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Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEFECT CLASSIFYING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEFECT CLASSIFYING APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEFECT CLASSIFYING PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/004534
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a semiconductor defect classifying method, wherein defects are efficiently and effectively classified by highly accurately determining the overlapping state of a design layout pattern and the defects, and systematic defects are easily identified. Semiconductor device defect images, which are obtained by means of defect inspection or defect review, and design layout data are automatically pattern-matched, and the defects are superimposed on the design layout pattern of at least one layer of a target layer, the upper layer of the target layer or the lower layer of the target layer. The overlapping states of the defects are determined by whether the defects are within the pattern, over the patterns or outside of the pattern, and the defects are automatically classified.

Inventors:
HAYAKAWA KOICHI (JP)
HIRAI TAKEHIRO (JP)
TANDAI YUTAKA (JP)
ISHIKAWA TAMAO (JP)
SAKAI TSUNEHIRO (JP)
HASUMI KAZUHISA (JP)
NEMOTO KAZUNORI (JP)
ICHINOSE KATSUHIKO (JP)
TAKAGI YUJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/003259
Publication Date:
January 13, 2011
Filing Date:
May 14, 2010
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Assignee:
HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP (JP)
HAYAKAWA KOICHI (JP)
HIRAI TAKEHIRO (JP)
TANDAI YUTAKA (JP)
ISHIKAWA TAMAO (JP)
SAKAI TSUNEHIRO (JP)
HASUMI KAZUHISA (JP)
NEMOTO KAZUNORI (JP)
ICHINOSE KATSUHIKO (JP)
TAKAGI YUJI (JP)
International Classes:
G01N21/956
Foreign References:
JP2009010286A2009-01-15
JP2003086645A2003-03-20
JP2009516832A2009-04-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
INOUE, MANABU (JP)
Manabu Inoue (JP)
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