Abstract: A device and method having a stationary radiation source for directing polychromatic radiation such that the radiation is incident on a sample to be inspected in parallel or diverging rays, and a position-sensitive, energy-sensitive detector for measuring components of the radiation reflected by the sample thereby providing for the efficient and effective inspection of the sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 19, 2001
Date of Patent:
June 3, 2003
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
Inventors:
Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer, Evert Jan Van Loenen