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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Naoshi Sakaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoshi Sakaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An edge inspection apparatus includes: an illumination means 5 that illuminates an edge of a flat subject with diffused light from a position other than directly above or directly below a surface or a reverse surface of the subject; an imaging means 4 that takes an image of the edge from a position in a direction perpendicular to a plane parallel to the surface or the reverse surface of the subject at the same time; and an inspection means 7 that inspects conditions of a portion of the edge, which is inclined with respect to the surface or the reverse surface using the image obtained by the imaging means.
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