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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 503
382/148 At plural magnifications or resolutions 58
382/149 Fault or defect detection 536
382/147 Inspecting printed circuit boards 239
382/146 Measuring external leads 90


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7397940 Object positioning method for a lithographic projection apparatus Jul. 8, 2008
7394926 Magnified machine vision user interface Jul. 1, 2008
7394069 Large-field scanning of charged particles Jul. 1, 2008
7391036 Sample surface inspection apparatus and method Jun. 24, 2008
7388978 Apparatus and methods for the inspection of objects Jun. 17, 2008
7389007 Semiconductor memory apparatus Jun. 17, 2008
7382940 Fast bus image coprocessing Jun. 3, 2008
7383156 Apparatus for inspecting wafer surface, method for inspecting wafer surface, apparatus for judging defective wafer, method for judging defective wafer, and apparatus for processing information Jun. 3, 2008
7379579 Imaging apparatus May. 27, 2008
7379838 Programmable image computer May. 27, 2008
7375829 Method for inspecting an insulator with a library of optic images May. 20, 2008
7372632 Apparatus and methods for the inspection of microvias in printed circuit boards May. 13, 2008
7371489 Photomask, method for detecting pattern defect of the same, and method for making pattern using the same May. 13, 2008
7368208 Measuring phase errors on phase shift masks May. 6, 2008
7369236 Defect detection through image comparison using relative measures May. 6, 2008
7369237 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system May. 6, 2008
7367010 Designing method and device for phase shift mask Apr. 29, 2008
7366620 Evaluation method of fine pattern feature, its equipment, and method of semiconductor device fabrication Apr. 29, 2008
7366343 Pattern inspection method and apparatus Apr. 29, 2008
7366342 Simultaneous computation of multiple points on one or multiple cut lines Apr. 29, 2008
7365324 Testing apparatus using charged particles and device manufacturing method using the testing apparatus Apr. 29, 2008
7366341 Electronic assembly video inspection system Apr. 29, 2008
7362428 Highly sensitive defect detection method Apr. 22, 2008
7359577 Differential method for layer-to-layer registration Apr. 15, 2008
7359546 Defect inspection apparatus and defect inspection method Apr. 15, 2008
7359545 Method and system to compensate for lamp intensity differences in a photolithographic inspection tool Apr. 15, 2008
7359544 Automatic supervised classifier setup tool for semiconductor defects Apr. 15, 2008
7354684 Test pattern and method of evaluating the transfer properties of a test pattern Apr. 8, 2008
7352891 Position detecting method Apr. 1, 2008
7352892 System and method for shape reconstruction from optical images Apr. 1, 2008
7349106 Apparatus and method for thin-layer metrology Mar. 25, 2008
7346207 Image defect inspection method, image defect inspection apparatus, and appearance inspection apparatus Mar. 18, 2008
7345254 Die sorting apparatus and method Mar. 18, 2008
7343271 Incorporation of a phase map into fast model-based optical proximity correction simulation kernels to account for near and mid-range flare Mar. 11, 2008
7340085 Rotating prism component inspection system Mar. 4, 2008
7340088 Mask close-on image capturing device Mar. 4, 2008
7340087 Edge inspection Mar. 4, 2008
7336815 Image defect inspection method, image defect inspection apparatus, and appearance inspection apparatus Feb. 26, 2008
7333650 Defect inspection apparatus Feb. 19, 2008
7330582 Bonding program Feb. 12, 2008
7330581 Image defect inspection method, image defect inspection apparatus and appearance inspection apparatus Feb. 12, 2008
7327870 Method for inspecting a region of interest Feb. 5, 2008
7327871 Defect inspecting method, defect inspecting apparatus and inspection machine Feb. 5, 2008
7323681 Image enhancement by sub-pixel imaging Jan. 29, 2008
7324682 System and method for excluding extraneous features from inspection operations performed by a machine vision inspection system Jan. 29, 2008
7324683 Bonding pattern discrimination device Jan. 29, 2008
7324684 Bonding apparatus Jan. 29, 2008
7321681 Bonding pattern discrimination program Jan. 22, 2008
7321680 Graphic contour extracting method, pattern inspecting method, program and pattern inspecting system Jan. 22, 2008
7317522 Verification of non-recurring defects in pattern inspection Jan. 8, 2008

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