Automatic semiconductor wafer sorter/prober with extended optica

Details Automatic semiconductor wafer sorter/prober with extended optica Automatic semiconductor wafer sorter/prober with extended optica

1997-07-02

2000-02-01

Peeso, Thomas R.

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system in a specific environment

Mechanical measurement system

3562377, 356390, G01R 3126

Patent

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060213809

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for visually inspecting and sorting semiconductor wafers and the individual microcircuits or chips thereon. The preferred embodiment employs a scanner to obtain a virtual reality image of the wafer and all chips are identified and sorted by applying high-speed image processing routines. The resulting wafer map provides unique image controlled chip coordinates making the chips identifiable even after the chips are diced apart. The wafer may contain different kinds of chips in irregular patterns. A gross-defect, visual inspection sorts out defective chips based on image completeness maximizing the yield and throughput. All inspections and identifications are performed on the virtual wafer or chip images scanned into a computer memory with full physical wafer correlation but without having to manipulate the wafer. The inspection time is, therefore, largely free due to overlapping it by regular transport operations.

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