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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:INSPECTION DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF MODULES OR PRECURSORS OF MODULES
#2Semiconductor Workpiece Inspection System
#3SPECKLE NOISE REDUCTION USING PUPIL MASKS
#4SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING A WORKSURFACE
#5SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-REPAIR INSPECTION OF A WORKSURFACE
#6DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS
#7DUAL LENS INSPECTION DEVICE
#8SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS
#9Dark-field confocal microscopic measurement apparatus and method based on vortex dichroism
#10ELECTRODE PLATE INSPECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR FABRICATING POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRODE PLATE INSPECTION APPARATUS
#11HIGH CLARITY GEMSTONE FACET AND INTERNAL IMAGING ANALYSIS
#12COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND MOLECULAR PROFILING OF MEMBRANE BOUND VESICLES WITH NANOPARTICLES
#13DARK FIELD ILLUMINATION BASED ON LASER ILLUMINATED PHOSPHOR
#14Apparatus and method for inspecting laser defect inside of transparent material
#15Laser based inclusion detection system and methods
#16PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD
#17Dark-Field Microscopy Imaging Apparatus
#18Scanning scatterometry overlay measurement
#19Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal growth of graphene
#20Method and device determining soiling of a shield
#21Apparatus and method for rotating an optical objective
#22Dark-field optical inspection device
#23Sensitive particle detection with spatially-varying polarization rotator and polarizer
#24System and method for photomultiplier tube image correction
#25Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method
#26Image acquisition apparatus and image acquisition method
#27Sensitive particle detection with spatially-varying polarization rotator and polarizer
#28System and method for inspecting a transparent cylinder
#29Radial polarizer for particle detection
#30Method and apparatus for optically inspecting a mold for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses for possible mold defects
#31Inspection of components for imperfections
#32LASER-BASED FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
#33Detecting die repeating programmed defects located in backgrounds with non-repeating features
#34Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals
#35Darkfield modeling
#36Surface inspection system and method using multiple light sources and a camera offset therefrom
#37Inspection method for semiconductor substrates using slope data and inspection apparatus
#38Inspection information generation device, inspection information generation method, and defect inspection device
#39Surface inspection system and surface inspection method
#40Method and device determining soiling of a shield
#41Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method
#42System and method for inspecting a transparent cylinder
#43Surface defect detecting method and surface defect detecting apparatus
#44Intraocular lens inspection
#45Semiconductor device inspection of metallic discontinuities
#46Optical inspection system
#47Light field illumination container inspection system
#48Method and device for focusing in an inspection system
#49Appearance inspection apparatus and appearance inspection method
#50Device and method for processing a radiation beam with coherence
#51Inspection device and inspection system
#52Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same
#53Dark field wafer nano-defect inspection system with a singular beam
#54METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARTICLES
#55INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD
#56Method and apparatus for determining the property of a structure, device manufacturing method
#57Surface defects evaluation system and method for spherical optical components
#58Method and apparatus for detecting holes in substrates in absorbent article converting lines
#59Simultaneous multi-spot inspection and imaging
#60Method and device for focusing in an inspection system
#61Lithographic apparatus and method for performing a measurement
#62Surface defect detecting method and surface defect detecting apparatus
#63Defect observation method and device and defect detection device
#64Defect inspection method and its device
#65System and method for imaging a sample with an illumination source modified by a spatial selective wavelength filter
#66Portable defect mitigator for electrochromic windows
#67Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals
#68Methods and apparatus for speckle suppression in laser dark-field systems
#69Laser-based Fourier ptychographic imaging systems and methods
#70Metrology method and apparatus, substrate, lithographic system and device manufacturing method
#71Optical metrology system for spectral imaging of a sample
#72IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD
#73Wafer and reticle inspection systems and methods for selecting illumination pupil configurations
#74Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals
#75Lens array-based illumination for wafer inspection
#76Metrology method and apparatus
#77Lenticular wafer inspection
#78Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same
#79Optical module for surface inspection and surface inspection apparatus including the same
#80Detecting defects on a wafer using defect-specific and multi-channel information
#81Method for reviewing a defect and apparatus
#82System and method for dark field inspection
#83Inspection system and inspection illumination device
#84Method of inspecting mask, mask inspection device, and method of manufacturing mask
#85Inspection having a segmented pupil
#86Optical metrology system for spectral imaging of a sample
#87Dark field computed tomography imaging
#88Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same
#89Defect detection system for extreme ultraviolet lithography mask
#90Defect inspection method and its device
#91Simultaneous multi-spot inspection and imaging
#92Inspection method and an inspection system exhibiting speckle reduction characteristics
#93Defect inspecting apparatus and defect inspecting method
#94DETECTION OF OLEOPHOBIC COATING
#95Inspection apparatus
#96Optical system and method for measuring in three-dimensional structures
#97Photomultiplier tube with extended dynamic range
#98OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF PATTERNED SAMPLES
#99Optical system and method for inspection of patterned samples
#100Electron-bombarded charge-coupled device and inspection systems using EBCCD detectors
#101Enhanced defect scanning
#102Portable defect mitigator for electrochromic windows
#103Passivation of nonlinear optical crystals
#104Method of inspecting mask, mask inspection device, and method of manufacturing mask
