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US 7,668,668 · App. 11/869,224 · Granted Feb 23, 2010

Stress component measurement method

Assignee: Horiba, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,668,668
App. No.
11/869,224
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of measuring a stress component in a short period of time in a nondestructive manner and a stress component measurement device that includes a stress component comparison section that compares a Raman spectrum L obtained in a predetermined area W 1 of a reference specimen W to which a given stress component is applied with the stress component, a correlation data production section that produces correlation data indicating a correlation between the Raman spectrum L and the stress component by the use of a multivariate analysis method based on the comparison results conducted by the stress component comparison section. The comparison is conducted multiple times on different predetermined areas W 1 . A correlation data storage section stores the correlation data, and a stress component calculation section calculates a stress component applied to a measurement area W 1 ′ of a measurement specimen W′ whose composition is the same as that of the reference specimen W based on the Raman spectrum L obtained from the measurement area W 1 ′ and the correlation data.

Claims (16)

1. A stress component measurement method using an irradiation device, a sensor and an information processing unit, comprising:

a stress component comparison step that compares a Raman spectrum obtained in a predetermined reference area of a reference specimen to which said given stress component is applied with the stress component,

a correlation data production step that conducts the stress component comparison step on each of the multiple reference areas to which a different stress component is applied and that produces correlation data indicating a correlation between the Raman spectrum and the stress component by the use of a multivariate analysis method based on the result of the stress component comparison step, and

a stress component calculation step that calculates a stress component applied to a measurement area based on a Raman spectrum obtained in a measurement area of a measurement specimen whose composition is the same as that of the reference specimen and the correlation data.

2. The stress component measurement method described in claim 1 , wherein

the correlation data indicates a correlation between a peak shift value, a peak intensity value and a spectrum FWHM (Full Width at Half Maximum) of the Raman spectrum and each stress component.

3. A stress component measurement device comprising:

a stress component comparison section that compares a Raman spectrum obtained in a predetermined reference area of a reference specimen to which said given stress component is applied with the stress component,

a correlation data production section that obtains comparison results conducted by the stress component comparison section for each of the multiple reference areas to which a different stress component is applied and that produces correlation data indicating a correlation between the Raman spectrum and the stress component by applying a multivariate analysis method to the comparison results,

a correlation data storage section that stores the correlation data, and

a stress component calculation section that calculates a stress component applied to a measurement area based on a Raman spectrum obtained in the measurement area of a measurement specimen whose composition is the same as that of the reference specimen and the correlation data.

4. A stress component measurement device comprising:

a stress component comparison section that compares a Raman spectrum obtained in a predetermined reference area of a reference specimen to which said given stress component is applied with the stress component,

a correlation data production section that obtains comparison results conducted by the stress component comparison section for each of the multiple reference areas to which a different stress component is applied and that produces correlation data indicating a correlation between the Raman spectrum and the stress component based on the comparison results,

a correlation data storage section that stores the correlation data, and

a stress component calculation section that calculates a stress component applied to a measurement area based on a Raman spectrum obtained in the measurement area of a measurement specimen whose composition is the same as that of the reference specimen and the correlation data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2007
From: NAKA, NOBUYUKI; KASHIWAGI, SHINSUKE
To: HORIBA, LTD.
Reel/Frame 020169/0540 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP P2006-277028 · Oct 10, 2006 · national
JP P2007-171149 · Jun 28, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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