Patent ID: 7953507
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting auxiliary equipment in a manufacturing process, said method comprising: providing auxiliary equipment comprising a plurality of reticles capable of being inspected; creating, by a computing device, a list of potential reticles for inspection; designating, by said computing device, said potential reticles according to inspection requirements comprising warning limits and inhibit limits associated with inspecting said reticles; prioritizing, by said computing device, said potential reticles into a prioritized list according to designations including: reprioritizing, by said computing device, said potential reticles into a second prioritized list from said prioritized list according to designations including: removing, by said computing device, said potential reticles from said re-prioritized list that are covered by a duplicate reticle where: