摘要:
An apparatus for imaging the surface of a sample, such as a scanning electron microscope. The apparatus generates a beam of charged particles directed at the surface, and includes an objective lens and an electrostatic lens for controlling the particle beam. The objective lens and the electrostatic lens constitute a compound lens that has an axis. The beam is controlled so that it travels along the axis of the compound lens in order to avoid adverse consequences induced by, for example, mechanical misalignments and as manifested when the focus of one of the objective and electrostatic lenses is changed during operation of the apparatus.
摘要:
A charged particle filter such as a Wien filter in which components used as the pole pieces and electrodes are precisely and reliably secured to a supporting structure through which they extend and to which they are brazed. Electrical insulating gaps in the magnetic circuit are located very remotely from the pole faces of the pole pieces so as to minimize any adverse effect of the gaps on the produced magnetic field.
摘要:
A method of making a thin film magnetic head having multi-layer coils wherein a raised insulative photoresist spiral pattern having undercut sidewalls is formed. Two layers of coils are fabricated simultaneously by evaporating metal onto the upper surface of the spiral pattern and in spaces between the pattern. The cross-section of the bottom coil decreases in width with an increase in height. The coils are insulated from each other with a layer of insulative photoresist.
摘要:
The process of the present invention is used to form resist features (22) having controlled predefined cross-sectional profiles, and is particular useful for forming features having reentrant profiles (24). In the process, a layer of a basic agent is formed on the substrate surface (20). Thereafter, a resist layer is formed on the layer of basic agent, causing at least a portion of the basic agent to diffuse into regions of the resist layer. The resist layer is exposed to radiant energy through a mask to form a patterned resist layer, which is developed to form resist features (22) having reentrant profiles (24) at those regions of the resist layer containing the diffused basic agent. The reentrant resist features (22) formed by the present method facilitates manufacture of magnetic heads, magnetoresistive sensors (102), and electronic components.
摘要:
Forming an alignment mark on a semiconductor structure using an optical lithography to form a metal alignment mark on a substrate of the structure, using the formed metal alignment mark to form a first feature of a semiconductor device being formed on the substrate using optical lithography, and using the formed metal alignment mark to form a second, different feature for the semiconductor using electron beam lithography. In one embodiment, the first feature is an ohmic contact, the second feature is a Schottky contact, the metal alignment mark is a refractory metal or a refractory metal compound having an atomic weight greater than 60 such as TaN and the semiconductor device is a GaN semiconductor device. A semiconductor structure having a metal alignment mark on a zero layer of the structure, the metal alignment mark is a TaN and the semiconductor is GaN.
摘要:
Forming an alignment mark on a semiconductor structure using an optical lithography to form a metal alignment mark on a substrate of the structure, using the formed metal alignment mark to form a first feature of a semiconductor device being formed on the substrate using optical lithography, and using the formed metal alignment mark to form a second, different feature for the semiconductor using electron beam lithography. In one embodiment, the first feature is an ohmic contact, the second feature is a Schottky contact, the metal alignment mark is a refractory metal or a refractory metal compound having an atomic weight greater than 60 such as TaN and the semiconductor device is a GaN semiconductor device. A semiconductor structure having a metal alignment mark on a zero layer of the structure, the metal alignment mark is a TaN and the semiconductor is GaN.
摘要:
In instruments such as Wien filters, electrostatic and/or magnetic pole pieces must be mounted on and secured to a supporting structure with a very high degree of dimensional precision, usually by brazing. To that end, a fixture is provided for holding the parts to be assembled in precise relationship and to press the pole pieces into engagement with the supporting structure while the securing operation is being carried out. The pressing is accomplished by a gravity-produced force which is, therefore, independent of positional accuracies caused by very high temperatures, such as are encountered during brazing.