摘要 |
The present application provides a defect detection apparatus for a circuit pattern, including: an illumination optical system that irradiates illumination light, having a predetermined polarization condition, onto a detection subject having a circuit pattern formed thereon; a detection device that detects change in the polarization condition of the illumination light between before and after the illumination light passes through the detection subject or between before and after the illumination light is reflected by the detection subject; and a defect detection device that detects a defect of the circuit pattern based on an output of the detection device.
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