Defect inspection device, defect inspection method, and defect inspection program

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PATENT NO 9240041
APP PUB NO 20130322735A1
SERIAL NO

13903673

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A defect inspection device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a light source, a detector that receives light from an illuminated region of a sample, a stage that changes a relative position between light from the light source and the sample in order to sequentially inspect a plurality of unit inspection regions, a comparator that compares a detection signal output from the detector with a threshold according to scanning in the stage, a mask position setting unit that sets a common position of the plurality of unit inspection regions as a mask position in order to mask the common position when the plurality of unit inspection regions are sequentially inspected, and a defect detection unit that detects a defect based on a comparison result in the comparison unit in another region than the mask position.

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LASERTEC CORPORATION2-10-1 SHIN-YOKOHAMA KOHOKU-KU YOKOHAMA KANAGAWA 222-8552

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miyamoto, Hiroyuki Kanagawa, JP 79 687
Tamura, Tomoya Kanagawa, JP 16 82

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