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Number: 382/145
Name: Image analysis > Applications > Manufacturing or product inspection > Inspection of semiconductor device or printed circuit board
Description: Subject matter wherein semiconductor wafers, chips, or similar materials or an insulating board on which circuit has been printed are inspected for defect detection, dimension checking, mark reading, or other conditions.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
382/151 Alignment, registration, or position determination 549
382/148 At plural magnifications or resolutions 69
382/149 Fault or defect detection 600
382/147 Inspecting printed circuit boards 262
382/146 Measuring external leads 94


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7618755 Method and system for automatically detecting exposed substrates having a high probability for defocused exposure fields Nov. 17, 2009
7616804 Wafer edge inspection and metrology Nov. 10, 2009
7607824 Method of analyzing electrical connection and test system Oct. 27, 2009
7602960 System and method for measuring thin film thickness variations and for compensating for the variations Oct. 13, 2009
7598490 SEM-type reviewing apparatus and a method for reviewing defects using the same Oct. 6, 2009
7593596 Phase unwrapping method, program, and interference measurement apparatus Sep. 22, 2009
7593565 All surface data for use in substrate inspection Sep. 22, 2009
7588870 Dual layer workpiece masking and manufacturing process Sep. 15, 2009
7590278 Measurement of corner roundness Sep. 15, 2009
7586596 Field folding optical method for imaging system Sep. 8, 2009
7586608 Wafer-level testing of optical and optoelectronic chips Sep. 8, 2009
7583376 Method and device for examination of nonuniformity defects of patterns Sep. 1, 2009
7581203 Method and apparatus for manufacturing multiple circuit patterns using a multiple project mask Aug. 25, 2009
7580557 Method of design analysis of existing integrated circuits Aug. 25, 2009
7580124 Dual stage defect region identification and defect detection method and apparatus Aug. 25, 2009
7577288 Sample inspection apparatus, image alignment method, and program-recorded readable recording medium Aug. 18, 2009
7577287 Early error detection during fabrication of reticles Aug. 18, 2009
7570795 Multi-region autofocus tool and mode Aug. 4, 2009
7570796 Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data Aug. 4, 2009
7570797 Methods and systems for generating an inspection process for an inspection system Aug. 4, 2009
7570798 Method of manufacturing ball array devices using an inspection apparatus having one or more cameras and ball array devices produced according to the method Aug. 4, 2009
7571423 Optimized photomasks for photolithography Aug. 4, 2009
7565002 Wafer surface observation apparatus Jul. 21, 2009
7560940 Method and installation for analyzing an integrated circuit Jul. 14, 2009
7556896 Inspection method and photomask Jul. 7, 2009
7553678 Method for detecting semiconductor manufacturing conditions Jun. 30, 2009
7555358 Process and method for continuous, non lot-based integrated circuit manufacturing Jun. 30, 2009
7551768 Image recognition apparatus and method for surface discrimination using reflected light Jun. 23, 2009
7547560 Defect identification system and method for repairing killer defects in semiconductor devices Jun. 16, 2009
7541201 Apparatus and methods for determining overlay of structures having rotational or mirror symmetry Jun. 2, 2009
7542082 Method and apparatus for correcting a defective pixel Jun. 2, 2009
7539583 Method and system for defect detection May. 26, 2009
7539338 Bump inspection apparatus and method for IC component, bump forming method for IC component, and mounting method for IC component May. 26, 2009
7539328 Surface position measuring method and apparatus May. 26, 2009
7535000 Method and system for identifying events in FIB May. 19, 2009
7532749 Light processing apparatus May. 12, 2009
7529421 Optical proximity correction in raster scan printing based on corner matching templates May. 5, 2009
7529399 Game machine circuit board case inspection method, and game board or game machine inspection method May. 5, 2009
7525089 Method of measuring a critical dimension of a semiconductor device and a related apparatus Apr. 28, 2009
7526405 Statistical signatures used with multivariate statistical analysis for fault detection and isolation and abnormal condition prevention in a process Apr. 28, 2009
7523439 Determining position accuracy of double exposure lithography using optical metrology Apr. 21, 2009
7521679 Inspection method and inspection system using charged particle beam Apr. 21, 2009
7522664 Remote live video inspection Apr. 21, 2009
7512260 Substrate inspection method and apparatus Mar. 31, 2009
7512271 Dynamically reconfigurable signal processing circuit, pattern recognition apparatus, and image processing apparatus Mar. 31, 2009
7508974 Electronic component products and method of manufacturing electronic component products Mar. 24, 2009
7507961 Method and apparatus of pattern inspection and semiconductor inspection system using the same Mar. 24, 2009
7508973 Method of inspecting defects Mar. 24, 2009
7498181 Method of preparing an integrated circuit die for imaging Mar. 3, 2009
7492940 Mask defect analysis system Feb. 17, 2009

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