ClassID:

168163

G01N2021/8822 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light; Systems specially adapted for particular applications; Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination; Specially adapted optical and illumination features Dark field detection

Sub-classes:
Recent Application in this class:
#1
20260100395
2026-04-09

INSPECTION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF MODULES OR PRECURSORS OF MODULES

#2
20260002875
2026-01-01

Semiconductor Workpiece Inspection System

#3
20250383294
2025-12-18

SPECKLE NOISE REDUCTION USING PUPIL MASKS

#4
20250259296
2025-08-14

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING A WORKSURFACE

#5
20250259290
2025-08-14

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-REPAIR INSPECTION OF A WORKSURFACE

#6
20250085231
2025-03-13

DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS

#7
20250052690
2025-02-13

DUAL LENS INSPECTION DEVICE

#8
20250012732
2025-01-09

SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS

#9
20240329377
2024-10-03

Dark-field confocal microscopic measurement apparatus and method based on vortex dichroism

#10
20240302275
2024-09-12

ELECTRODE PLATE INSPECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR FABRICATING POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRODE PLATE INSPECTION APPARATUS

#11
20240102937
2024-03-28

HIGH CLARITY GEMSTONE FACET AND INTERNAL IMAGING ANALYSIS

#12
20230324376
2023-10-12

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND MOLECULAR PROFILING OF MEMBRANE BOUND VESICLES WITH NANOPARTICLES

#13
20230251198
2023-08-10

DARK FIELD ILLUMINATION BASED ON LASER ILLUMINATED PHOSPHOR

#14
20230221261
2023-07-13

Apparatus and method for inspecting laser defect inside of transparent material

#15
20230020684
2023-01-19

Laser based inclusion detection system and methods

#16
20230018318
2023-01-19

PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD

#17
20220365000
2022-11-17

Dark-Field Microscopy Imaging Apparatus

#18
20220214285
2022-07-07

Scanning scatterometry overlay measurement

#19
20220155242
2022-05-19

Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal growth of graphene

#20
20220082512
2022-03-17

Method and device determining soiling of a shield

#21
20210356406
2021-11-18

Apparatus and method for rotating an optical objective

#22
20210349037
2021-11-11

Dark-field optical inspection device

#23
20210164918
2021-06-03

Sensitive particle detection with spatially-varying polarization rotator and polarizer

#24
20210104388
2021-04-08

System and method for photomultiplier tube image correction

#25
20200379359
2020-12-03

Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method

#26
20200285034
2020-09-10

Image acquisition apparatus and image acquisition method

#27
20200264109
2020-08-20

Sensitive particle detection with spatially-varying polarization rotator and polarizer

#28
20200232935
2020-07-23

System and method for inspecting a transparent cylinder

#29
20200150054
2020-05-14

Radial polarizer for particle detection

#30
20200051233
2020-02-13

Method and apparatus for optically inspecting a mold for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses for possible mold defects

#31
20190339208
2019-11-07

Inspection of components for imperfections

#32
20190331902
2019-10-31

LASER-BASED FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

#33
20190277776
2019-09-12

Detecting die repeating programmed defects located in backgrounds with non-repeating features

#34
20190198330
2019-06-27

Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals

#35
20190180069
2019-06-13

Darkfield modeling

#36
20190178812
2019-06-13

Surface inspection system and method using multiple light sources and a camera offset therefrom

#37
20190178808
2019-06-13

Inspection method for semiconductor substrates using slope data and inspection apparatus

#38
20190154593
2019-05-23

Inspection information generation device, inspection information generation method, and defect inspection device

#39
20190154578
2019-05-23

Surface inspection system and surface inspection method

#40
20190145907
2019-05-16

Method and device determining soiling of a shield

#41
20190094712
2019-03-28

Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method

#42
20190056335
2019-02-21

System and method for inspecting a transparent cylinder

#43
20190011375
2019-01-10

Surface defect detecting method and surface defect detecting apparatus

#44
20180306732
2018-10-25

Intraocular lens inspection

#45
20180275063
2018-09-27

Semiconductor device inspection of metallic discontinuities

#46
20180213134
2018-07-26

Optical inspection system

#47
20180195974
2018-07-12

Light field illumination container inspection system

#48
20180067057
2018-03-08

Method and device for focusing in an inspection system

#49
20180047152
2018-02-15

Appearance inspection apparatus and appearance inspection method

#50
20180031977
2018-02-01

Device and method for processing a radiation beam with coherence

#51
20180031490
2018-02-01

Inspection device and inspection system

#52
20170363547
2017-12-21

Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same

#53
20170350826
2017-12-07

Dark field wafer nano-defect inspection system with a singular beam

#54
20170350800
2017-12-07

METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARTICLES

#55
20170315062
2017-11-02

INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD

#56
20170315055
2017-11-02

Method and apparatus for determining the property of a structure, device manufacturing method

