Patent ID: 8209135
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G01N,G03F

Abstract:
1. A defect data processing method comprising the steps of: acquiring from a wafer inspection tool a plurality of pieces of defect information of each of defects obtained through a plurality of inspections on a test subject by the wafer inspection tool; identifying, from said plurality of pieces of defect information, defect information that is associated with the same defect based on coordinate information of said defects included in said plurality of pieces of defect information along with attribute information comprising an absolute value of the brightness of a defect part obtained from a subtract image between an image of a location that is determined as being defective and an image of a reference part thereof; outputting defect information concerning a defect to be reviewed to a defect review apparatus that uses a scanning electron microscope; and acquiring a defect image of a predetermined frame integration number corresponding to an absolute value of the brightness of said defect part of said defect to be reviewed in said defect review apparatus based on a table that describes a relationship between the absolute value of the brightness of said defects and the frame integration number of an image to be acquired by said scanning electron microscope.