System for inspecting a backside of a wafer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10215707
APP PUB NO 20170010220A1
SERIAL NO

15207537

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An inspection system for inspection a surface of a substrate, the inspection system may include an interface for holding the substrate; a movement mechanism for moving the interface, thereby moving the substrate between different positions; a bright field light source that is configured to illuminate different bright field illuminated parts of the surface of the substrate when the substrate is positioned at the different positions; at least one dark field light source that is configured to illuminate different dark field illuminated parts of the surface of the substrate when the substrate is positioned at the different positions; and a camera that is configured to: (a) generate bright field detection signals in response to light that is detected by the camera as a result of the illumination of the different bright field illuminated parts; and (b) generate dark field detection signals in response to light that is detected by the camera as a result of the illumination of the different dark field illuminated parts; and wherein light that is detected by the camera as the result of the illumination of the different bright field illuminated parts and as the result of the illumination of the different dark field illuminated parts does not include an image of the camera.

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CAMTEK LTDMIGDAL HAEMEK

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Ben, Ezer Zehava Moshav Balfuria, IL 6 2
Deutsch, Natan Kfar Pines, IL 1 0
Kafry, Guy Atzmon Segev, IL 2 0
Koren, Shimon Haifa, IL 15 51
Langmans, Eldad Haifa, IL 3 13

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