Abstract:
The invention relates to a multiple be charged particle optical system, comprising an electrostatic lens structure with at least one electrode, provided with apertures, wherein the effective size of a lens field effected by said electrode at a said aperture is made ultimately small. The system may comprise a diverging charged particle beam part, in which the lens structure is included. The physical dimension of the lens is made ultimately small, in particular smaller than one mm, more in particular less than a few tens of microns. En further elaboration, a lens is combined with a current limiting aperture, aligned such relative to a lens of said structure, that a virtual aperture effected by said current limiting aperture in said lens is situated in an optimum position with respect to minimizing aberrations total.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a projection leis assembly module for directing a multitude of charged particle beamlets onto an image plane located in a downstream direction, and a method for assembling such a projection lens assembly. In particular the present invention discloses a modular projection lens assembly with enhanced structural integrity and/or increased placement precision of its most downstream electrode.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an electron column using a magnetic lens layer. The electron column includes a magnetic lens layer for condensing an electron beam using permanent magnets. The magnetic lens layer includes a support plate, an aperture formed through the support plate, and permanent magnets arranged around the aperture and disposed on or inserted into the support plate.
Abstract:
Provided is a wafer-scale microcolumn array using a low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate. The microcolumn array includes a LTCC substrate having wirings and wafer-scale beam deflector arrays, which are attached to at least one side of the LTCC substrate and has an array of deflection devices deflecting electron beams. The wafer-scale microcolumn array using the LTCC substrate makes it possible to significantly increase the throughput of semiconductor wafers, simplify its manufacturing process, and lower its production cost.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging means for refracting said diverging charged particle beam and a lens array comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein said lens array is located between said charged particle source and said converging means.In this way, it is possible to reduce aberrations of the converging means.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a lens assembly of a microcolumn having a plurality of microlenses and a plurality of insulating layers alternately interposed between the microlenses. The method includes forming at least one first microlens assembly set (set—1) by anodic-bonding an insulating layer (101) and a microlens (102) together; layering a second microlens assembly set (set—2) on the first microlens assembly set (set—1); and scanning a laser beam, thus welding the first microlens assembly set (set—1) to the microlens of the second microlens assembly set (set—2). The method of the present invention further includes anodic-bonding the microlens assembly sets together.
Abstract:
Provided is an electron beam lens for a micro-column electron beam apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. A photosensitive glass substrate is used as a base isolation substrate and a thin metal film is grown by a plating method. Holes through which electron beam passes are formed by a lift off method after forming a resist pattern shaped as a hole on a seed metal layer and plating the thin metal film.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging means for refracting said diverging charged particle beam and a lens array comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein said lens array is located between said charged particle source and said converging means. In this way, it is possible to reduce aberrations of the converging means.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging means for refracting said diverging charged particle beam and a lens array comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein said lens array is located between said charged particle source and said converging means. In this way, it is possible to reduce aberrations of the converging means.
Abstract:
Provided is a micro-column electron beam apparatus including: a base; an electron lens bracket on which an electron lens modulate can be fixed, mounted in a central portion of the base; an electron beam source tip module vertically disposed on the electron lens module; a pan spring plate stage module that is mounted over the base, supports the electron beam source tip module at a central portion thereof, and includes a three-coupling pan spring plate portion including first through third spring units that are coupled to the electron beam source tip module in three directions on a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis, which vertically passes the center of the electron beam source tip module, to elastically support the electron beam source tip module in three directions; a first piezoelectric actuator coupled to the pan spring plate stage module to move the electron beam source tip module along a first axis perpendicular to the vertical axis; and a second piezoelectric actuator coupled to the pan spring plate stage module to move the electron beam source tip module along a second axis perpendicular to the vertical axis and the first axis.