Method of inspecting and processing semiconductor wafers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8778702
APP PUB NO 20120142122A1
SERIAL NO

13390676

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A wafer inspection method comprises imaging a full surface of the wafer at an imaging resolution insufficient to resolve individual microstructures which are repetitively arranged on the wafer. A mask 109 is applied to the recorded image and unmasked portions 111 of the image are further processed by averaging. The unmasked portions 111 are selected such that they include memory portions of the wafer.

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NANDA TECHNOLOGIES GMBHUNTERSCHLEISSHEIM

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Guittet, Pierre-Yves München, DE 7 15
Kappel, Christoph Aschheim, DE 4 2
Kharrazian, Reza Stephanskirchen, DE 2 2
Markwort, Lars Haimhausen, DE 17 336

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