Inspection apparatus and inspection method
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Mar 26, 2024
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Abstract
An inspection apparatus for inspecting an inspection target object, includes an X-ray generation tube having a target including an X-ray generation portion that generates X-rays by irradiation with an electron beam, and configured to emit X-rays to the inspection target object, and a plurality of X-ray detectors, wherein each of the plurality of X-ray detectors detects X-rays emitted from a foreign substance existing on an inspection target surface of the inspection target object irradiated with the X-rays from the X-ray generation portion and totally reflected by the inspection target surface.
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Patent Owner(s)
- CANON ANELVA CORPORATION
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- 2023 Application Filing Year
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- 1721 Applications Filed
- 298 Patents Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Tsukamoto, Takeo | Niigata, JP | 217 | 3544 |
# of filed Patents : 217 Total Citations : 3544 |
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