Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Metrology system of fine pattern for process control by charged particle beam
- Patent Title (中): 带电粒子束过程控制精细模式计量系统
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Application No.: US11687002Application Date: 2007-03-16
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Publication No.: US07679056B2Publication Date: 2010-03-16
- Inventor: Hiromasa Yamanashi , Muneyuki Fukuda , Sayaka Tanimoto , Yasunari Sohda
- Applicant: Hiromasa Yamanashi , Muneyuki Fukuda , Sayaka Tanimoto , Yasunari Sohda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP.
- Priority: JP2006-081456 20060323
- Main IPC: H01J27/02
- IPC: H01J27/02 ; G01R31/26

Abstract:
The present invention provides a pattern inspection technique that enables measurement and inspection of a fine pattern by a charged particle beam to be performed with high throughput. A metrology system of fine pattern according to the pattern inspection technique has: a the column that includes a charged particle source, an electron optics for scanning a desired observation area on a sample with a charged particle beam emitted from the charged particle source, and a detector for detecting charged particles generated secondarily from the sample scanned by the charged particle beam; information processing means for measuring information about geometry of a pattern formed on the sample based on information on the intensity of the charged particles obtained by the detector; and a sample introduction unit for introducing the sample into the inside of the column; wherein a charge neutralizer unit for generating ions and charge neutralizing the sample with the ions and surface potential measuring means for measuring a surface potential of the sample surface are provided on a path that is inside the sample introduction unit and transports the sample to the column.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070221844A1 Metrology System of Fine pattern for Process Control by Charged Particle Beam Public/Granted day:2007-09-27
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