Fastmicro Particle Defect Inspection System | FM-PDS

The Fastmicro Particle Defect Inspection System has been developed to measure surface particle contamination levels directly on a product’s surfaces in any industry down to 100 nm Lower Detection Limit (LDL) at very fast throughput speeds. The primary applications are in Semiconductor (pellicles, reticles, wafers) and the display market. The scanning area is expandable to very large surfaces, like LCD substrates due to its modular and scalable design.

The scanner module is also available as a white label OEM solution for system integrators.

System Specifications

Production Throughput : Capable of 400 Wafers-Per-Hour (WPH)

Analysis : Quantity, Location and Size of particles 

Reporting : Qualification report in UI or PDF, acc. to ISO-14644-9 

Data output : KLARF, XML, Excel & Text files (incl standard bin sizes)

Detection limit : Capable from 100 nm PSL particles and up

Reproducibility : 99% cumulative particle count standard particles

Sizing accuracy : Within 20% PSL particles​

Location accuracy : 40 um accuracy, 15 um location repeatability

Top/Bottom inspection : Single measurement / No flipping

Control : Fully digital controlled devicenet-ethernet, SECS/GEM 

​Applications

The Fastmicro Particle Defect Inspection System (PDIS) can be used for measurements of:

• Pellicles (front and backside)
• Reticles, photomasks (backside)
• 4 / 6 / 8/ 12 inch Wafers (backside, blanks, bevels)
• 3Di (e.g. copper to copper bonding)
• High Purity Critical parts

Manual and Automated modular: 

Fit for each production process 

The modular Fastmicro Particle Defect Inspection System can be customized to suit each production qualification process or to fit into a production line. This can include clean and automated handling: package openers for inspection and cleaning, filling stations, robot arms, an inspection spot and a port for cleaning. 

The Fastmicro module allows for a scaled inspection surface to suit customer needs, without introducing extra imaging time and using limited floor space.