Defect classification apparatus and defect classification method
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1. A classification apparatus including a Graphical User Interface (GUI), comprising:
- an image capturing apparatus that emits an electron beam to a surface of an object to be checked, detects electrons generated from the surface of the object, and converts the detected electrons into an image; and
a processor including an image feature calculator that calculates a feature amount of the image by processing the image in the image capturing apparatus, a hierarchical structure generator that generates a hierarchical structure of folders including the image using the feature amount of the image calculated by the image feature calculator, and a class information adder that, in a case in which defect class information is externally input for the folders having the hierarchical structure generated by the hierarchical structure generator, adds the defect class information to images in the folders,wherein the processor is configured to output the GUI comprisingan unadded pane region that displays the hierarchical structure of folders, said folders being associated with sets of images having no defect class information added thereto;
an image pane region that displays images from the sets of images associated with said folders displayed in the unadded pane region, the images displayed in the image pane having no defect class information added thereto; and
a class pane region that displays the images having defect class information added thereto,wherein by externally inputting defect class information for one image having no defect class information added thereto, the input defect class information is displayed,wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a distance between folders based on said calculated feature amounts of a plurality of combinations of two uppermost folders in the hierarchical structure of folders, for all combinations of any two of said uppermost folders,wherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a new folder in a new uppermost layer associated with folders in which said calculated distance is shorter than a threshold value,wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a first evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts before said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and a second evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts after said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, andwherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value is greater than said first evaluation value by a predetermined threshold amount, and to not create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value does not exceed said first evaluation value by the predetermined threshold amount.
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Abstract
Provided is a GUI including: an unadded pane region that hierarchically displays folders which are sets of images having no class information added thereto; an image pane region that displays the images displayed in the unadded pane region, the displayed images having no classification added thereto; and a class pane region that displays images having classification added thereto, wherein by externally inputting class information for one image having the class information added thereto, the input class information is displayed.
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1. A classification apparatus including a Graphical User Interface (GUI), comprising:
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an image capturing apparatus that emits an electron beam to a surface of an object to be checked, detects electrons generated from the surface of the object, and converts the detected electrons into an image; and a processor including an image feature calculator that calculates a feature amount of the image by processing the image in the image capturing apparatus, a hierarchical structure generator that generates a hierarchical structure of folders including the image using the feature amount of the image calculated by the image feature calculator, and a class information adder that, in a case in which defect class information is externally input for the folders having the hierarchical structure generated by the hierarchical structure generator, adds the defect class information to images in the folders, wherein the processor is configured to output the GUI comprising an unadded pane region that displays the hierarchical structure of folders, said folders being associated with sets of images having no defect class information added thereto; an image pane region that displays images from the sets of images associated with said folders displayed in the unadded pane region, the images displayed in the image pane having no defect class information added thereto; and a class pane region that displays the images having defect class information added thereto, wherein by externally inputting defect class information for one image having no defect class information added thereto, the input defect class information is displayed, wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a distance between folders based on said calculated feature amounts of a plurality of combinations of two uppermost folders in the hierarchical structure of folders, for all combinations of any two of said uppermost folders, wherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a new folder in a new uppermost layer associated with folders in which said calculated distance is shorter than a threshold value, wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a first evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts before said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and a second evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts after said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and wherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value is greater than said first evaluation value by a predetermined threshold amount, and to not create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value does not exceed said first evaluation value by the predetermined threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A classification method comprising:
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an image capturing step comprising emitting an electron beam to a surface of an object to be checked, detecting electrons generated from the surface of the object, and converting the detected electrons into an image; and a processing step including an image feature calculating step of calculating a feature amount of the image by processing the image obtained in the conversion in the image capturing step, a hierarchical structure generating step of generating a hierarchical structure of folders including the image by using a feature amount of the image calculated in the image feature calculating step; and
a class information adding step of, in a case in which defect class information is externally input for the folders having the hierarchical structure, adding the defect class information to images in the folders; anda display step of displaying via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) an unadded pane region that displays the hierarchical structure of folders, said folders being associated with sets of images having no defect class information added thereto; an image pane region that displays images from the sets of images associated with said folders displayed in the unadded pane region, the images displayed in the image pane having no defect class information added thereto; and a class pane region that displays the images having defect class information added thereto, wherein by externally inputting defect class information for one image having no defect class information added thereto, the input defect class information is displayed, wherein said image feature calculating step further comprises calculating a distance between folders based on said calculated feature amounts of a plurality of combinations of two uppermost folders in the hierarchical structure of folders, for all combinations of any two of said uppermost folders, wherein said hierarchical structure generating step further comprises creating a new folder in a new uppermost layer associated with folders in which said calculated distance is shorter than a threshold value, wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a first evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts before said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and a second evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts after said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and wherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value is greater than said first evaluation value by a predetermined threshold amount, and to not create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value does not exceed said first evaluation value by the predetermined threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium upon which is embodied a sequence of programmed instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
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emitting an electron beam to a surface of an object to be checked; detecting electrons generated from the surface of the object; converting the detected electrons into an image; calculating a feature amount of the image by processing the image obtained in the step of converting; generating a hierarchical structure of folders including the image by using a feature amount of the image calculated in the image feature calculating step; receiving defect class information externally input for the folders having the hierarchical structure; adding the defect class information to images in the folders; and a display step of displaying in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) an image of the GUI, comprising an unadded pane region that displays the hierarchical structure of folders, said folders being associated with sets of images having no defect class information added thereto; an image pane region that displays images from the sets of images associated with said folders displayed in the unadded pane region, the images displayed in the image pane having no defect class information added thereto; and a class pane region that displays the images having defect class information added thereto, wherein by externally inputting defect class information for one image having no defect class information added thereto, the input defect class information is displayed, wherein said calculating the image feature amount further comprises calculating a distance between folders based on said calculated feature amounts of a plurality of combinations of two uppermost folders in the hierarchical structure of folders, for all combinations of any two of said uppermost folders, wherein said generating the hierarchical structure generating step further comprises creating a new folder in a new uppermost layer associated with folders in which said calculated distance is shorter than a threshold value wherein said image feature calculator is further configured to calculate a first evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts before said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and a second evaluation value based on a distribution of said calculated feature amounts after said new folder in the new uppermost layer is created, and wherein said hierarchical structure generator is further configured to create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value is greater than said first evaluation value by a predetermined threshold amount, and to not create a further new folder in a further new uppermost layer when said second evaluation value does not exceed said first evaluation value by the predetermined threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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