#105Method of acquiring an image in a transparent, colored container
#106Defect detection method and defect detection device and defect observation device provided with same
#107Mask inspection method and mask inspection apparatus
#108Method and apparatus for detecting defects
#109Ring light illuminator, beam shaper and method for illumination
#110Defect inspection apparatus and its method
#111Method of defect inspection and device of defect inspection
#112Ring light illuminator and beam shaper for ring light illuminator
#113Inspection method and inspection apparatus
#114METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REVIEWING DEFECT
#115METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING SURFACE PARTICULATE CONTAMINANTS BY IMPROVED ANALYSIS
#116Apparatus for inspecting defects
#117Dark-field defect inspecting method, dark-field defect inspecting apparatus, aberration analyzing method, and aberration analyzing apparatus
#118Inspecting apparatus and an inspecting method
#119Defect inspection apparatus and its method
#120Inspection guided overlay metrology
#121Illumination system for optical inspection
#122Dark field inspection system with ring illumination
#123Method and system for low cost inspection
#124Inspection system using back side illuminated linear sensor
#125Dark-field examination device
#126Inspection device and inspection method for detecting foreign bodies in a filled container
#127Fluorescent-image acquisition apparatus, fluorescent-image acquisition method and fluorescent-image acquisition program
#128Method and apparatus for detecting defects
#129Defect inspection system
#130Defect inspecting method and apparatus
#131Apparatus for inspecting defects
#132System and method for acquiring images
#133Detection system
#134Illumination system for optical inspection
#135Method of detecting defects on an object
#136Dark field illuminator and a dark field illumination method
#137Optical reader capable of changing the incident angle of dark field illumination
#138Methods and systems for generating information to be used for selecting values for one or more parameters of a detection algorithm
#139Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for selecting polarization settings for an inspection system
#140Observing device
#141Automatic inspection device for stents, and method of automatic inspection
#142Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination
#143Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination
#144Method and apparatus for detecting defects
#145Defect inspecting apparatus
#146Inspection apparatus
#147Optical inspection apparatus for substrate defect detection
#148INSPECTION SYSTEM
#149Surface inspection system with improved capabilities
#150Illuminator for darkfield inspection
#151Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method for strained silicon wafer
#152DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS
#153Defect inspection apparatus and its method
#154Method and apparatus for reviewing defect
#155Defect inspection system
#156System, method and apparatus for in-situ substrate inspection
#157Method of imaging radiation from an object on a detection device and an inspection device for inspecting an object
#158Method And Apparatus For Detecting Defects
#159Lamination status inspecting apparatus, lamination status inspecting method, and recording medium storing lamination status detecting program
#160Method and apparatus for illuminating material for automated inspection
#161Apparatus for inspecting defects
#162DETACHABLY COUPLED IMAGE INTENSIFIER AND IMAGE SENSOR
#163Semiconductor Surface Inspection Apparatus and Method of Illumination
#164Methods and systems for detecting pinholes in a film formed on a wafer or for monitoring a thermal process tool
#165Perspective switching optical device for 3D semiconductor inspection
#166Defect inspecting apparatus
#167Techniques for inspecting an electronic device
#168Fiber optic darkfield ring light
#169Method and system of defect inspection for mask blank and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same
#170Detecting and characterizing mask blank defects using angular distribution of scattered light
#171Apparatus and method for testing defects
#172Apparatus and method for testing defects
#173Inspection apparatus, lithographic system provided with the inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting a sample
#174Lithographic apparatus and method
#175Simultaneous observation of darkfield images and fluorescence using filter and diaphragm
#176Oblique transmission illumination inspection system and method for inspecting a glass sheet
#177System and method for conducting adaptive fourier filtering to detect defects in dense logic areas of an inspection surface
#178Camera based pin grid array (PGA) inspection system with pin base mask and low angle lighting
#179Method of detecting incomplete edge bead removal from a disk-like object
#180Method and system for detecting defects
#181Method and apparatus for detecting defects in a specimen utilizing information concerning the specimen
#182Optimizing use and performance of optical systems implemented with telecentric on-axis dark field illumination
#183Illumination system for optical inspection
#184Method and apparatus for detecting defects
#185Systems and methods for inspecting an edge of a specimen
#186System for dark-field imaging of target areas below an object surface
#187System, method and apparatus for in-situ substrate inspection
#188Mask blanks inspection tool
#189Surface inspection system with improved capabilities
#190Con-focal imaging system and method using destructive interference to enhance image contrast of light scattering objects on a sample surface
#191Darkfield inspection system having a programmable light selection array
#192Mask blanks inspection method and mask blank inspection tool
#193Apparatus and method for testing defects
#194Apparatus and method for testing defects
#195Programmable spatial filter for wafer inspection
#196Illuminator for dark field inspection
#197Device for inspecting filled and closed receptacles
#198Dark field inspection system
#199Method and apparatus for analyzing the state of generation of foreign particles in semiconductor fabrication process
#200Darkfield inspection system having a programmable light selection array
#201Fiber optic darkfield ring light
#202Optical method for evaluating surface and physical properties of structures made wholly or partially from fibers, films, polymers or a combination thereof
#203Apparatus for inspection of a wafer
#204Vortex dichroism dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus based on spiral transformation
#205Dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus based on vortex interference
#206Dark-field confocal microscopy measurement apparatus and method based on multi-fractional angular momentum demodulation
#207Inspection guided overlay metrology