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公开(公告)号:US11056311B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16552991
申请日:2019-08-27
发明人: Chih-Yu Jen , Long Ma , Yongjun Wang , Jun Jiang
IPC分类号: H01J37/147 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/30 , G01N21/95 , G01N21/88 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/18
摘要: An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, a particle beam inspection apparatus for detecting a thin device structure defect is disclosed. An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus may include a charged particle beam source to direct charged particles to a location of a wafer under inspection over a time sequence. The improved charged particle beam apparatus may further include a controller configured to sample multiple images of the area of the wafer at difference times over the time sequence. The multiple images may be compared to detect a voltage contrast difference or changes to identify a thin device structure defect.
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公开(公告)号:US20200075287A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16552991
申请日:2019-08-27
发明人: Chih-Yu Jen , Long Ma , Yongjun Wang , Jun Jiang
IPC分类号: H01J37/147 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/30
摘要: An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, a particle beam inspection apparatus for detecting a thin device structure defect is disclosed. An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus may include a charged particle beam source to direct charged particles to a location of a wafer under inspection over a time sequence. The improved charged particle beam apparatus may further include a controller configured to sample multiple images of the area of the wafer at difference times over the time sequence. The multiple images may be compared to detect a voltage contrast difference or changes to identify a thin device structure defect.
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公开(公告)号:US11651935B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US17365903
申请日:2021-07-01
发明人: Chih-Yu Jen , Long Ma , Yongjun Wang , Jun Jiang
IPC分类号: H01J37/147 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/30 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/28 , H01J37/21
CPC分类号: H01J37/1474 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/222 , H01J37/263 , H01J37/28 , H01J37/30 , H01J2237/082 , H01J2237/24564 , H01J2237/2817
摘要: An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, a particle beam inspection apparatus for detecting a thin device structure defect is disclosed. An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus may include a charged particle beam source to direct charged particles to a location of a wafer under inspection over a time sequence. The improved charged particle beam apparatus may further include a controller configured to sample multiple images of the area of the wafer at difference times over the time sequence. The multiple images may be compared to detect a voltage contrast difference or changes to identify a thin device structure defect.
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公开(公告)号:US11501949B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-15
申请号:US17251770
申请日:2019-05-23
发明人: Long Ma
IPC分类号: H01J37/22 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28
摘要: A wafer inspection system is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the system includes an electron detector that includes circuitry to detect secondary electrons or backscattered electrons (SE/BSE) emitted from a wafer. The electron beam system also includes a current detector that includes circuitry to detect an electron-beam-induced current (EBIC) from the wafer. The electron beam system further includes a controller having one or more processors and a memory, the controller including circuitry to: acquire data regarding the SE/BSE; acquire data regarding the EBIC; and determine structural information of the wafer based on an evaluation of the SE/BSE data and the EBIC data.
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公开(公告)号:US11175248B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-16
申请号:US16574970
申请日:2019-09-18
发明人: Long Ma , Chih-Yu Jen , Zhonghua Dong , Peilei Zhang , Wei Fang , Chuan Li
IPC分类号: G01N23/2251 , H01J37/28
摘要: An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, a particle beam apparatus for inspecting a wafer including an improved scanning mechanism for detecting fast-charging defects is disclosed. An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus may include a charged particle beam source that delivers charged particles to an area of the wafer and scans the area. The improved charged particle beam apparatus may further include a controller including a circuitry to produce multiple images of the area over a time sequence, which are compared to detect fast-charging defects.
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公开(公告)号:US11469076B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US17251724
申请日:2019-06-07
发明人: Martinus Gerardus Maria Johannes Massen , Joost Jeroen Ottens , Long Ma , Youfei Jiang , Weihua Yin , Wei-Te Li , Xuedong Liu
IPC分类号: H01J37/26 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/28
摘要: An improved system and method for inspection of a sample using a particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, to systems and methods of scanning a sample with a plurality of charged particle beams. An improved method of scanning an area of a sample using N charged particle beams, wherein Nis an integer greater than or equal to two, and wherein the area of the sample comprises a plurality of scan sections of N consecutive scan lines, includes moving the sample in a first direction. The method also includes scanning, with a first charged particle beam of the N charged particle beams, first scan lines of at least some scan sections of the plurality of scan sections moving towards a probe spot of the first charged particle beam. The method further includes scanning, with a second charged particle beam of the N charged particle beams, second scan lines of at least some scan sections of the plurality of scan sections moving towards a probe spot of the second charged particle beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20220005666A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-06
申请号:US17365903
申请日:2021-07-01
发明人: Chih-Yu JEN , Long Ma , Yongjun Wang , Jun Jiang
IPC分类号: H01J37/147 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/30 , G01N21/95 , G01N21/88 , H01J37/153
摘要: An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus, and more particularly, a particle beam inspection apparatus for detecting a thin device structure defect is disclosed. An improved charged particle beam inspection apparatus may include a charged particle beam source to direct charged particles to a location of a wafer under inspection over a time sequence. The improved charged particle beam apparatus may further include a controller configured to sample multiple images of the area of the wafer at difference times over the time sequence. The multiple images may be compared to detect a voltage contrast difference or changes to identify a thin device structure defect.
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