Patent ID: 9277186
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06T,H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a wafer inspection process, comprising: scanning a wafer with an inspection system to detect defects on the wafer; storing output of one or more detectors of the inspection system during the scanning regardless of whether the output corresponds to the defects detected on the wafer; separating physical locations on the wafer that correspond to bit failures detected by testing of the wafer into a first portion of the physical locations at which the defects were not detected and a second portion of the physical locations at which the defects were detected; applying one or more defect detection methods to the stored output corresponding to the first portion of the physical locations to detect defects at the first portion of the physical locations, wherein said applying comprises iteratively applying the one or more defect detection methods to the stored output corresponding to the first portion of the physical locations, comparing the defects detected at the first portion of the physical locations to the bit failures, and changing one or more parameters of the one or more defect detection methods until the defects are detected at the first portion of the physical locations; and generating a water inspection process based on the defects detected by the one or more defect detection methods at the first portion of the physical locations, wherein said storing, separating, applying, and generating are performed with a computer system.