Patent ID: 9134253
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G01N,G03F

Abstract:
1. An inspecting apparatus, comprising: a contact position obtaining unit which obtains, by using an inspection result of whether there is a particle on an inspection surface of a holding object and coordinate information of a convex portion in an electrostatic chuck holding mechanism, a contact position of the inspection surface with the convex portion; and an inspection status determining unit which determines whether a size of the particle adhering to a contact region in contact with the convex portion of the inspection surface is within an allowable range by using a first determining criterion value and determines whether the size of the particle adhering to a non-contact region other than the region in contact with the convex portion of the inspection surface is within an allowable range by using a second determining criterion value larger than the first determining criterion value, wherein the inspecting apparatus configured to inspect whether there is the particle adhering to a surface on a side in contact with the convex portion of the holding object held by the convex portion of the electrostatic chuck holding mechanism.