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Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2007
Applicants:

Ji-hye Kim, Anyang-si, KR;

Yu-sin Yang, Seoul, KR;

Jong-an Kim, Seoul, KR;

Moon-shik Kang, Yongin-si, KR;

Ji-young Shin, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Ji-Hye Kim, Anyang-si, KR;

Yu-Sin Yang, Seoul, KR;

Jong-An Kim, Seoul, KR;

Moon-Shik Kang, Yongin-si, KR;

Ji-Young Shin, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A wafer inspecting method including the steps of: multi-scanning a pattern image of a unit inspection region in a normal state and a pattern image of a unit inspection region to be inspected, respectively, using different inspection conditions; comparing the multi-scanned pattern images in the normal state with the multi-scanned pattern images to be inspected obtained by the same inspection conditions, and storing differences between the pattern images as difference images; generating a discrimination difference image by calculating a balance between the stored difference images; and discriminating a defect from noise by using the discrimination difference image.


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