System for inspecting and reviewing a sample

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10177048
APP PUB NO 20160260642A1
SERIAL NO

14639003

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A system for inspecting and reviewing a sample, the system may include a chamber that is arranged to receive the sample and to maintain vacuum within the chamber during at least a scan period; an inspection unit; a review unit; and a mechanical stage for moving the sample, according to a scan pattern and during the scan period, in relation to the inspection unit and the review unit while a spatial relationship between the inspection unit and the review unit remains unchanged; wherein the inspection unit is arranged to detect, during the scan period, multiple suspected defects of the sample; and wherein the review unit is arranged to (a) receive, during the scan period, information about the multiple suspected defects; and (b) locate, during the scan period and in response to the information about the multiple suspected defects, at least one actual defect.

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APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD76236 REHOVOT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frosien, Juergen Riemerling, DE 46 688
Golberg, Boris Ashdod, IL 19 64
Krivts, (Krayvitz) Igor Rehovot, IL 12 30
Levin, Jacob Rehovot, IL 10 33
Uziel, Yoram Misgav, IL 52 602

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