Patent ID: 6701259
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of analyzing defects on semiconductor wafers comprising:identifying defects on the semiconductor wafer; creating defect inspection information within a plurality of substantially similar defect source identifier clients, the defect inspection information containing information regarding the identified defects; transmitting the defect inspection information through a network to a defect source identifier server; deriving defect source information at the defect source identifier server in response to the defect inspection information from the plurality of substantially similar defect source information clients; deriving a defect solution at the defect source identifier server in response to the derived defect source information; transmitting the defect source information and the defect solution from the defect source identifier server to one or more of the substantially similar defect source identifier clients; and utilizing the defect source information and the defect solution at the one or more of the plurality of substantially similiar defect source identifier clients.