Systems and methods for creating persistent data for a wafer and for using persistent data for inspection-related functions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8126255
APP PUB NO 20090080759A1
SERIAL NO

12234201

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Various systems and methods for creating persistent data for a wafer and using persistent data for inspection-related functions are provided. One system includes a set of processor nodes coupled to a detector of an inspection system. Each of the processor nodes is configured to receive a portion of image data generated by the detector during scanning of a wafer. The system also includes an array of storage media separately coupled to each of the processor nodes. The processor nodes are configured to send all of the image data or a selected portion of the image data received by the processor nodes to the arrays of storage media such that all of the image data or the selected portion of the image data generated by the detector during the scanning of the wafer is stored in the arrays of the storage media.

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KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE MILPITAS CA 95035

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balasubramanian, Lalita A Fremont, US 2 371
Bhaskar, Chetana San Jose, US 7 595
Bhaskar, Kris San Jose, US 36 1623
Bhattacharyya, Santosh San Jose, US 20 629
Campochiaro, Cecelia Sunnyvale, US 6 229
Duffy, Brian San Jose, US 48 1982
Khullar, Aneesh Sunnyvale, US 10 376
Kohli, Alpa Saratoga, US 1 300
Kulkarni, Ashok San Jose, US 27 1921
Mahadevan, Mohan Livermore, US 33 884
Maher, Chris Campbell, US 12 471
Rosengaus, Eliezer Palo Alto, US 38 1138

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