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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Masaru Suzuki, Nirasaki, JP;
Yasuhito Yamamoto, Nirasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Masaru Suzuki, Nirasaki, JP;
Yasuhito Yamamoto, Nirasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inspection apparatus includes a mounting table movable in X and Y directions and an alignment mechanism which performs an alignment of a target object placed on the mounting table. Further, the alignment mechanism includes an image pickup device which is movable in either one of the X and Y directions and is capable of being stopped at a desired position and a controller for performing a preliminary alignment of the target object by moving the image pickup device and the mounting table in respectively movable directions.