Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inspection system and method for inspecting a sample by using a plurality of spaced apart beams
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Application No.: US15134278Application Date: 2016-04-20
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Publication No.: US10054551B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Boris Golberg , Ron Naftali
- Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Rehovot
- Assignee: Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Rehovot
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G01N21/88
- IPC: G01N21/88

Abstract:
An inspection system that may include an illumination module that may be configured to scan a sample during multiple scan iterations; wherein during each scan iteration the illumination module scans each beam of a plurality of spaced apart beams along a scan line; a mechanical stage that may be configured to move the sample during the multiple scan iterations; a detection module; and a processor; wherein when the inspection system operates in an interlaced mode, the mechanical stage may be configured to move at a first speed thereby preventing a substantial overlap between scan lines obtained during the multiple scan iterations; wherein when the inspection system operates in a non-interlaced mode: the mechanical stage may be configured to move at a second speed that differs from the first speed thereby introducing an overlap between scan lines of different beams that may be obtained during different scan iterations; the detection module may be configured to generate detection signals in response to a detection of radiation emitted from the sample as a result of each scan line; and wherein the processor may be configured to independently process detection signals relating to different scan lines.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170307539A1 INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A SAMPLE BY USING A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART BEAMS Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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