Pattern inspection device and pattern inspection method

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PATENT NO 9188554
APP PUB NO 20150212019A1
SERIAL NO

14403668

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Provided is a pattern inspection device for accurately simulating an electron beam image of a circuit pattern on a wafer from design data, and implementing high-precision defect detection based on the comparison between the simulated electron beam image and a real image. A pattern inspection device comprises: an image capturing unit for capturing an electron beam image of a pattern formed on a substrate; a simulated electron beam image generation unit for generating a simulated electron beam image using a parameter indicating the characteristics of the electron beam image on the basis of design data; and an inspection unit for comparing the electron beam image of the pattern, which is the image captured by the image capturing unit, and the simulated electron beam image generated by the simulated electron beam image generation unit, and inspecting the pattern on the substrate.

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  • HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hiroi, Takashi Tokyo, JP 95 1919
Murakami, Shinya Tokyo, JP 43 192
Nakano, Michio Tokyo, JP 8 72
Ninomiya, Taku Tokyo, JP 28 477
Shishido, Chie Tokyo, JP 91 1406

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