Single image detection
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1. A system configured to detect defects on a specimen, comprising:
- an imaging subsystem configured for generating images of a specimen, wherein the imaging subsystem comprises at least an energy source configured to direct energy to the specimen and at least a detector configured to detect energy from the specimen;
one or more computer subsystems coupled to the imaging subsystem, wherein the one or more computer subsystems are configured for acquiring a single test image for a portion of the specimen generated by the imaging subsystem; and
one or more components executed by the one or more computer subsystems, wherein the one or more components comprise;
a generative model, wherein the generative model comprises a non-linear network configured for mapping blocks of pixels of an input feature map volume into labels, and wherein the labels are indicative of one or more defect-related characteristics of the blocks;
wherein the one or more computer subsystems are further configured for inputting the single test image into the generative model;
wherein the generative model is configured for;
separating the single test image into multiple blocks of pixels;
for at least one of the multiple blocks of pixels, determining a feature of the at least one of the multiple blocks based on only the pixels in the at least one of the multiple blocks; and
selecting one of the labels for the at least one of the multiple blocks based on the determined feature and the mapping of the blocks of the pixels of the input feature map volume into the labels; and
wherein the one or more computer subsystems are further configured for detecting defects in the portion of the specimen based on the selected label for the at least one of the multiple blocks.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting defects on a specimen are provided. One system includes a generative model. The generative model includes a non-linear network configured for mapping blocks of pixels of an input feature map volume into labels. The labels are indicative of one or more defect-related characteristics of the blocks. The system inputs a single test image into the generative model, which determines features of blocks of pixels in the single test image and determines labels for the blocks based on the mapping. The system detects defects on the specimen based on the determined labels.
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36 Claims
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1. A system configured to detect defects on a specimen, comprising:
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an imaging subsystem configured for generating images of a specimen, wherein the imaging subsystem comprises at least an energy source configured to direct energy to the specimen and at least a detector configured to detect energy from the specimen; one or more computer subsystems coupled to the imaging subsystem, wherein the one or more computer subsystems are configured for acquiring a single test image for a portion of the specimen generated by the imaging subsystem; and one or more components executed by the one or more computer subsystems, wherein the one or more components comprise; a generative model, wherein the generative model comprises a non-linear network configured for mapping blocks of pixels of an input feature map volume into labels, and wherein the labels are indicative of one or more defect-related characteristics of the blocks; wherein the one or more computer subsystems are further configured for inputting the single test image into the generative model; wherein the generative model is configured for; separating the single test image into multiple blocks of pixels; for at least one of the multiple blocks of pixels, determining a feature of the at least one of the multiple blocks based on only the pixels in the at least one of the multiple blocks; and selecting one of the labels for the at least one of the multiple blocks based on the determined feature and the mapping of the blocks of the pixels of the input feature map volume into the labels; and wherein the one or more computer subsystems are further configured for detecting defects in the portion of the specimen based on the selected label for the at least one of the multiple blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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28. The system of claim I, wherein the imaging subsystem is an electron beam based imaging subsystem.
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35. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing program instructions executable on a computer system for performing a computer-implemented method for detecting defects on a specimen, wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
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separating a single test image generated for a portion of a specimen by an imaging subsystem into multiple blocks of pixels; for at least one of the multiple blocks of pixels, determining a feature of the at least one of the multiple blocks based on only the pixels in the at least one of the multiple blocks, wherein said separating and said determining are performed by a generative model included in one or more components executed by one or more computer subsystems, wherein the generative model comprises a non-linear network configured for mapping blocks of pixels of an input feature map volume into labels, and wherein the labels are indicative of one or more defect-related characteristics of the blocks; selecting one of the labels for the at least one of the multiple blocks based on the determined feature and the mapping of the blocks of the pixels of the input feature map volume into the labels; and detecting defects in the portion of the specimen based on the selected label for the at least one of the multiple blocks, wherein said detecting is performed by the one or more computer subsystems.
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36. A computer-implemented method for detecting defects on a specimen, comprising:
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separating a single test image generated for a portion of a specimen by an imaging subsystem into multiple blocks of pixels; for at least one of the multiple blocks of pixels, determining a feature of the at least one of the multiple blocks based on only the pixels in the at least one of the multiple blocks, wherein said separating and said determining are performed by a generative model included in one or more components executed by one or more computer subsystems, wherein the generative model comprises a non-linear network configured for mapping blocks of pixels of an input feature map volume into labels, and wherein the labels are indicative of one or more defect-related characteristics of the blocks; selecting one of the labels for the at least one of the multiple blocks based on the determined feature and the mapping of the blocks of the pixels of the input feature map volume into the labels; and detecting defects in the portion of the specimen based on the selected label for the at least one of the multiple blocks, wherein said detecting is performed by the one or more computer subsystems.
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