#57
20170292916
2017-10-12

Surface defects evaluation system and method for spherical optical components

#58
20170227462
2017-08-10

Method and apparatus for detecting holes in substrates in absorbent article converting lines

#59
20170205358
2017-07-20

Simultaneous multi-spot inspection and imaging

#60
20170191944
2017-07-06

Method and device for focusing in an inspection system

#61
20170184511
2017-06-29

Lithographic apparatus and method for performing a measurement

#62
20170122878
2017-05-04

Surface defect detecting method and surface defect detecting apparatus

#63
20170108444
2017-04-20

Defect observation method and device and defect detection device

#64
20170102338
2017-04-13

Defect inspection method and its device

#65
20170059490
2017-03-02

System and method for imaging a sample with an illumination source modified by a spatial selective wavelength filter

#66
20170044057
2017-02-16

Portable defect mitigator for electrochromic windows

#67
20170025281
2017-01-26

Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals

#68
20170011495
2017-01-12

Methods and apparatus for speckle suppression in laser dark-field systems

#69
20160341945
2016-11-24

Laser-based Fourier ptychographic imaging systems and methods

#70
20160334715
2016-11-17

Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method

#71
20160290927
2016-10-06

Optical metrology system for spectral imaging of a sample

#72
20160274033
2016-09-22

IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD

#73
20160266047
2016-09-15

Wafer and reticle inspection systems and methods for selecting illumination pupil configurations

#74
20160169815
2016-06-16

Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals

#75
20160161749
2016-06-09

Lens array-based illumination for wafer inspection

#76
20160146740
2016-05-26

Metrology method and apparatus

#77
20160109376
2016-04-21

Lenticular wafer inspection

#78
20160069816
2016-03-10

Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same

#79
20160047752
2016-02-18

Optical module for surface inspection and surface inspection apparatus including the same

#80
20160027165
2016-01-28

Detecting defects on a wafer using defect-specific and multi-channel information

#81
20160018340
2016-01-21

Method for reviewing a defect and apparatus

#82
20150380321
2015-12-31

System and method for dark field inspection

#83
20150316488
2015-11-05

Inspection system and inspection illumination device

#84
20150253658
2015-09-10

Method of inspecting mask, mask inspection device, and method of manufacturing mask

#85
20150193926
2015-07-09

Inspection having a segmented pupil

#86
20150146193
2015-05-28

Optical metrology system for spectral imaging of a sample

#87
20150124927
2015-05-07

Dark field computed tomography imaging

#88
20150116712
2015-04-30

Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same

#89
20150104094
2015-04-16

Defect detection system for extreme ultraviolet lithography mask

#90
20150022806
2015-01-22

Defect inspection method and its device

#91
20140362372
2014-12-11

Simultaneous multi-spot inspection and imaging

#92
20140299790
2014-10-09

Inspection method and an inspection system exhibiting speckle reduction characteristics

#93
20140233024
2014-08-21

Defect inspecting apparatus and defect inspecting method

#94
20140078658
2014-03-20

DETECTION OF OLEOPHOBIC COATING

#95
20140002810
2014-01-02

Inspection apparatus

#96
20130308131
2013-11-21

Optical system and method for measuring in three-dimensional structures

#97
20130242291
2013-09-19

Photomultiplier tube with extended dynamic range

#98
20130148115
2013-06-13

OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF PATTERNED SAMPLES

#99
20130148114
2013-06-13

Optical system and method for inspection of patterned samples

#100
20130148112
2013-06-13

Electron-bombarded charge-coupled device and inspection systems using EBCCD detectors

#101
20130107248
2013-05-02

Enhanced defect scanning

#102
20130092679
2013-04-18

Portable defect mitigator for electrochromic windows

#103
20130088706
2013-04-11

Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals

#104
20130017475
2013-01-17

Method of inspecting mask, mask inspection device, and method of manufacturing mask

