Patent ID: 6424881
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:sending a production lot of wafers through a manufacturing process; processing a layer of the production lot of wafers; selecting at least one wafer from the production lot of wafers; scanning the layer of the at least one selected wafer from the production lot in a first scan tool to detect if there are defects present on the layer of the at least one selected wafer; sending defect information for the defects detected on the layer from the scan tool to a defect management system; sending defect information for the defects detected on the layer to a review station; sending defect file information for the layer stored in the defect management to the review station; and generating a computer generated list of review recipes for use by the review station, wherein the computer generated list of review recipes are specific to the layer and to the defect and wherein the computer generated list of review recipes includes data regarding the device being manufactured the layer of the device being manufactured, the technology being used to manufacture the device being manufactured and historical data concerning the same device or similar devices.