公开(公告)号：US20090014649A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US11909409

申请日：2006-03-22

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Toru Kaga ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Tsutomu Karimata

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Toru Kaga ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Tsutomu Karimata

IPC分类号： G01N23/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/153 ,  H01J37/26 ,  H01J2237/1534 ,  H01J2237/2446 ,  H01J2237/28

摘要： Secondary electrons emitted from a sample (W) by an electron beam irradiation is deflected by a beam separator (77), and is deflected again in a perpendicular direction by an aberration correction electrostatic deflector (711) to form a magnified image on the principal plane of an auxiliary lens (712). The secondary electron beam diverged from the auxiliary lens (712) passes through axial chromatic aberration correction lenses (714-717) and images on a principal plane of an auxiliary lens (718) for a magnifying lens (719). The magnified image is formed in a position spaced apart from the optical axis. Therefore, when the secondary electron beam diverged from the auxiliary lens (712) is incident on the axial chromatic aberration correction lenses without any change, large abaxial aberration occurs. To avoid it, the auxiliary lens (712) is used to form the image of an NA aperture (724) in substantially a middle (723) in the light axis direction of the axial chromatic aberration correction lenses (714-717).

摘要翻译： 通过电子束照射从样品（W）发射的二次电子被光束分离器（77）偏转，并通过像差校正静电偏转器（711）在垂直方向上再次偏转，以在主平面上形成放大图像 的辅助透镜（712）。 从辅助透镜（712）发散的二次电子束通过轴向色差校正透镜（714-717）和用于放大透镜（719）的辅助透镜（718）的主平面上的图像。 放大图像形成在与光轴间隔开的位置。 因此，当从辅助透镜（712）发散的二次电子束没有任何变化地入射到轴向色像差校正透镜时，发生大的背轴像差。 为了避免这种情况，辅助透镜（712）用于在轴向色像差校正透镜（714-717）的光轴方向上形成基本上中间（723）中的NA孔径（724）的图像。

公开(公告)号：US07385197B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US11175390

申请日：2005-07-07

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga ,  Masahiro Hatakayama

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga ,  Masahiro Hatakayama

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  G01K7/00

CPC分类号： G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/14 ,  H01J2237/1508 ,  H01J2237/1526 ,  H01J2237/2447 ,  H01J2237/24592

摘要： Disclosed is an electron beam apparatus, in which a plurality of electron beams is formed from electrons emitted from an electron gun 21 and used to irradiate a sample surface via an objective lens 28, said apparatus comprising: a beam separator 27 for separating a secondary electron beams emanating from respective scanned regions on the sample from the primary electron beams; a magnifying electron lens 31 for extending a beam space between adjacent beams in the separated plurality of secondary electron beams; a fiber optical plate 32 for converting the magnified plurality of secondary electron beams to optical signals by a scintillator and for transmitting the signals; a photoelectric conversion device 35 for converting the optical signal to an electric signal; an optical zoom lens 33 for focusing the optical signal from the scintillator into an image on the photoelectric conversion device; and a rotation mechanism 36 for rotating the photoelectric conversion device 35 around the optical axis.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电子束装置，其中从电子枪21发射的电子形成多个电子束，并用于经由物镜28照射样品表面，所述装置包括：用于分离二次电子的光束分离器27 来自一次电子束的样品上的各扫描区域发出的光束; 用于在分离的多个二次电子束中的相邻光束之间延伸光束空间的放大电子透镜31; 用于通过闪烁体将放大的多个二次电子束转换为光信号并用于发送信号的光纤光学板32; 用于将光信号转换为电信号的光电转换装置35; 用于将来自闪烁体的光信号聚焦到光电转换装置上的图像的光学变焦透镜33; 以及用于使光电转换装置35围绕光轴旋转的旋转机构36。

公开(公告)号：US20090212213A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US11817763

申请日：2006-03-03

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  A61N5/00 ,  H01J1/50

CPC分类号： G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/057

摘要： A sample is evaluated at a high throughput by reducing axial chromatic aberration and increasing the transmittance of secondary electrons. Electron beams emitted from an electron gun 1 are irradiated onto a sample 7 through a primary electro-optical system, and electrons consequently emitted from the sample are detected by a detector 12 through a secondary electro-optical system. A Wien filter 8 comprising a multi-pole lens for correcting axial chromatic aberration is disposed between a magnification lens 10 in the secondary electro-optical system and a beam separator 5 for separating a primary electron beam and a secondary electron beam, for correcting axial chromatic aberration caused by an objective lens 14 which comprises an electromagnetic lens having a magnetic gap defined on a sample side.