#105
20130002841
2013-01-03

Method of acquiring an image in a transparent, colored container

#106
20120274931
2012-11-01

Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same

#107
20120218543
2012-08-30

Mask inspection method and mask inspection apparatus

#108
20120194809
2012-08-02

Method and apparatus for detecting defects

#109
20120188786
2012-07-26

Ring light illuminator, beam shaper and method for illumination

#110
20120133927
2012-05-31

Defect inspection apparatus and its method

#111
20120092657
2012-04-19

Method of defect inspection and device of defect inspection

#112
20120087143
2012-04-12

Ring light illuminator and beam shaper for ring light illuminator

#113
20120050729
2012-03-01

Inspection method and inspection apparatus

#114
20120008132
2012-01-12

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REVIEWING DEFECT

#115
20110293151
2011-12-01

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING SURFACE PARTICULATE CONTAMINANTS BY IMPROVED ANALYSIS

#116
20110292390
2011-12-01

Apparatus for inspecting defects

#117
20110286001
2011-11-24

Dark-field defect inspecting method, dark-field defect inspecting apparatus, aberration analyzing method, and aberration analyzing apparatus

#118
20110276299
2011-11-10

Inspecting apparatus and an inspecting method

#119
20110205534
2011-08-25

Defect inspection apparatus and its method

#120
20110170091
2011-07-14

Inspection guided overlay metrology

#121
20110170090
2011-07-14

Illumination system for optical inspection

#122
20110169944
2011-07-14

Dark field inspection system with ring illumination

#123
20110164806
2011-07-07

Method and system for low cost inspection

#124
20110073982
2011-03-31

Inspection system using back side illuminated linear sensor

#125
20110043794
2011-02-24

Dark-field examination device

#126
20110025840
2011-02-03

Inspection device and inspection method for detecting foreign bodies in a filled container

#127
20110006220
2011-01-13

Fluorescent-image acquisition apparatus, fluorescent-image acquisition method and fluorescent-image acquisition program

#128
20100271628
2010-10-28

Method and apparatus for detecting defects

#129
20100271473
2010-10-28

Defect inspection system

#130
20100214561
2010-08-26

Defect inspecting method and apparatus

#131
20100208249
2010-08-19

Apparatus for inspecting defects

#132
20100128165
2010-05-27

System and method for acquiring images

#133
20100115887
2010-05-13

Detection system

#134
20100097680
2010-04-22

Illumination system for optical inspection

#135
20100088042
2010-04-08

Method of detecting defects on an object

#136
20100073935
2010-03-25

Dark field illuminator and a dark field illumination method

#137
20100045807
2010-02-25

Optical reader capable of changing the incident angle of dark field illumination

#138
20090299681
2009-12-03

Methods and systems for generating information to be used for selecting values for one or more parameters of a detection algorithm

#139
20090284733
2009-11-19

Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for selecting polarization settings for an inspection system

#140
20090273829
2009-11-05

Observing device

#141
20090251535
2009-10-08

Automatic inspection device for stents, and method of automatic inspection

#142
20090225539
2009-09-10

Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination

#143
20090219518
2009-09-03

Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination

#144
20090213366
2009-08-27

Method and apparatus for detecting defects

#145
20090207405
2009-08-20

Defect inspecting apparatus

#146
20090202138
2009-08-13

Inspection apparatus

#147
20090148033
2009-06-11

Optical inspection apparatus for substrate defect detection

#148
20090123060
2009-05-14

INSPECTION SYSTEM

#149
20090116004
2009-05-07

Surface inspection system with improved capabilities

#150
20090073429
2009-03-19

Illuminator for darkfield inspection

#151
20090066933
2009-03-12

Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method for strained silicon wafer

#152
20090059216
2009-03-05

DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS

#153
20090027664
2009-01-29

Defect inspection apparatus and its method

#154
20090002695
2009-01-01

Method and apparatus for reviewing defect

#155
20080291436
2008-11-27

Defect inspection system

#156
20080273195
2008-11-06

System, method and apparatus for in-situ substrate inspection

#157
20080230695
2008-09-25

Method of imaging radiation from an object on a detection device and an inspection device for inspecting an object

#158
20080225286
2008-09-18

Method And Apparatus For Detecting Defects

#159
20080204725
2008-08-28

Lamination status inspecting apparatus, lamination status inspecting method, and recording medium storing lamination status detecting program

