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公开(公告)号:US20240079207A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18502683
申请日:2023-11-06
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Michael Behnke , Ulrich Bihr , Christof Riedesel , Arne Thoma , Dirk Zeidler
IPC: H01J37/317 , H01J37/304
CPC classification number: H01J37/3177 , H01J37/304 , H01J37/1474 , H01J2237/0453
Abstract: A multi-beam charged particle system and a method of setting a working distance WD of the multi beam charged particle system are provided. With the method, the working distance is adjusted while the imaging performance of a wafer inspection task is maintained by computing parameter values of components from predetermined calibration parameter values. The method can allow a relatively fast wafer inspection task even with a wafer stage with a fixed z-position parallel to an optical axis of the multi-beam charged particle system.
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公开(公告)号:US11087948B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US16940863
申请日:2020-07-28
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Thomas Kemen , Christof Riedesel , Ralf Lenke , Joerg Jacobi
Abstract: A multi-beam charged particle system includes: a vacuum enclosure having an opening covered by a door; a particle source configured to generate charged particles, wherein the particle source is arranged within the vacuum enclosure; at least one multi-aperture plate module including at least one multi-aperture plate and a base; and a transfer box having an opening covered by a door. The at least one multi-aperture plate includes a plurality of apertures. The base is configured to hold the at least one multi-aperture plate. The base is configured to be fixed relative to the vacuum enclosure such that the multi-aperture plate module is arranged in an interior of the vacuum enclosure such that, during operation of the particle beam system, particles traverse the plural multi-aperture plates through the apertures of the plates.
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公开(公告)号:US20210210303A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-08
申请号:US17209626
申请日:2021-03-23
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Hans Fritz , Ingo Mueller , Georgo Metalidis
IPC: H01J37/12 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/244
Abstract: A particle beam system includes: a particle source to generate a beam of charged particles; a first multi-lens array including a first multiplicity of individually adjustable and focusing particle lenses so that at least some of the particles pass through openings in the multi-lens array in the form of a plurality of individual particle beams; a second multi-aperture plate including a multiplicity of second openings downstream of the first multi-lens array so that some of the particles which pass the first multi-lens array impinge on the second multi-aperture plate and some of the particles which pass the first multi-lens array pass through the openings in the second multi-aperture plate; and a controller configured to supply an individually adjustable voltage to the particle lenses of the first multi-lens array and thus individually adjust the focusing of the associated particle lens for each individual particle beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20210035773A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US16939706
申请日:2020-07-27
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Michael Schall , Joerg Jacobi , Michel Le Maire
IPC: H01J37/22 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/147
Abstract: A system combination includes a particle beam system and a light-optical system. The particle beam system can be an individual particle beam system or a multiple particle beam system. A light entry mechanism can provided at a branching site of a beam tube arrangement within a beam switch. A light beam of the light-optical system can enter into the beam tube arrangement through the light entry mechanism such that the light beam impinges, in substantially collinear fashion with particle radiation, on an object to be inspected. Parts of the light-optical beam path and parts of the particle-optical beam path can extend parallel to one another or overlap with one another. This arrangement can allow light of the light-optical system to be incident in perpendicular fashion on an object to be inspected, optionally without impairing the particle-optical resolution of the particle beam system.
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公开(公告)号:US10811215B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16416447
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Stefan Schubert , Ingo Mueller , Joerg Jacobi , Mario Muetzel , Antonio Casares , Christof Riedesel
IPC: H01J37/14 , H01J37/05 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28 , H01J37/06
Abstract: A charged particle beam system includes a charged particle source that generates a first charged particle beam and a multi beam generator that generates a plurality of charged particle beamlets from an incoming first charged particle beam. Each individual beamlet is spatially separated from other beamlets. The charged particle beam system also includes an objective lens that focuses incoming charged particle beamlets in a first plane so that a first region in which a first individual beamlet impinges in the first plane is spatially separated from a second region in which a second individual beamlet impinges in the first plane. The charged particle beam system also includes a projection system and a detector system including a plurality of individual detectors. The projection system images interaction products leaving the first region within the first plane due to impinging charged particles onto a first detector and images interaction products leaving the second region in the first plane onto a second detector.
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公开(公告)号:US20240128051A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-18
申请号:US17966026
申请日:2022-10-14
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Bjoern Miksch , Maksym Kompaniiets
IPC: H01J37/317 , H01J37/12
CPC classification number: H01J37/3177 , H01J37/12 , H01J2237/0435 , H01J2237/1536 , H01J2237/24592
Abstract: A multi-beam charged particle system and a method of operating a multi-beam charged particle system can provide improved image contrast. The multi-beam charged particle system comprises a filter element or an active array element in a detection system, which can provide improved, anisotropic image contrast. The disclosure can be applied for applications of multi-beam charged particle system, where higher requirements on beam uniformity and throughput may be relevant.
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公开(公告)号:US11935721B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US17374494
申请日:2021-07-13
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Nico Kaemmer , Christian Crueger
CPC classification number: H01J37/28 , H01J37/265 , H01J2237/2602 , H01J2237/2803
Abstract: A system includes a multi-beam particle microscope for imaging a 3D sample layer by layer, and a computer system with a multi-tier architecture is disclosed. The multi-tier architecture can allow for an optimized image processing by gradually reducing the amount of parallel processing speed when data exchange between different processing systems and/or of data originating from different detection channels takes place. A method images a 3D sample layer by layer. A computer program product includes a program code for carrying out the method.
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公开(公告)号:US20230215686A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US18181395
申请日:2023-03-09
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Gregor Dellemann , Gunther Scheunert
IPC: H01J37/244 , H01J37/28
CPC classification number: H01J37/244 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/2443 , H01J2237/2445 , H01J2237/2446 , H01J2237/24495 , H01J2237/24578
Abstract: A method for operating a multi-beam particle beam microscope includes: scanning a multiplicity of particle beams over an object; directing electron beams emanating from impingement locations of the particle beams at the object onto an electron converter; detecting first signals generated by impinging electrons in the electron converter via a plurality of detection elements of a first detection system during a first time period; detecting second signals generated by impinging electrons in the electron converter via a plurality of detection elements of a second detection system during a second time period; and assigning to the impingement locations the signals which were detected via the detection elements of the first detection system during the first time period, for example on the basis of the detection signals which were detected via the detection elements of the second detection system during the second time period.
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公开(公告)号:US11645740B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-09
申请号:US17192637
申请日:2021-03-04
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Michael Behnke , Stefan Schubert , Christof Riedesel
CPC classification number: G06T5/009 , G06T5/40 , G06T5/50 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28 , G06T2207/10061 , H01J2237/2443 , H01J2237/24445 , H01J2237/2811
Abstract: A method for detector equalization during the imaging of objects with a multi-beam particle microscope includes performing an equalization on the basis of individual images in or on the basis of overlap regions. For detector equalization, contrast values and/or brightness values are used and iterative methods can be employed.
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公开(公告)号:US20230065475A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17983220
申请日:2022-11-08
Applicant: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
Inventor: Dirk Zeidler , Hans Fritz , Ingo Mueller
IPC: H01J37/09 , H01J37/28 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/14 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/073
Abstract: A particle beam system includes a multi-source system. The multi-source system comprises an electron emitter array as a particle multi-source. The inhomogeneous emission characteristics of the various emitters in this multi-source system are correctable, or pre-correctable for subsequent particle-optical imaging, via particle-optical components that are producible via MEMS technology. A beam current of the individual particle beams is adjustable in the multi-source system.
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