IP Library Patent Application 12232487
Patent Application
App. No. 12/232,487

Appearance for inspection method

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App. No.
12/232,487
Abstract

To be provided is an appearance inspection method of acquiring an accurate data regarding a chipping of a semiconductor chip generated by a dicing step. It includes: acquiring the image data of the semiconductor chip; binary-processing the image data; recognizing a chipping end 23 provided in the semiconductor chip from the binary-processed image data; setting a reference line 17 in an element formation region side of the semiconductor chip from the chipping end; and measuring a distance from the reference line 17 to the chipping end 23 are provided.

Claims (19)

1 . An appearance inspection method of a semiconductor chip, comprising:

acquiring an image data of the semiconductor chip;

binary-processing the image data;

recognizing a chipping end provided in the semiconductor chip from the binary-processed image data;

setting a reference line in an element formation region side of the semiconductor chip from the chipping end;

and

measuring a distance from the reference line to the chipping end.

2 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein recognizing the reference line and the chipping end recognizes the chipping end nearest to the reference line in the binary-processed image data.

3 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 2 , wherein the recognition of the chipping end nearest to the reference line includes performing a scan in a dicing line direction from the reference line and recognizing a boundary recognized first as said chipping end.

4 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference line is a scribe line end.

5 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an angle between said chipping end and the dicing line from said binary-processed image.

6 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing the distance from the reference line to the chipping end with predetermined margin.

7 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

comparing the angle with predetermined margin.

8 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 6 , wherein comparing the distance from the reference line to the chipping end with the predetermined margin includes determining the semiconductor chip as non-defective when a distance to the reference line and the chipping end is not more than the predetermined margin and determining the semiconductor chip as defective when exceeding the predetermined margin.

9 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 7 , wherein comparing the angle with the predetermined margin includes determining the semiconductor chip as non-defective when a distance to the angle is not more than the predetermined margin and determining the semiconductor chip as defective when exceeding the predetermined margin.

10 . The appearance inspection method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the image data acquires an image data in the vicinity of the scribe line of the semiconductor chip based on an arbitrary pattern in the vicinity of the scribe line region stored in advance.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025214/0687 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2008
From: KOBAYASHI, NORIKO
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021643/0886 →