公开(公告)号：US20250062098A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18424069

申请日：2024-01-26

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xiaoxue Chen ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Balaji Srinivasan ,  Arjun Hegde

IPC: H01J37/153 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28

Abstract: A method for dynamic aberration correction includes generating a primary electron beam with an electron beam source. The method includes directing the primary electron beams to a sample with an electron-optical column and deflecting the primary electron beam to an objective lens of the electron-optical column using a first Wien filter to correct for coma blur in the primary electron beam. The method includes generating off-axis chromatic aberration in the primary electron beam using the objective lens. The method includes adjusting one of a strength or orientation of the Wien filter to correct the off-axis chromatic aberration in the primary electron beam generated by the objective lens. The method includes detecting one or more secondary electrons emanating from the sample.

公开(公告)号：US20240194440A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18078828

申请日：2022-12-09

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Amir Azordegan

IPC: H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28

CPC classification number: H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/2443 ,  H01J2237/24475 ,  H01J2237/2448

Abstract: A system and method of an electron multi-beam imaging system is disclosed. The system may include an imaging sub-system. The imaging sub-system may include one or more electron beam sources configured to generate a plurality of beamlets to simultaneously probe a plurality of measurement regions on a sample. The imaging sub-system may further include one or more electron optics configured to adjust the plurality of beamlets. The imaging sub-system may further include a detector array, where the detector array includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect electrons emanating from a measurement region of the sample. For the system and method, each detector may include a pass-through channel configured for receiving a beamlet of the plurality of beamlets.

公开(公告)号：US20230395349A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US17830244

申请日：2022-06-01

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Michael Steigerwald ,  Ralph Nyffenegger

IPC: H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/22 ,  H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/14

CPC classification number: H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/1472 ,  H01J37/22 ,  H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/14 ,  H01J2237/103 ,  H01J2237/2448 ,  H01J2237/0492 ,  H01J2237/06333

Abstract: An electron-beam device includes a laser and a photocathode film. The photocathode film has a front side and a back side and emits a plurality of electron beamlets when illuminated from the back side using the laser. The electron-beam device also includes electrodes to extract the plurality of electron beamlets from the front side of the photocathode film and to control shapes of the plurality of electron beamlets.

公开(公告)号：US20220108862A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17135279

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Nikolai Chubun ,  Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Christopher Sears

IPC: H01J37/063 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H01J37/09 ,  H01J37/14

Abstract: An electron source is disclosed. The electron source may include an electron emitter configured to generate one or more electron beams. The electron source may further include a magnetic suppressor electrode surrounding at least a portion of the electron emitter. The magnetic suppressor electrode may be formed from one or more magnetic materials. The magnetic suppressor may be configured to shield at least a portion of the electron emitter from an axial magnetic field. The electron source may further include an extractor electrode positioned adjacent to a tip of the electron emitter.

公开(公告)号：US12068129B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17981141

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Ralph Nyffenegger ,  Michael Steigerwald

IPC: H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/26

CPC classification number: H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/261

Abstract: A system and method of a tilt-column electron beam imaging system is disclosed. The system may include an imaging sub-system. The imaging sub-system may include a plurality of electron beam sources configured to generate a plurality of beamlets. The imaging sub-system may further include a plurality of tilt-illumination columns, where a respective tilt-illumination column is configured to receive a respective beamlet from a respective electron beam source. For the system and method, a first tilt axis of a first tilt-illumination column may be orientated along a first angle and at least one additional tilt axis of at least one additional tilt-illumination column may be orientated along at least one additional angle different from the first angle, where each of the plurality of beamlets pass through a first common crossover volume.

公开(公告)号：US12283453B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US17830244

申请日：2022-06-01

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Michael Steigerwald ,  Ralph Nyffenegger

IPC: H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/14 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/22 ,  H01J37/28

Abstract: An electron-beam device includes a laser and a photocathode film. The photocathode film has a front side and a back side and emits a plurality of electron beamlets when illuminated from the back side using the laser. The electron-beam device also includes electrodes to extract the plurality of electron beamlets from the front side of the photocathode film and to control shapes of the plurality of electron beamlets.

公开(公告)号：US20250112017A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18375512

申请日：2023-09-30

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Luca Grella

IPC: H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/073 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/285

Abstract: Beamlets are generated from the electron beam using an aperture array downstream of the single global collimated lens. The beamlets are directed through an image lens array in a path of the beamlets downstream of the aperture array that individually focuses the beamlets onto the intermediate image plane with the image lens array. The beamlets are then directed at a workpiece on a stage using a transfer lens array downstream of the image lens array. A path of the beamlets does not include a crossover.

公开(公告)号：US12165831B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17829230

申请日：2022-05-31

Applicant: KLA CORPORATION

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Christopher Sears ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Sameet K. Shriyan ,  Jeong Ho Lee ,  Michael Steigerwald ,  Ralph Nyffenegger

IPC: H01J37/153 ,  H01J37/06 ,  H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28

Abstract: A multi-electron beam system that forms hundreds of beamlets can focus the beamlets, reduce Coulomb interaction effects, and improve resolutions of the beamlets. A Wien filter with electrostatic and magnetic deflection fields can separate the secondary electron beams from the primary electron beams and can correct the astigmatism and source energy dispersion blurs for all the beamlets simultaneously.

公开(公告)号：US20240153737A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US17981141

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Xinrong Jiang ,  Youfei Jiang ,  Ralph Nyffenegger ,  Michael Steigerwald

IPC: H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/26

CPC classification number: H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/261

Abstract: A system and method of a tilt-column electron beam imaging system is disclosed. The system may include an imaging sub-system. The imaging sub-system may include a plurality of electron beam sources configured to generate a plurality of beamlets. The imaging sub-system may further include a plurality of tilt-illumination columns, where a respective tilt-illumination column is configured to receive a respective beamlet from a respective electron beam source. For the system and method, a first tilt axis of a first tilt-illumination column may be orientated along a first angle and at least one additional tilt axis of at least one additional tilt-illumination column may be orientated along at least one additional angle different from the first angle, where each of the plurality of beam lets pass through a first common crossover volume.

公开(公告)号：US11749495B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17494784

申请日：2021-10-05

Applicant: KLA Corporation

Inventor： Youfei Jiang ,  Michael Steigerwald

IPC: H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/147

CPC classification number: H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/1471 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0492 ,  H01J2237/2448 ,  H01J2237/24475

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting charged particles from a specimen are provided. One system includes a first repelling mesh configured to repel charged particles from a specimen having an energy lower than a first predetermined energy and a second repelling mesh configured to repel the charged particles that pass through the first repelling mesh and have an energy that is lower than a second predetermined energy. The system also includes a first attracting mesh configured to attract the charged particles that pass through the first repelling mesh, are repelled by the second repelling mesh, and have an energy that is higher than the first predetermined energy and lower than the second predetermined energy. The system further includes a first detector configured to generate output responsive to the charged particles that pass through the first attracting mesh.