Patent ID: 7379847
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An inspection system comprising: a sensor array connected to a bonded gigabit Ethernet connection via a first two commercially available gigabit Ethernet cards and adapted to provide image data in regard to images of a substrate, a gigabit Ethernet switch connected to the bonded gigabit Ethernet connection and adapted to receive the image data from the sensor array on the bonded gigabit Ethernet connection, a plurality of process nodes connected to the gigabit Ethernet switch via a second two commercially available gigabit Ethernet cards connected to the bonded gigabit Ethernet connection and adapted to receive the image data from the gigabit Ethernet switch over the bonded gigabit Ethernet connection and to analyze the image data to detect anomalies in the images, and a job manager connected to the sensor array and the plurality of process nodes via a second network connection that is separate from the bonded gigabit Ethernet connection, the job manager adapted to provide instructions to the sensor array and the plurality of process nodes.