Abstract: A reference mask generating part, inspecting mask generating part, defect detecting part are disposed in a control part of a defect detection apparatus. Based on a captured image of an inspection object substrate (an inspecting image data), the inspecting mask generating part performs a contour smoothing processing of a pad pattern to be inspected, and generates an inspecting mask data by carrying out the logical OR with a reference mask data generated by the reference mask generating part. Based on the inspecting mask data so generated, the inspecting image data is inspected. Further, the defect detecting part performs region join processing of a certain defect previously detected. In the case that micro defects are gathered so as to form a defect, the defect detecting part detects them as a defect, and then generates a defect data. Therefore, a miss of defect on the substrate is suppressed, while the image processing is performed at a high speed.

Abstract: A reference mask generating part, inspecting mask generating part, defect detecting part are disposed in a control part of a defect detection apparatus. Based on a captured image of an inspection object substrate (an inspecting image data), the inspecting mask generating part performs a contour smoothing processing of a pad pattern to be inspected, and generates an inspecting mask data by carrying out the logical OR with a reference mask data generated by the reference mask generating part. Based on the inspecting mask data so generated, the inspecting image data is inspected. Further, the defect detecting part performs region join processing of a certain defect previously detected. In the case that micro defects are gathered so as to form a defect, the defect detecting part detects them as a defect, and then generates a defect data. Therefore, a miss of defect on the substrate is suppressed, while the image processing is performed at a high speed.

Abstract: A printing system making easy to obtain a printed matter that the customer desires is provided to eliminate the conventional technique's drawback that the customer might fail to obtain the desired printed matter because it is made by using only plural layout patterns and photographic images stored in the printing dealer's server. Specifically, a client (computer) has a rough layout data creation part with which when a layout list information is inputted to the client, an expression information stored in the layout list information is allocated in simplified form thereby to create a rough layout data. A server receives the rough layout data outputted from the client and creates, based on the rough layout data, a print layout data in which a part data read from a part data storing part are allocated, and performs printing. This requires no detail print setting on the customer side, thus making easy to obtain the printed matter having the desired layout.