#160
20080198602
2008-08-21

Method and apparatus for illuminating material for automated inspection

#161
20080144023
2008-06-19

Apparatus for inspecting defects

#162
20080054166
2008-03-06

DETACHABLY COUPLED IMAGE INTENSIFIER AND IMAGE SENSOR

#163
20080024794
2008-01-31

Semiconductor Surface Inspection Apparatus and Method of Illumination

#164
20080018887
2008-01-24

Methods and systems for detecting pinholes in a film formed on a wafer or for monitoring a thermal process tool

#165
20080013158
2008-01-17

Perspective switching optical device for 3D semiconductor inspection

#166
20070216896
2007-09-20

Defect inspecting apparatus

#167
20070202476
2007-08-30

Techniques for inspecting an electronic device

#168
20070201020
2007-08-30

Fiber optic darkfield ring light

#169
20070188743
2007-08-16

Method and system of defect inspection for mask blank and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same

#170
20070158636
2007-07-12

Detecting and characterizing mask blank defects using angular distribution of scattered light

#171
20070146697
2007-06-28

Apparatus and method for testing defects

#172
20070146696
2007-06-28

Apparatus and method for testing defects

#173
20070146695
2007-06-28

Inspection apparatus, lithographic system provided with the inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting a sample

#174
20070146657
2007-06-28

Lithographic apparatus and method

#175
20070139764
2007-06-21

Simultaneous observation of darkfield images and fluorescence using filter and diaphragm

#176
20070115463
2007-05-24

Oblique transmission illumination inspection system and method for inspecting a glass sheet

#177
20070081154
2007-04-12

System and method for conducting adaptive fourier filtering to detect defects in dense logic areas of an inspection surface

#178
20070080703
2007-04-12

Camera based pin grid array (PGA) inspection system with pin base mask and low angle lighting

#179
20070076194
2007-04-05

Method of detecting incomplete edge bead removal from a disk-like object

#180
20070070335
2007-03-29

Method and system for detecting defects

#181
20070058164
2007-03-15

Method and apparatus for detecting defects in a specimen utilizing information concerning the specimen

#182
20070009257
2007-01-11

Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination

#183
20070008519
2007-01-11

Illumination system for optical inspection

#184
20060290923
2006-12-28

Method and apparatus for detecting defects

#185
20060274304
2006-12-07

Systems and methods for inspecting an edge of a specimen

#186
20060235308
2006-10-19

System for dark-field imaging of target areas below an object surface

#187
20060139450
2006-06-29

System, method and apparatus for in-situ substrate inspection

#188
20060138338
2006-06-29

Mask blanks inspection tool

#189
20060109457
2006-05-25

Surface inspection system with improved capabilities

#190
20060091334
2006-05-04

Con-focal imaging system and method using destructive interference to enhance image contrast of light scattering objects on a sample surface

#191
20060082767
2006-04-20

Darkfield inspection system having a programmable light selection array

#192
20060054836
2006-03-16

Mask blanks inspection method and mask blank inspection tool

#193
20060030060
2006-02-09

Apparatus and method for testing defects

#194
20060030059
2006-02-09

Apparatus and method for testing defects

#195
20060012781
2006-01-19

Programmable spatial filter for wafer inspection

#196
20060012778
2006-01-19

Illuminator for dark field inspection

#197
20050248766
2005-11-10

Device for inspecting filled and closed receptacles

#198
20050219518
2005-10-06

Dark field inspection system

#199
20050206887
2005-09-22

Method and apparatus for analyzing the state of generation of foreign particles in semiconductor fabrication process

#200
20050018179
2005-01-27

Darkfield inspection system having a programmable light selection array

#201
20050007792
2005-01-13

Fiber optic darkfield ring light

#202
20050004956
2005-01-06

Optical method for evaluating surface and physical properties of structures made wholly or partially from fibers, films, polymers or a combination thereof

#203
20050001900
2005-01-06

Apparatus for inspection of a wafer

#204
18813695
2025-01-14

Vortex dichroism dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus based on spiral transformation

#205
18813669
2025-05-27

Dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus based on vortex interference

#206
18802272
2025-04-15

Dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus and method based on multi-fractional angular momentum demodulation

#207
14053193
2015-10-27

Inspection guided overlay metrology