Optics: measuring and testing – Inspection of flaws or impurities – Surface condition
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Nguyen, Sang (Department: 2886)
Optics: measuring and testing
Inspection of flaws or impurities
Surface condition
C356S237100, C356S237200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07898653
ABSTRACT:
Selection with alignment marks of an optimal template, its identification and similarity judgment are conducted by a calculation function of a correlation value provided to a foreign matter inspection apparatus. In other words, the foreign matter inspection apparatus includes unit for registering feature points of alignment marks formed on a surface of an inspected object, unit for collecting image data of the alignment marks formed on the surface of the inspected object and a data processor for extracting a feature point from the image data and calculating a correlation value of both feature points, and registers the image data of the alignment mark on the basis of a threshold value of the correlation value.
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Imai Eiji
Okamoto Hideyuki
Ooyama Masami
Yamashita Hiroyuki
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Nguyen Sang
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