摘要:
A focusing apparatus of electron microscope for focusing an electron beam through a focusing lens onto a sample, having a deflecting means for making the electron beam scan on the sample, an astigmatism correcting means of the electron beam, a detecting means for detecting the 2nd electrons from the sample when the sample is scanned by the electron beam, and an optimum exciting current determining means of the focusing lens. The optimum exciting current is obtained by determining the position of the centroid of an area surrounded by a curve Y=f (I) and a fixed straight line. The curve Y shows the relationship between the exciting current for the focusing lens and an electron beam radius corresponding signal which is obtained on the basis of a signal from the detecting means and inversely corresponds to a radius of the electron beam on the surface of the sample.The focusing apparatus enable the exact and simple determination of the optimum exciting current for the focusing lens corresponding to the circle of least confusion.
摘要:
A field emission type electron microscope using a multi-stage acceleration tube wherein an acceleration voltage to be applied to at least one, always inclusive of a first-stage acceleration electrode, of acceleration electrodes is changed in interlocked relationship with a change in a field emission voltage to be applied to a field emission electrode, so that power of an electrostatic lens can be kept constant.
摘要:
A position detecting system suitable for the position control of the surface of a workpiece mounted in an electron beam exposure system is disclosed which includes an electrically-driven light source, a first optical system for focusing a light beam from the light source on a workpiece, a position-controlling table for mounting thereon the workpiece, a second optical system for focusing light reflected from the workpiece on a predetermined image surface, a photodetector having a light receiving surface arranged on the image surface, and a negative feedback amplifier for controlling the light source by the output of the photodetector.
摘要:
An apparatus for electron beam lithography comprises at least one mask equipped with a polygonal aperture to be subjected to an electron beam from an electron beam generator, an electron lens system for demagnifying and imaging the polygonal aperture of the mask, and a solenoid coil for electron beam rotation adjustment placed between the mask and the final-stage electron lens.
摘要:
An electron lens system wherein at least two coils are arranged in the vicinity of an electron-optical lens and are excited in directions opposite to each other, thereby making it possible to adjust the focal distance of the lens without including a rotation attributed to the electron-optical lens in an electron beam which passes through the lens.
摘要:
A charged particle accelerator is provided with quadrupole electrodes with surfaces that are opposed to each other and are undulated, and with an external resonance circuit. The external resonance circuit consists of a capacitor formed by the opposing electrodes, a variable capacitor provided in parallel with said capacitor, and a coil. The resonance frequency is variable. A direct current and an alternating current may be applied in a superposed manner to the quadrupole electrodes. The thus constructed accelerator can be employed for an ion implanter to implant a heavy-current ion beam of several hundred KeV to several MeV.
摘要:
A method and apparatus of deflection calibration for a charged particle beam exposure apparatus having an electromagnetic deflector and an electrostatic deflector both for deflecting a charged particle beam and a movable stage structure. The electromagnetic deflector is previously subjected to a calibration operation known per se. With a fiducial mark positioned in a predetermined location, the beam is deflected by the calibrated electromagnetic deflector instead of moving the stage structure, the beam is then deflected by the electrostatic deflector to detect the location of the fiducial mark, and deflection data are measured of the electrostatic deflection for the detection of the location of the fiducial mark. According to the present invention the calibration is performed in a short time without causing degradation of the precision of, e.g., lithography due to heat generated by movement of the stage structure.
摘要:
In an electron beam control system wherein manual adjusting means is used for adjusting currents to flow through two deflection coils which serve to deflect an electron beam in directions of two, x and y axes, respectively; an electron beam control system wherein the manual adjusting means comprises a joy stick type variable resistor which can simultaneously deliver coil deflection signal components in the directions of the two axes through a single operation, and the signal components from the variable resistor are applied to the corresponding deflection coils as adjusting currents.
摘要:
A plasma ion source includes a discharge chamber in which a plasma is produced by plasma generator, with an acceleration electrode being disposed adjacent to the discharge chamber in order to extract ions from the produced plasma. A deceleration electrode is disposed adjacent to the acceleration electrode to decelerate the extracted ions, and a ground electrode is disposed adjacent to the deceleration electrode. An insulator container is disposed so as to surround the discharge chamber and the respective electrodes, and a shield ring electrode of ground potential is disposed in the vicinity of the deceleration electrode and along an inner wall surface of the insulator container in order to prevent any discharge from arising across the deceleration electrode and the ground electrode.
摘要:
An exposure method with an electron beam exposure apparatus in which an electron beam is emitted onto a substrate such as a silicon wafer on which an electron-beam sensitive resist is coated, thereby directly forming or writing patterns. A substrate having thereon a number of chips are divided into blocks, which each contain a plurality of chips. Marks are provided on each of the blocks, the positions of the marks are detected and the writing exposure positions of the chips within each block are modified on the basis of the detection results. According to this invention, efficient writing exposure can be made with high accuracy.