Bare Wafer Inspection

Raise the efficiency of your production

For more than two decades Intego has been offering standard and customized optical inspection systems for wafer production. The production of flawless wafers with continuous yield improvement is a top priority of the semiconductor industry. Early detection of damaged wafers not only saves unnecessary process time, but also long and expansive downtimes due to wafer breakage.

Depending on the production step different inspection systems are available. Besides the classical surface inspection systems for the front and back side of the wafer, Intego also offers special solutions for the detection of microcracks and a novel 100% inspection of the wafer edge and notch region. The systems are characterized not only by their innovative inspection solutions, but also by their custom-made handling concept and the comprehensive defect analysis and review software.

Surface inspection

full-wafer front and back side inspection
fast micro and macro defect inspection
etch pit density analysis of defect-selective etching
detection of handling scratches, saw marks, grinding traces, pin holes, particles, stains, etc.

Edge inspection (LYNX)

highly sensitive 100% edge and notch inspection
multi-angle inspection configuration perfectly adapted to edge profile
measuring wafer profile and thickness
detection of chipouts, cracks, scratches, saw marks, grinding marks, residues, etc.

Material inspection

sophisticated illumination concepts (e.g., UV-PL, NIR)
clear differentiation between surface and internal defects
wafer robot or conveyor belt handling solution
detection of microcracks, polytypes, inclusions, crystal defects, etc.

Some general performance data

Application

as-cut, grinded and mirror-polished wafers

inspection of opaque, semi-transparent and transparent wafers up to 300 mm

solutions for Si, SiC, GaN, GaAs, Ge, sapphire, glass, etc. available

Technology

image acquisition perfectly adapted to the wafer material, size, shape and motion

different focus, magnification and illumination in just one cycle

inspection options with bright- and darkfield, transmitted light, laser scattering, polarization, photoluminescence, DIC, etc.

illumination configuration options from UV to IR

high resolution tool configurations up to 0.1 µm/px available

Handling

inspection systems either manually loaded or automated with OHT or AGV

customized EFEM by Intego or other standard suppliers up to four load ports

open cassette, FOSB, FOUP and/or SMIF based handling, also mixed loading possible

vacuum or edge-grip handling, flipper, aligner and ID scanner available

automatic wafer sorting based on inspection results

Software

proprietary automatic defect detection and classification algorithms (online/offline)

advanced manual revaluation of previous defect mappings

advanced wafer defect analysis, review and binning ability

customizable GUI, result visualization, KLARF reporting and SQL data bank solutions

SEMI software interface including SECS/GEM

Further options

If you require an individual solution, Intego offers free-of-charge feasibility studies based on sample parts. The prepared study will include a system design with draft specifications and a price estimate. Do not hesitate to contact us directly.