Patent Document ID: 9846934
Application ID: 15066280
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system, comprising: one or more processors configured to: obtain an image of a portion of a fabricated device; extract contours of the portion of the fabricated device from the obtained image; align the extracted contours to a matching section of a reference design; decompose the matching section of the reference design into one or more patterns, comprising identifying one or more features of interest in the matching section of the reference design; compare a feature of interest, as specified in the matching section of the reference design, against contours for the feature of interest, as fabricated, extracted from the obtained image; and update a pattern tracking database with information pertaining to at least one pattern in the one or more patterns generated as a result of the decomposition; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.