Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer, comprising:
- using a computer to perform the following steps of;
comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space, wherein dimensions of the portions are determined based, at least in part, on positions of the defects reported by an inspection system used to detect the defects, coordinate inaccuracy of the inspection system, one or more attributes of the design data, defect size, defect size error of the inspection system, or some combination thereof;
determining if the design data in the portions is at least similar based on results of said comparing;
binning the defects in groups such that the portions of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least similar; and
storing results of said binning in a storage medium.
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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 binning defects detected on a wafer includes comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space. The method also includes determining if the design data in the portions is at least similar based on results of the comparing step. In addition, the method includes binning the defects in groups such that the portions of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least similar. The method further includes storing results of the binning step in a storage medium.
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1. A computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer, comprising:
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using a computer to perform the following steps of; comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space, wherein dimensions of the portions are determined based, at least in part, on positions of the defects reported by an inspection system used to detect the defects, coordinate inaccuracy of the inspection system, one or more attributes of the design data, defect size, defect size error of the inspection system, or some combination thereof; determining if the design data in the portions is at least similar based on results of said comparing; binning the defects in groups such that the portions of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least similar; and storing results of said binning in a storage medium. - 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)
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51. A computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer, comprising:
using a computer to perform the following steps of; comparing positions of the defects in design data space with positions of hot spots in design data, wherein hot spots located proximate to design data that is at least similar are correlated with each other; associating the defects and the hot spots having positions that are at least similar; binning the defects in groups such that the defects in each of the groups are associated with only hot spots that are correlated with each other; storing results of said binning in a storage medium; and prioritizing one or more of the groups by number of total hot spots correlated with the hot spots associated with the defects in the one or more groups and number of the defects in the one or more of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer, comprising:
using a computer to perform the following steps of; comparing one or more attributes of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space; determining if the one or more attributes of the design data proximate the positions of the defects are at least similar based on results of said comparing; binning the defects in groups such that the one or more attributes of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least similar; storing results of said binning in a storage medium; and determining if the defects are random or systematic defects using the one or more attributes. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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