Electron beam exposure or system inspection of measurement apparatus and its method and height detection apparatus
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    发明授权
    Electron beam exposure or system inspection of measurement apparatus and its method and height detection apparatus 有权
    电子束曝光或测量装置的系统检查及其方法和高度检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US06333510B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-12-25

    申请号:US09642014

    申请日:2000-08-21

    IPC分类号: G01N2186

    摘要: An electron beam apparatus and method for at least obtaining an image of a specimen. The apparatus includes an electron optical system having an electron beam source, an element for deflecting electron beams emitted from the electron beam source, an objective lens for converting and irradiating electron beams deflected by the deflection element onto the specimen and a detector for detecting a secondary electron emanated from the specimen by irradiation of the electron beams. The apparatus further includes a projection optical system for projecting a light pattern onto a surface of the specimen in the vicinity of a beam axis of the electron optical system from an oblique direction to the surface, a detection optical system for detecting an image of the light pattern projected on the surface of the specimen and outputting information of a position of the image of the light pattern, and a surface height detection unit for outputting height information of the surface of the specimen by using the output information from the detection optical system. A focus controller is provided for focusing the electron beam onto the surface of the specimen by controlling the objective lens of the electron optical system in accordance with the height information from the surface height detection unit.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于至少获得样本图像的电子束装置和方法。 该装置包括具有电子束源的电子光学系统,用于偏转从电子束源发射的电子束的元件,用于将由偏转元件偏转的电子束转换和照射到样本上的物镜,以及用于检测次级 通过照射电子束从样品发出的电子。 该装置还包括投影光学系统,用于将光图案从电子光学系统的光束轴线附近的倾斜方向投影到样本表面上,用于检测光的图像的检测光学系统 输出样本表面上的图案,并输出光图案的图像位置的信息;以及表面高度检测单元,用于通过使用来自检测光学系统的输出信息输出样本表面的高度信息。 提供了一种聚焦控制器,用于根据来自表面高度检测单元的高度信息控制电子光学系统的物镜,将电子束聚焦到样品的表面上。