Inspection system and method for detecting defects at a materials interface

M Farooq, M Shur - US Patent 10,215,695, 2019 - Google Patents
An inspection system and method that use a differential technique to accurately detect
interface defects at a resolu tion on the order of tens of nanometers or less. Specifically, a …

Systems and methods for semiconductor chip surface topography metrology

S Wang, X Ding, Y Zhou - US Patent 11,243,067, 2022 - Google Patents
Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring a surface topography of a
semiconductor chip are disclosed. In an example, a method for measuring a surface …

Apparatus for inspecting film on substrate by using optical interference and method thereof

YJ Hong, DH Hong, MK Kim, JH Choi - US Patent 10,852,125, 2020 - Google Patents
A substrate inspection apparatus is disclosed. The substrate inspection apparatus according
to the present disclosure may include: a light source configured to radiate laser light onto a …

Systems having light source with extended spectrum for semiconductor chip surface topography metrology

S Wang, X Ding - US Patent 11,454,491, 2022 - Google Patents
Embodiments of systems for classifying interference signals are disclosed. In an example, a
system for classifying interference signals includes an interferometer including a light source …

Device and method for detecting defects in bonding zones between samples such as wafers

S Perrot - US Patent App. 15/556,988, 2018 - Google Patents
A measurement device is provided for inspecting a bonding zone between samples,
including a low-coherence interferometer illuminated by a polychromatic light source having …

Surface inspection apparatus and method, and method of manufacturing display device

O Kwon, M Ryu, M Kim, T Kang, S Song… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A surface inspection apparatus and method, and a method of
manufacturing a display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the Surface inspection method …

Interferometric roll-off measurement using a static fringe pattern

AT Bean, TJ Dunn, CA Lee, MJ Tronolone - US Patent 9,829,310, 2017 - Google Patents
An apparatus for measuring the surface contour of a target area of a substrate has a light
source to emit a measurement light beam. A beam splitting element defines a measurement …

Crosstalk mitigation for multi-cell workspace monitoring

S Denenberg, C Vu, G Malkin, L Persits… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Crosstalk mitigation among cameras in neighboring monitored workcells is achieved by
computationally defining a noninterference scheme that respects the independent …

Pattern Measurement Device and Pattern Measurement Method

T Yamamoto, H Ohta, K Tanimoto, Y Abe… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2022 - Google Patents
US20220260930A1 - Pattern Measurement Device and Pattern Measurement Method -
Google Patents US20220260930A1 - Pattern Measurement Device and Pattern …

Systems and methods for semiconductor chip surface topography metrology

S Wang, X Ding, Y Zhou - US Patent 11,796,307, 2023 - Google Patents
Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring a surface topography of a
semiconductor structure are disclosed. In certain examples, a plurality of interference …