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公开(公告)号:US10706522B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US15394545
申请日:2016-12-29
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Prasanti Uppaluri , Rajesh Manepalli , Ashok V. Kulkarni , Saibal Banerjee , John Kirkland
Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more sets of wafer data, identifying one or more primitives from one or more shapes in one or more layers in the one or more sets of wafer data, classifying each of the one or more primitives as a particular primitive type, identifying one or more primitive characteristics for each of the one or more primitives, generating a primitive database of the one or more primitives, generating one or more rules based on the primitive database, receiving one or more sets of design data, applying the one or more rules to the one or more sets of design data to identify one or more critical areas, and generating one or more wafer inspection recipes including the one or more critical areas for an inspection sub-system.
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公开(公告)号:US20190318949A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-17
申请号:US16375851
申请日:2019-04-04
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Saibal Banerjee , Jagdish Chandra Saraswatula
IPC: H01L21/67 , G01N21/95 , G01N21/956 , G06F17/50 , H01J37/22
Abstract: Methods and systems for shape metric based scoring of wafer locations are provided. One method includes selecting shape based grouping (SBG) rules for at least two locations on a wafer. For one of the wafer locations, the selecting step includes modifying distances between geometric primitives in a design for the wafer with metrology data for the one location and determining metrical complexity (MC) scores for SBG rules associated with the geometric primitives in a field of view centered on the one location based on the distances. The selecting step also includes selecting one of the SBG rules for the one location based on the MC scores. The method also includes sorting the at least two locations on the wafer based on the SBG rule selected for the at least two locations.
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公开(公告)号:US10181185B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-15
申请号:US15402197
申请日:2017-01-09
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Allen Park , Lisheng Gao , Ashok Kulkarni , Saibal Banerjee , Ping Gu , Songnian Rong , Kris Bhaskar
Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting anomalies in images of a specimen are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems configured for acquiring images generated of a specimen by an imaging subsystem. The computer subsystem(s) are also configured for determining one or more characteristics of the acquired images. In addition, the computer subsystem(s) are configured for identifying anomalies in the images based on the one or more determined characteristics without applying a defect detection algorithm to the images or the one or more characteristics of the images.
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公开(公告)号:US10127651B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-13
申请号:US15356729
申请日:2016-11-21
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Ashok Kulkarni , Saibal Banerjee , Santosh Bhattacharyya , Bjorn Brauer
Abstract: Criticality of a detected defect can be determined based on context codes. The context codes can be generated for a region, each of which may be part of a die. Noise levels can be used to group context codes. The context codes can be used to automatically classify a range of design contexts present on a die without needing certain information a priori.
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公开(公告)号:US20180130195A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15394545
申请日:2016-12-29
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Prasanti Uppaluri , Rajesh Manepalli , Ashok V. Kulkarni , Saibal Banerjee , John Kirkland
IPC: G06T7/00
Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more sets of wafer data, identifying one or more primitives from one or more shapes in one or more layers in the one or more sets of wafer data, classifying each of the one or more primitives as a particular primitive type, identifying one or more primitive characteristics for each of the one or more primitives, generating a primitive database of the one or more primitives, generating one or more rules based on the primitive database, receiving one or more sets of design data, applying the one or more rules to the one or more sets of design data to identify one or more critical areas, and generating one or more wafer inspection recipes including the one or more critical areas for an inspection sub-system.
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公开(公告)号:US09965848B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US15355606
申请日:2016-11-18
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Saibal Banerjee , Ashok Kulkarni , Jagdish Saraswatula , Santosh Bhattacharyya
CPC classification number: G06T7/0006 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: Shape primitives are used for inspection of a semiconductor wafer or other workpiece. The shape primitives can define local topological and geometric properties of a design. One or more rules are applied to the shape primitives. The rules can indicate presence of a defect or the likelihood of a defect being present. A rule execution engine can search for an occurrence of the shape primitives covered by the at least one rule.
