Systems and methods for material layer identification through image processing

A computer-implemented method for identifying a number of layers in a layered thin film material, the method comprising:

• receiving an electronic image comprising a representation of at least a portion of a first layered thin film material in a selected color space captured under one or more selected illumination conditions;
• determining an intensity range for one or more components of the selected color space that corresponds to a number of layers in a second layered thin film, wherein the second layered thin film material comprises the same material as the first layered thin film material and the intensity range is determined under the one or more selected illumination conditions;
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• identifying a number of layers in a selected region of the electronic image of the first layered thin film material using the determined intensity range.

A system for detecting a number of layers of a layered thin film material, comprising:

• a data store that stores one or more correlations between a number of layers of a layered thin film material and ranges of component values of a selected color space;
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• a computing device in communication with the data store, the computing device operative to:
• obtain the one or more correlations from the data store;
• obtain an electronic representation of the layered thin film material in the selected color space;
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• identify a number of layers within a selected region of the layered thin film material of the based upon the one or more correlations.