, approximates the frequency distribution by overlaying at least two discrete distribution functions, and searches for clustering faults according to weights of the discrete distribution functions on the frequency distribution.