Defect inspection method and defect inspection apparatus

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PATENT NO 8953868
APP PUB NO 20130322737A1
SERIAL NO

13905164

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A defect inspection method comprising: picking up an image of a subject under inspection to thereby acquire an inspection image; extracting multiple templates corresponding to multiple regions, respectively from design data of the subject under inspection; finding a first misregistration amount between the inspection image and the design data using a first template as any one template selected from among the plural templates; finding a second misregistration amount between the inspection image and the design data using a second template other than the first template, the second template being selected from among the plural templates, and the first misregistration-amount; and converting the design data, misregistration thereof being corrected using the first misregistration-amount, and the second misregistration-amount, into a design data image, and comparing the design data image with the inspection image to thereby detect a defect of the subject under inspection.

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  • HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hiroi, Takashi Yokohama, JP 95 1917
Minakawa, Tsuyoshi Yokohama, JP 19 136
Miyamoto, Atsushi Yokohama, JP 183 2107
Murakami, Shinya Kawasaki, JP 43 192
Ninomiya, Taku Hitachinaka, JP 28 477
Shishido, Chie Kawasaki, JP 91 1405

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