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公开(公告)号:US10692687B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-23
申请号:US16251563
申请日:2019-01-18
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Wen Li , Shinichi Murakami , Hiroyuki Takahashi , Yuko Sasaki , Minoru Yamazaki , Hajime Kawano
IPC: H01J37/147 , H01J37/04 , G01N23/2251 , H01L21/66
Abstract: A low noise blanking unit corresponds to a wide range of acceleration voltages (from several times higher than related voltages to low acceleration voltages) of an electron beam. A blanking unit of the measurement and inspection device includes a blanking control circuit, in which (i) an upper and a lower blanking electrodes are arranged in the irradiation direction of an electron beam; electrodes on the reverse sides of two opposing electrodes in each of the blanking electrodes arranged in the same direction are connected with the ground, (ii) when blanking is ON, positive voltages are output to remaining electrodes of the upper blanking electrode and negative voltages are output to remaining electrodes of the lower blanking electrode, and (iii) when the blanking is OFF, the same ground reference signal is output to the remaining electrodes of the upper blanking electrode and to the remaining electrodes of the lower blanking electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US09159529B2
公开(公告)日:2015-10-13
申请号:US14379704
申请日:2013-02-18
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Minoru Yamazaki , Hideyuki Kazumi , Yuko Sasaki , Makoto Suzuki
IPC: G01N23/00 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28
CPC classification number: H01J37/147 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/057 , H01J2237/063 , H01J2237/15 , H01J2237/1501 , H01J2237/2449 , H01J2237/24495 , H01J2237/2814
Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a scanning electron microscope for discriminating an angle of an electron ejected from a sample without providing an opening for restricting the angle at outside of an axis. In order to achieve the object described above, there is proposed a scanning electron microscope which includes a deflector to deflect an irradiating position of an electron beam, and a control unit to control the deflector, and further includes a detector to detecting an electron provided by irradiating a sample with the electron beam, an opening configuring member arranged between the detector and the deflector and having an opening for passing the electron beam, and a secondary signal deflector to deflect an electron ejected from the sample, in which the secondary signal deflector is controlled to deflect the electron ejected from the sample toward an opening of passing the electron beam in accordance with a deflection control of the deflector.
Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种扫描电子显微镜,用于鉴别从样品喷出的电子的角度,而不设置用于限制轴外的角度的开口。 为了实现上述目的,提出了一种扫描电子显微镜,其包括用于偏转电子束的照射位置的偏转器和用于控制偏转器的控制单元,并且还包括检测器,用于检测由 用电子束照射样品,布置在检测器和偏转器之间并具有用于使电子束通过的开口的开口构成部件和辅助信号偏转器,用于偏转从样品喷出的电子,其中次级信号偏转器是 被控制以根据偏转器的偏转控制将从样品喷出的电子偏转到通过电子束的开口。
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公开(公告)号:US10566172B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-18
申请号:US16184107
申请日:2018-11-08
Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Tomohito Nakano , Toshiyuki Yokosuka , Yuko Sasaki , Minoru Yamazaki , Yuzuru Mochizuki
IPC: H01J37/21 , H01J37/141 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/20 , H01J37/28
Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus with reduced frequency of lens resetting operations and thus with improved throughput. The apparatus includes an electron source configured to generate an electron beam, an objective lens to which coil current is adapted to be applied to converge the electron beam on a sample, a focal position adjustment device configured to adjust the focal position of the electron beam, a detector configured to detect electrons from the sample, a display unit configured to display an image of the sample in accordance with a signal from the detector, a storage unit configured to store information on the hysteresis characteristics of the objective lens, and an estimation unit configured to estimate a magnetic field generated by the objective lens on the basis of the coil current, the amount of adjustment of the focal position by the focal position adjustment device, and the information on the hysteresis characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US09960006B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-01
申请号:US15310438
申请日:2015-04-28
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Noritsugu Takahashi , Yasunari Sohda , Wataru Mori , Yuko Sasaki , Hajime Kawano
IPC: G01N23/22 , G01N23/225 , G21K7/00 , H01J37/28 , H01J37/05 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/12
CPC classification number: H01J37/05 , H01J37/12 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/153 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/265 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/1532 , H01J2237/2448
Abstract: A charged-particle-beam device used for measuring the dimensions, etc., of fine circuit patterns in a semiconductor manufacturing process, wherein corrections are made in the defocusing and astigmatism generated during changes in the operating conditions of a Wien filter acting as a deflector of secondary signals such as secondary electrons, and the display dimensions of obtained images are kept constant. In the charged-particle-beam device, the Wien filter (23) is arranged between a detector and a lens (11) arranged on the test-sample side among two stages of lenses for converging a charged-particle beam, and a computing device (93) is provided for the interlocked control of the Wien filter (23) and a lens (12) arranged on the charged-particle-source side among the two stages of lenses.
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公开(公告)号:US09318299B2
公开(公告)日:2016-04-19
申请号:US14573965
申请日:2014-12-17
Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Yuko Sasaki , Hiroyuki Ito
IPC: H01J37/28 , H01J37/05 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/26
CPC classification number: H01J37/05 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/26 , H01J37/263 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/057 , H01J2237/2446 , H01J2237/2448 , H01J2237/24485 , H01J2237/2801 , H01J2237/2806
Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device having an energy filter. In one embodiment, a charged particle beam device includes a deflector to deflect charged particles emitted from a sample to an energy filter, and a change in brightness value with the change of voltage applied to the energy filter is found for each of a plurality of deflection conditions for the deflector, and a deflection condition such that a change in the brightness value satisfies a predetermined condition is set as the deflection condition for the deflector.
