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(11) EP 1 955 225 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33

(21) Application number: 06850792.0

(22) Date of filing: 20.11.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/50(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/061113
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/120280 (25.10.2007 Gazette 2007/43)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 18.11.2005 US 737947 P
18.11.2005 US 738290 P
20.11.2006 US 561659
20.11.2006 US 561735

(71) Applicant: KLA-Tencor Technologies Corporation
Milpitas, California 95035 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KULKARNI, Ashok
    San Jose, California 95120 (US)
  • DUFFY, Brian
    San Jose, California 95120 (US)
  • MAAYAH, Kais
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • ROUSE, Gordon
    Dublin, California 94568 (US)

(74) Representative: Brown, Kenneth Richard et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ
London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

   


(54) METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH INSPECTION DATA