Abstract:
The invention relates to a micro-device for generating a multi-polar transverse field, or a micro-device for the filtration or the deflection or the focusing of charged particles, comprising n longitudinal conductive micro-beams (32, 34, 36, 38), of polygonal cross section, and arranged around a longitudinal axis (AA′).
Abstract:
A wafer (300) has applied to it an etch stop layer (304) and a carrier wafer (308). Photoresist on the wafer (300) is patterned as multiple multipole deflectors by optical lithography. The pattern is then etched. The wafer (300) is removed from the carrier wafer (308) and the etch stop layer (304) is removed. The wafer (300) is then anodically bonded to a heat resistant glass substrate (309). Wafer dic ng is then employed to separate the chips and the octopole deflectors.
Abstract:
This invention provides an electrooptic system array having a plurality of electron lenses. This electrooptic system array has at least two electrode structures which respectively include membranes each having a plurality of apertures and are arranged along the optical axis, and a spacer which is interposed between the facing membranes and determines the gap between the facing membranes.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an electron optical system array having a plurality of electron lenses. The electron optical system array includes a plurality of electrodes arranged along the paths of a plurality of charged-particle beams. Each of the plurality of electrodes has a membrane in which a plurality of apertures are formed on the paths of the plurality of charged-particle beams, and a support portion which supports the membrane. At least two of the plurality of electrodes are arranged to form a nested structure.
Abstract:
A pattern inspection apparatus is designed to quickly and accurately perform an inspection of an inspection sample, such as a mask or a wafer or the like by irradiating electron beams onto the inspection sample and detecting secondary or backscattered electrons reflected from the surface of the inspection sample and/or transmitted electrons passing through the inspection sample. The pattern inspection apparatus includes an electron beam generator including at least one electron gun for generating at least one electron beam irradiating onto the surface of the inspection sample. A movable support is provided for supporting the inspection sample. The apparatus also includes a detector unit having a plurality of electron detecting elements for detecting electrons containing information related to the construction of the inspection sample and a detection signal processor for processing simultaneously or in parallel formation the outputs of the electron detecting elements of the detector. Also, when a plurality of electron beams are used for simultaneous irradiation of the inspection sample, the pattern inspection apparatus includes a mechanism for avoiding interference between the reflected electrons of the adjacent electron beams.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating lens and aperture array plates in silicon using photo or electron beam lithographic patterning followed by indiffusion of boron and anisotropic silicon etching and assembling to form screen lenses is disclosed.
Abstract:
A multi-beam apparatus for observing a sample with high resolution and high throughput is proposed. In the apparatus, a source-conversion unit changes a single electron source into a virtual multi-source array, a primary projection imaging system projects the array to form plural probe spots on the sample, and a condenser lens adjusts the currents of the plural probe spots. In the source-conversion unit, the image-forming means is on the upstream of the beamlet-limit means, and thereby generating less scattered electrons. The image-forming means not only forms the virtual multi-source array, but also compensates the off-axis aberrations of the plurality of probe spots.
Abstract:
A multi-beam apparatus for observing a sample with high resolution and high throughput is proposed. In the apparatus, a source-conversion unit forms plural and parallel images of one single electron source by deflecting plural beamlets of a parallel primary-electron beam therefrom, and one objective lens focuses the plural deflected beamlets onto a sample surface and forms plural probe spots thereon. A movable condenser lens is used to collimate the primary-electron beam and vary the currents of the plural probe spots, a pre-beamlet-forming means weakens the Coulomb effect of the primary-electron beam, and the source-conversion unit minimizes the sizes of the plural probe spots by minimizing and compensating the off-axis aberrations of the objective lens and condenser lens.
Abstract:
A multi-beam apparatus for observing a sample with high resolution and high throughput and in flexibly varying observing conditions is proposed. The apparatus uses a movable collimating lens to flexibly vary the currents of the plural probe spots without influencing the intervals thereof, a new source-conversion unit to form the plural images of the single electron source and compensate off-axis aberrations of the plural probe spots with respect to observing conditions, and a pre-beamlet-forming means to reduce the strong Coulomb effect due to the primary-electron beam.