Patent ID: 8126255

Claim:
A system configured red to store image data generated by scanning a wafer with an inspection system, comprising: a set of processor nodes coupled to a detector of an inspection system, wherein each of the processor nodes is configured to receive a portion of image data generated by the detector during scanning of a wafer; and an array of storage media separately coupled to each of the processor nodes, wherein the processor nodes are further configured to send all of the image data or a selected portion of the image data received by the processor nodes to the arrays of storage media such that all of the image data or the selected portion of the image data generated by the detector during the scanning of the wafer is stored in the arrays of the storage media, and wherein the set of processor nodes is further configured to use the image data stored in the arrays of the storage media to allow a user to navigate through an image of the entire wafer without using the physical wafer for navigation.