摘要:
A detecting apparatus for detecting a fine geometry on a surface of a sample, wherein an irradiation beam is irradiated against the sample placed in a different environment different from an atmosphere and a secondary radiation emanated from the sample is detected by a sensor, and wherein the sensor is disposed at an inside of the different environment, a processing device to process detection signals from the sensor is disposed at an outside of the different environment, and a transmission means transmits detection signals from the sensor to the processing device.
摘要:
A detecting apparatus for detecting a fine geometry on a surface of a sample, wherein an irradiation beam is irradiated against the sample placed in a different environment different from an atmosphere and a secondary radiation emanated from the sample is detected by a sensor, and wherein the sensor is disposed at an inside of the different environment, a processing device to process detection signals from the sensor is disposed at an outside of the different environment, and a transmission means transmits detection signals from the sensor to the processing device.
摘要:
An inspection apparatus by an electron beam comprises: an electron-optical device 70 having an electron-optical system for irradiating the object with a primary electron beam from an electron beam source, and a detector for detecting the secondary electron image projected by the electron-optical system; a stage system 50 for holding and moving the object relative to the electron-optical system; a mini-environment chamber 20 for supplying a clean gas to the object to prevent dust from contacting to the object; a working chamber 31 for accommodating the stage device, the working chamber being controllable so as to have a vacuum atmosphere; at least two loading chambers 41, 42 disposed between the mini-environment chamber and the working chamber, adapted to be independently controllable so as to have a vacuum atmosphere; ; and a loader 60 for transferring the object to the stage system through the loading chambers.
摘要:
A detecting apparatus for detecting a fine geometry on a surface of a sample, wherein an irradiation beam is irradiated against the sample placed in a different environment different from an atmosphere and a secondary radiation emanated from the sample is detected by a sensor, and wherein the sensor is disposed at an inside of the different environment, a processing device to process detection signals from the sensor is disposed at an outside of the different environment, and a transmission means transmits detection signals from the sensor to the processing device.
摘要:
The present invention provides a surface inspection method and apparatus for inspecting a surface of a sample, in which a resistive film is coated on the surface, and a beam is irradiated to the surface having the resistive film coated thereon, to thereby conduct inspection of the surface of the sample. In the surface inspection method of the present invention, a resistive film having an arbitrarily determined thickness t1 is first coated on a surface of a sample. Thereafter, a part of the resistive film having the arbitrarily determined thickness t1 is dissolved in a solvent, to thereby reduce the thickness of the resistive film to a desired level. This enables precise control of a value of resistance of the resistive film and suppresses distortion of an image to be detected.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a chemical and mechanical polishing apparatus (100) for a sample such as a wafer includes a built-in inspection apparatus (25) incorporated therein. The polishing apparatus (100) further comprises a load unit (21), a chemical and mechanical polishing unit (22), a cleaning unit (23), a drying unit (24) and an unload unit (26). The chemical and mechanical polishing apparatus (100) receives a sample from a preceding step (107), carries out respective processes for the sample by said respective units disposed within the polishing apparatus (100) and then transfers the processed sample to a subsequent step (109). Sample loading and unloading means and a sample transfer means are no more necessary for transferring the sample between respective units.
摘要:
There is provided a method of applying a surface treatment, such as coating, denaturation, modification and etching, to a surface of a substrate. The method comprises the steps of bringing a surface treatment gas (27) into contact with a surface of a substrate (Wf), and irradiating the surface of the substrate with a fast particle beam (29) to enhance an activity of the surface and/or the surface treatment gas thereby facilitating the reaction between the surface and the gas. The fast particle beam may be selected from a group consisting of an electron beam, a charged particle beam, an atomic beam and molecular beam. For example, in a coating operation, chemically deposition of predetermined component elements of the gas onto the surface is effected and a predetermined portion in the surface of the substrate is irradiated with a particle beam to form a coating layer on the predetermined portion.