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公开(公告)号:US20170200264A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-13
申请号:US15402197
申请日:2017-01-09
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Allen Park , Lisheng Gao , Ashok Kulkarni , Saibal Banerjee , Ping Gu , Songnian Rong , Kris Bhaskar
IPC: G06T7/00
CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 , G01N21/9501 , G06T7/001 , G06T2207/10056 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/20081 , G06T2207/20084 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting anomalies in images of a specimen are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems configured for acquiring images generated of a specimen by an imaging subsystem. The computer subsystem(s) are also configured for determining one or more characteristics of the acquired images. In addition, the computer subsystem(s) are configured for identifying anomalies in the images based on the one or more determined characteristics without applying a defect detection algorithm to the images or the one or more characteristics of the images.
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公开(公告)号:US20170186151A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-29
申请号:US15355606
申请日:2016-11-18
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Saibal Banerjee , Ashok Kulkarni , Jagdish Saraswatula , Santosh Bhattacharyya
IPC: G06T7/00
CPC classification number: G06T7/0006 , G06T2207/10061 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: Shape primitives are used for inspection of a semiconductor wafer or other workpiece. The shape primitives can define local topological and geometric properties of a design. One or more rules are applied to the shape primitives. The rules can indicate presence of a defect or the likelihood of a defect being present. A rule execution engine can search for an occurrence of the shape primitives covered by the at least one rule.
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公开(公告)号:US20160314578A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-27
申请号:US15135465
申请日:2016-04-21
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Saibal Banerjee , Ashok V. Kulkarni
IPC: G06T7/00
CPC classification number: G06T7/001 , G06T2207/20021 , G06T2207/30148
Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying outliers in multiple instances of a pattern of interest (POI) are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems configured for acquiring images generated by an imaging subsystem at multiple instances of a POI within a die formed on the specimen. The multiple instances include two or more instances that are located at aperiodic locations within the die. The computer subsystem(s) are also configured for determining a feature of each of the images generated at the multiple instances of the POI. In addition, the computer subsystem(s) are configured for identifying one or more outliers in the multiple instances of the POI based on the determined features.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于识别感兴趣模式(POI)的多个实例中的异常值的方法和系统。 一个系统包括一个或多个计算机子系统,其配置用于在形成在样本上的模具内的POI的多个实例处获取由成像子系统生成的图像。 多个实例包括位于管芯内非周期位置的两个或多个实例。 计算机子系统还被配置用于确定在POI的多个实例处生成的每个图像的特征。 另外,计算机子系统被配置为基于所确定的特征来识别POI的多个实例中的一个或多个异常值。
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公开(公告)号:US20160025648A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
申请号:US14803872
申请日:2015-07-20
Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
Inventor: Brian Duffy , Saibal Banerjee
CPC classification number: G01N21/8851 , G01N21/9501 , G01N2021/8887 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/22 , H01J2237/221 , H01J2237/26 , H01J2237/2817
Abstract: Methods and systems for determining one or more characteristics for defects detected on a specimen are provided. One system includes one or more computer subsystems configured for identifying a first defect that was detected on a specimen by an inspection system with a first mode but was not detected with one or more other modes. The computer subsystem(s) are also configured for acquiring, from the storage medium, one or more images generated with the one or more other modes at a location on the specimen corresponding to the first defect. In addition, the computer subsystem(s) are configured for determining one or more characteristics of the acquired one or more images and determining one or more characteristics of the first defect based on the one or more characteristics of the acquired one or more images.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于确定在样本上检测到的缺陷的一个或多个特性的方法和系统。 一个系统包括一个或多个计算机子系统,其配置用于通过具有第一模式的检查系统识别在样本上检测到的第一缺陷,但是未用一个或多个其他模式检测到。 计算机子系统还被配置为从存储介质获取在与第一缺陷相对应的样本上的位置处用一个或多个其他模式生成的一个或多个图像。 另外,计算机子系统被配置用于确定所获取的一个或多个图像的一个或多个特性,并且基于所获取的一个或多个图像的一个或多个特性来确定第一缺陷的一个或多个特性。
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