Power assisted automatic supervised classifier creation tool for semiconductor defects
First Claim
1. A method for classifying a plurality of images, comprising:
- providing a working set of images;
prior to a user performing any classification of the working set of images, automatically sorting the working set of images into a plurality of groupings based on common features of the working set of images and displaying such groupings; and
after automatically sorting the working set of images into groupings, receiving input from the user to manually classify at least a subset of the working set of images facilitated by the displayed groupings.
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Abstract
A method and system that optionally allows a user to view image defects organized by natural groupings based on features of the images. The natural groupings make it easier for the user to organize some or all of the images into classes in a training set of images. A feature vector is extracted from each image in the training set and stored, along with its user-specified class, for use by an automatic classifier software module. The automatic classifier uses the stored feature vectors and classes to automatically classify images not in the training set. If the automatically classified images do not match images manually classified by the user, the user modifies the training set until a better result is obtained from the automatic classifier. The system can provide feedback to an inspection system designed to aid in the setup and fine-tuning of the inspection system.
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1. A method for classifying a plurality of images, comprising:
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providing a working set of images; prior to a user performing any classification of the working set of images, automatically sorting the working set of images into a plurality of groupings based on common features of the working set of images and displaying such groupings; and after automatically sorting the working set of images into groupings, receiving input from the user to manually classify at least a subset of the working set of images facilitated by the displayed groupings. - 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)
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24. A system for classifying a plurality of images, comprising:
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a software portion configured to provide a working set of images; a software portion configured to prior to a user performing any classification of the working set of images, automatically sort the working set of images into a plurality of groupings based on common features of the working set of images and displaying such groupings; and a software portion configured to after automatically sorting the working set of images into groupings, receive input from the user to manually classify at least a subset of the working set of images facilitated by the displayed groupings. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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