摘要翻译： 通过减少轴向色差并增加二次电子的透射率，以高产量来评估样品。 从电子枪1发射的电子束通过初级电光系统照射到样品7上，由检测器12通过次级电光学系统检测从样品发射的电子。 包括用于校正轴向色差的多极透镜的维恩滤波器8设置在二次电光学系统中的放大透镜10和用于分离一次电子束和二次电子束的光束分离器5之间，用于校正轴向色度 由物镜14引起的像差包括具有限定在样品侧的磁隙的电磁透镜。

公开(公告)号：US20060016989A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-26

申请号：US11175390

申请日：2005-07-07

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga ,  Masahiro Hatakayama

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Toru Kaga ,  Masahiro Hatakayama

IPC分类号： G01N23/00

CPC分类号： G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/14 ,  H01J2237/1508 ,  H01J2237/1526 ,  H01J2237/2447 ,  H01J2237/24592

摘要： Disclosed is an electron beam apparatus, in which a plurality of electron beams is formed from electrons emitted from an electron gun 21 and used to irradiate a sample surface via an objective lens 28, said apparatus comprising: a beam separator 27 for separating a secondary electron beams emanating from respective scanned regions on the sample from the primary electron beams; a magnifying electron lens 31 for extending a beam space between adjacent beams in the separated plurality of secondary electron beams; a fiber optical plate 32 for converting the magnified plurality of secondary electron beams to optical signals by a scintillator and for transmitting the signals; a photoelectric conversion device 35 for converting the optical signal to an electric signal; an optical zoom lens 33 for focusing the optical signal from the scintillator into an image on the photoelectric conversion device; and a rotation mechanism 36 for rotating the photoelectric conversion device 35 around the optical axis.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电子束装置，其中从电子枪21发射的电子形成多个电子束，并用于经由物镜28照射样品表面，所述装置包括：用于分离二次电子的光束分离器27 来自一次电子束的样品上的各扫描区域发出的光束; 用于在分离的多个二次电子束中的相邻光束之间延伸光束空间的放大电子透镜31; 用于通过闪烁体将放大的多个二次电子束转换为光信号并用于发送信号的光纤光学板32; 用于将光信号转换为电信号的光电转换装置35; 用于将来自闪烁体的光信号聚焦到光电转换装置上的图像的光学变焦透镜33; 以及用于使光电转换装置35围绕光轴旋转的旋转机构36。

公开(公告)号：US07241993B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-10

申请号：US09891511

申请日：2001-06-27

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Ichirota Nagahama

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Ichirota Nagahama

IPC分类号： H01J37/28

CPC分类号： H01J29/70 ,  G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/2251 ,  G01N23/227 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/141 ,  H01J37/185 ,  H01J37/20 ,  H01J37/222 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/266 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/082 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20228 ,  H01J2237/204 ,  H01J2237/22 ,  H01J2237/24564 ,  H01J2237/2806 ,  H01J2237/2816 ,  H01J2237/2817 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  H01L21/67213

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.

摘要翻译： 电子束检查装置包括：电子光学装置70，具有用于从电子束源向一个电子束照射物体的电子 - 光学系统;以及用于检测由电子束投射的二次电子图像的检测器， 光学系统; 用于相对于电子 - 光学系统保持和移动物体的平台系统50; 微型环境室20，用于向物体供应清洁气体，以防止灰尘与物体接触; 用于容纳平台装置的工作室31，工作室可控制为具有真空气氛; 设置在微环境室和工作室之间的至少两个装载室41,42适于独立控制以具有真空气氛; 以及用于通过装载室将物体传送到舞台系统的装载器60。

公开(公告)号：US20060118719A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-08

申请号：US11290688

申请日：2005-12-01

申请人： Kenji Watanabe ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Ichirota Nagahama ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Kazuyoshi Sugihara

发明人： Kenji Watanabe ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Ichirota Nagahama ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Kazuyoshi Sugihara

IPC分类号： G21K7/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/224 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J2237/006 ,  H01J2237/20221 ,  H01J2237/2445 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： An electron beam inspection system of the image projection type includes a primary electron optical system for shaping an electron beam emitted from an electron gun into a rectangular configuration and applying the shaped electron beam to a sample surface to be inspected. A secondary electron optical system converges secondary electrons emitted from the sample. A detector converts the converged secondary electrons into an optical image through a fluorescent screen and focuses the image to a line sensor. A controller controls the charge transfer time of the line sensor at which the picked-up line image is transferred between each pair of adjacent pixel rows provided in the line sensor in association with the moving speed of a stage for moving the sample.

