Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for determining a position of inspection data in design data space, comprising:
- using a computer system to performing the following steps;
aligning data acquired by an inspection system for alignment sites on a wafer with data for predetermined alignment sites;
determining positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in design data space based on positions of the predetermined alignment sites in the design data space;
determining a position of inspection data acquired for the wafer by the inspection system in the design data space based on the positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in the design data space; and
determining a sensitivity for detecting defects on different portions of the wafer based on the position of the inspection data in the design data space, one or more attributes of design data in the design data space, and one or more attributes of the inspection data, wherein the one or more attributes of the inspection data comprise one or more image noise attributes, if one or more defects were detected in the different portions, or some combination thereof.
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Abstract
Various methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data are provided. One computer-implemented method for determining a position of inspection data in design data space includes aligning data acquired by an inspection system for alignment sites on a wafer with data for predetermined alignment sites. The method also includes determining positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in design data space based on positions of the predetermined alignment sites in the design data space. In addition, the method includes determining a position of inspection data acquired for the wafer by the inspection system in the design data space based on the positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in the design data space. In one embodiment, the position of the inspection data is determined with sub-pixel accuracy.
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58 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining a position of inspection data in design data space, comprising:
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using a computer system to performing the following steps; aligning data acquired by an inspection system for alignment sites on a wafer with data for predetermined alignment sites; determining positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in design data space based on positions of the predetermined alignment sites in the design data space; determining a position of inspection data acquired for the wafer by the inspection system in the design data space based on the positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in the design data space; and determining a sensitivity for detecting defects on different portions of the wafer based on the position of the inspection data in the design data space, one or more attributes of design data in the design data space, and one or more attributes of the inspection data, wherein the one or more attributes of the inspection data comprise one or more image noise attributes, if one or more defects were detected in the different portions, or some combination thereof. - 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, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system configured to determine a position of inspection data in design data space, comprising:
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a storage medium comprising design data; and a processor coupled to the storage medium, wherein the processor is configured to; align data acquired by an inspection system for alignment sites on a wafer with data for predetermined alignment sites; determine positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in design data based on positions of the predetermined alignment sites in the design data space; determine a position of inspection data acquired for the wafer by the inspection system in the design data space based on the positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in the design data space; and determine a sensitivity for detecting defects on different portions of the wafer based on the position of the inspection data in the design data space, one or more attributes of the design data in the design data space, and one or more attributes of the inspection data, wherein the one or more attributes of the inspection data comprise one or more image noise attributes, if one or more defects were detected in the different portions, or some combination thereof.
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58. A system configured to determine a position of inspection data in design data space, comprising:
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an inspection system configured to acquire data for alignment sites on a wafer and inspection data for the wafer; a storage medium comprising design data; and a processor coupled to the inspection system and the storage medium, wherein the processor is configured to; align the data for the alignment sites on the wafer with data for predetermined alignment sites; determine positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in design data space based on positions of the predetermined alignment sites in the design data space; determine a position of the inspection data in the design data space based on the positions of the alignment sites on the wafer in the design day space; and determine a sensitivity for detecting defects on different portions of the wafer based on the position of the inspection data in the design data space, one or more attributes of the design data in the design data space, and one or more attributes of the inspection data, wherein the one or more attributes of the inspection data comprise one or more image noise attributes, if one or more defects were detected in the different portions, or some combination thereof.
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