IP Library Patent Application 12382677
Patent Application
App. No. 12/382,677

Analysis apparatus and analysis method for semiconductor device

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12/382,677
Abstract

An analysis apparatus for a semiconductor device, capable of attaining highly efficient analysis of failure in the semiconductor device by a secondary-electron image, including: a region determination unit which determines a region constituting a secondary-electron image of a semiconductor device to be analyzed obtained by irradiating charged particle beam, based on the secondary-electron image and design data of the semiconductor device as a source of comparison; a material identification unit which identifies a material of each configuration of an image obtained by the region determination unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device; a unit which calculates a potential in the each region identified by the material identification unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device; a unit which colors each region of an image obtained by the material identification unit in accordance with the potential and generates a dummy good-product secondary-electron image; and a unit which displays the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed.

Claims (17)

1 . An analysis apparatus for a semiconductor device, comprising:

a region determination unit which determines a region constituting a secondary-electron image of a semiconductor device to be analyzed obtained by irradiating charged particle beam, based on the secondary-electron image and design data of the semiconductor device as a source of comparison;

a material identification unit which determines a material of each configuration of an image obtained by the region determination unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device;

a unit which calculates a potential in the each region identified by the material identification unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device;

a unit which colors each region of an image obtained by the material identification unit in accordance with the potential and generates a dummy good-product secondary-electron image; and

a unit which displays the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed.

2 . The analysis apparatus for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed are alternately displayed at the same position of the same screen for comparison thereof.

3 . The analysis apparatus for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a unit which generates a contrast image between the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed.

4 . The analysis apparatus for a semiconductor device according to claim 1 including a secondary-electron image generating apparatus which generates a secondary-electron image by irradiating an object to be observed with charged particle beam and detecting a secondary electron.

5 . An analysis method for a semiconductor device, comprising:

determining a region constituting a secondary-electron image of a semiconductor device to be analyzed obtained by irradiating charged particle beam, based on the secondary-electron image and design data of the semiconductor device as a source of comparison;

determining a material of each configuration of an image obtained by the region determination unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device;

calculating a potential in the each region identified by the material identification unit, based on the design data of the semiconductor device;

coloring each region of an image obtained by the material identification unit in accordance with the potential and generating a dummy good-product secondary-electron image; and

displaying the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed.

6 . The analysis method for a semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed are alternately displayed at the same position of the same screen for comparison thereof.

7 . The analysis method for a semiconductor device according to claim 5 , further comprising generating a contrast image between the dummy good-product secondary-electron image and the secondary-electron image for the semiconductor device to be analyzed.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025214/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2009
From: NAKAMURA, TOYOKAZU
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022483/0985 →