Abstract translation: 提供了具有能量过滤器的带电粒子束装置。 在一个实施例中,带电粒子束装置包括偏转器,用于将从样品发射的带电粒子偏转到能量滤波器,并且针对多个偏转中的每一个发现随施加到能量滤波器的电压变化而引起的亮度值的变化 偏转器的条件以及使得亮度值的变化满足预定条件的偏转条件被设定为偏转器的偏转状态。
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公开(公告)号:US10991542B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-27
申请号:US16477986
申请日:2017-01-27
Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Ryota Watanabe , Yuko Sasaki , Kazunari Asao , Makoto Suzuki , Wataru Mori , Minoru Yamazaki
IPC: H01J37/22 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/28
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam device which adjusts brightness and contrast or adjusts focus and the like appropriately in a short time even if there are few detected signals. Proposed as an aspect for achieving this purpose is a charged particle beam device provided with: a detector for detecting charged particles obtained on the basis of irradiation of a specimen with a charged particle beam emitted from a charged particle source; and a control unit for processing a signal obtained on the basis of the output of the detector, wherein the control unit performs statistical processing on gray level values in a predetermined region of an image generated on the basis of the output of the detector, and executes signal processing for correcting a difference between a statistical value obtained by the statistical processing and reference data relating to the gray level values of the image.
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公开(公告)号:US09941095B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-10
申请号:US15183952
申请日:2016-06-16
Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Ryota Watanabe , Yuko Sasaki , Akira Ikegami
CPC classification number: H01J37/21 , H01J37/28 , H01J2237/2448 , H01J2237/24578 , H01J2237/281
Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus which can perform optimized adjustment of a focusing condition of a charged particle beam focused on a sample and optimized adjustment of an orbit of a charged particle emitted from the sample. In order to achieve the above-described object, there is provided a charged particle beam apparatus including a passage restriction member that partially restricts passage of a charged particle emitted from a sample, a first lens that is arranged between the passage restriction member and the sample, and that controls an orbit of the charged particle emitted from the sample, and a second lens that is arranged between the passage restriction member and the charged particle source, and that changes a focusing condition of the charged particle beam in accordance with a control condition of the first lens.
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公开(公告)号:US20150034824A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-05
申请号:US14379733
申请日:2013-02-15
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Wataru Mori , Hiroyuki Ito , Yuko Sasaki , Hiromi Inada
IPC: H01J37/28
CPC classification number: H01J37/28 , H01J37/05 , H01J37/09 , H01J37/244 , H01J2237/2801 , H01J2237/2806
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a scanning electron microscope that achieves an increase in both resolution and pattern recognition capability. In order to achieve the purpose, the present invention proposes a scanning electron microscope provided with a monochromator that makes an electron beam monochromatic, the monochromator including a magnetic field generator that deflects the electron beam, and an energy selection aperture that passes a part of the electron beam deflected by the magnetic field generator. An aperture that passes some of electrons emitted from the sample and a detector that detects the electrons that have passed through the aperture are disposed on a trajectory to which the electrons emitted from the sample are deflected by a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator.
Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种扫描电子显微镜,其实现分辨率和图案识别能力的增加。 为了实现该目的,本发明提出了一种具有单色仪的扫描电子显微镜,其使电子束单色,单色器包括使电子束偏转的磁场发生器,以及通过一部分能量选择孔 由磁场发生器偏转的电子束。 通过从样品发射的一些电子的孔和检测已经通过孔的电子的检测器设置在由样品发射的电子被磁场发生器产生的磁场偏转的轨迹上。
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公开(公告)号:US11152186B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-19
申请号:US16354670
申请日:2019-03-15
Applicant: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Wataru Yamane , Minoru Yamazaki , Yuko Sasaki , Wataru Mori , Takashi Doi
IPC: H01J37/147 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/28
Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to propose a charged particle beam device capable of appropriately evaluating and setting a beam aperture angle. As one aspect for achieving the above-described object, provided is a charged particle beam device which includes a plurality of lenses and controls the plurality of lenses so as to set a focus at a predetermined height of a sample and to adjust the beam aperture angle. The charged particle beam device generates a first signal waveform based on a detection signal obtained by scanning with the beam in a state where the focus is set at a first height that is a bottom portion of a pattern formed on the sample, calculates a feature amount of a signal waveform on a bottom edge of the pattern based on the first signal waveform, and calculates the beam aperture angle based on the calculated feature amount.
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公开(公告)号:US10707047B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-07
申请号:US16325662
申请日:2016-08-31
Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Noritsugu Takahashi , Makoto Sakakibara , Wataru Mori , Hajime Kawano , Yuko Sasaki
IPC: H01J37/20 , H01J37/12 , H01J37/21 , H01J37/244 , H01J37/10 , H01J37/141
Abstract: A measuring device for measuring a sample by emitting a charged particle beam includes a particle source, an electronic lens, a detector, a stage, a sensor for measuring the environment, and a control device, in which the control device includes a control module having a height calculation module configured to calculate a height estimation value indicating an estimated height of the sample at a measurement position; and a correction value calculation module configured to calculate a correction value reflecting a change of the environment based on the measurement position of the sample and an amount of change of the environment measured by the sensor, and the control module corrects the height estimation value based on the correction value, and sets a control value for controlling focus adjustment using the electronic lens based on the corrected height estimation value.
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