Methods of processing and inspecting semiconductor substrates

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PATENT NO 8460946
APP PUB NO 20120094401A1
SERIAL NO

13089127

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A method of inspecting a semiconductor substrate having a back surface and including at least one piece of metal embedded in the substrate comprises directing measuring light towards the back surface of the substrate and detecting a portion of the measuring light received back from the substrate. The method also includes determining a distance between the piece of metal and the back surface based upon the detected measuring light received back from the substrate.

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NANDA TECHNOLOGIES GMBHUNTERSCHLEISSHEIM

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Guittet, Pierre-Yves Munich, DE 7 15
Halder, Sandip Leuven, BE 15 30
Jourdain, Anne Leuven, BE 8 71
Markwort, Lars Haimhausen, DE 17 336

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