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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Applied Materials Israel, Ltd., Rehovot, IL;

Inventors:

Harel Ilan, Rehovot, IL;

Ido Kofler, Givataim, IL;

Ido Dolev, Rehovot, IL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/9505 (2013.01);
Abstract

An inspection system that may include a first detection module, an illumination and collection module, and a processor. The illumination and collection module and the first detection module may be configured to execute one or more illumination and collection iterations. Each inspection iteration may include: illuminating with illuminating radiation multiple points of an object; (ii) directing first collected radiation from the multiple points of the object through one or more first exit pupil regions towards the first detection module; and (iii) generating first detection signals that may be indicative of the first collected radiation. The processor may be configured to process the first detection signals to provide a first mapping between (i) a characteristic of radiation at the first exit pupil, (ii) the multiple points of the object, and (iii) the multiple first exit pupil regions.


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