公开(公告)号：US07247848B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US10445826

申请日：2003-05-28

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Muneki Hamashima ,  Toru Takagi ,  Naoto Kihara ,  Hiroshi Nishimura

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Muneki Hamashima ,  Toru Takagi ,  Naoto Kihara ,  Hiroshi Nishimura

IPC分类号： H01L21/66 ,  G01N23/00 ,  H01J37/153

CPC分类号： H01J37/185 ,  G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/20 ,  H01J37/222 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/082 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20228 ,  H01J2237/204 ,  H01J2237/22 ,  H01J2237/24564 ,  H01J2237/2806 ,  H01J2237/2816 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： The present invention provides an electron beam apparatus for evaluating a sample surface, which has a primary electro-optical system for irradiating a sample with a primary electron beam, a detecting system, and a secondary electro-optical system for directing secondary electron beams emitted from the sample surface by the irradiation of the primary electron beam to the detecting system.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于评价样品表面的电子束装置，其具有用于用一次电子束照射样品的初级电光系统，检测系统和用于引导从二次电子束发射的二次电子束 通过将一次电子束照射到检测系统的样品表面。

公开(公告)号：US07223973B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-29

申请号：US11037084

申请日：2005-01-19

申请人： Toshifumi Kimba ,  Tohru Satake ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito

发明人： Toshifumi Kimba ,  Tohru Satake ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito

IPC分类号： G01N23/225

CPC分类号： H01J37/222 ,  G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/185 ,  H01J37/20 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0216 ,  H01J2237/082 ,  H01J2237/2002 ,  H01J2237/2007 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20228 ,  H01J2237/204 ,  H01J2237/22 ,  H01J2237/24564 ,  H01J2237/2806 ,  H01J2237/2813 ,  H01J2237/2816 ,  H01J2237/2817 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01025 ,  H01L2924/01057 ,  H01L2924/01067 ,  H01L2924/01078 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/12032 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A substrate inspection apparatus 1-1 (FIG. 1) of the present invention performs the following steps of: carrying a substrate “S” to be inspected into an inspection chamber 23-1; maintaining a vacuum in said inspection chamber; isolating said inspection chamber from a vibration; moving successively said substrate by means of a stage 26-1 with at least one degree of freedom; irradiating an electron beam having a specified width; helping said electron beam reach to a surface of said substrate via a primary electron optical system 10-1; trapping secondary electrons emitted from said substrate via a secondary electron optical system 20-1 and guiding it to a detecting system 35-1; forming a secondary electron image in an image processing system based on a detection signal of a secondary electron beam obtained by said detecting system; detecting a defective location in said substrate based on the secondary electron image formed by said image processing system; indicating and/or storing said defective location in said substrate by CPU 37-1; and taking said completely inspected substrate out of the inspection chamber. Thereby, the defect inspection on the substrate can be performed successively with high level of accuracy and efficiency as well as with higher throughput.

公开(公告)号：US06593152B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-15

申请号：US09985325

申请日：2001-11-02

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Muneki Hamashima ,  Toru Takagi ,  Naoto Kihara ,  Hiroshi Nishimura

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Muneki Hamashima ,  Toru Takagi ,  Naoto Kihara ,  Hiroshi Nishimura

IPC分类号： H01L2166

CPC分类号： H01J37/185 ,  G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/2251 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/20 ,  H01J37/222 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/082 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20228 ,  H01J2237/204 ,  H01J2237/22 ,  H01J2237/24564 ,  H01J2237/2806 ,  H01J2237/2816 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： The present invention provides an electron beam apparatus for evaluating a sample surface, which has a primary electro-optical system for irradiating a sample with a primary electron beam, a detecting system, and a secondary electro-optical system for directing secondary electron beams emitted from the sample surface by the irradiation of the primary electron beam to the detecting system.

公开(公告)号：US08053726B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US12216233

申请日：2008-07-01

申请人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Ichirota Nagahama

发明人： Mamoru Nakasuji ,  Nobuharu Noji ,  Tohru Satake ,  Masahiro Hatakeyama ,  Toshifumi Kimba ,  Hirosi Sobukawa ,  Shoji Yoshikawa ,  Takeshi Murakami ,  Kenji Watanabe ,  Tsutomu Karimata ,  Shin Oowada ,  Mutsumi Saito ,  Yuichiro Yamazaki ,  Takamitsu Nagai ,  Ichirota Nagahama

IPC分类号： H01J37/28

CPC分类号： H01J29/70 ,  G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/2251 ,  G01N23/227 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/141 ,  H01J37/185 ,  H01J37/20 ,  H01J37/222 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/266 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/082 ,  H01J2237/202 ,  H01J2237/20228 ,  H01J2237/204 ,  H01J2237/22 ,  H01J2237/24564 ,  H01J2237/2806 ,  H01J2237/2816 ,  H01J2237/2817 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  H01L21/67213

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.

摘要翻译： 电子束检查装置包括：电子光学装置70，具有用于从电子束源向一个电子束照射物体的电子 - 光学系统;以及用于检测由电子束投射的二次电子图像的检测器， 光学系统; 用于相对于电子 - 光学系统保持和移动物体的平台系统50; 微型环境室20，用于向物体供应清洁气体，以防止灰尘与物体接触; 用于容纳平台装置的工作室31，工作室可控制为具有真空气氛; 设置在迷你环境室和工作室之间的至少两个装载室41,42适于独立控制以具有真空气氛; 以及用于通过装载室将物体传送到舞台系统的装载器60。