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Optical method and apparatus for inspecting large area planar objects

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AU2002219847A1
AU2002219847A1 AU2002219847A AU1984702A AU2002219847A1 AU 2002219847 A1 AU2002219847 A1 AU 2002219847A1 AU 2002219847 A AU2002219847 A AU 2002219847A AU 1984702 A AU1984702 A AU 1984702A AU 2002219847 A1 AU2002219847 A1 AU 2002219847A1
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optical method
planar objects
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Patrick D. Kinney
Nagaraja P. Rao
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/9501—Semiconductor wafers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/8806—Specially adapted optical and illumination features
    • G01N2021/8822—Dark field detection
    • G01N2021/8825—Separate detection of dark field and bright field

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  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
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