公开(公告)号：US07872239B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-18

申请号：US12181171

申请日：2008-07-28

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Carlo Salvesen ,  Ivo Liska

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Carlo Salvesen ,  Ivo Liska

IPC分类号： H01J37/28 ,  H01J37/244 ,  G01R31/305

CPC分类号： H01J37/12 ,  H01J37/145 ,  H01J2237/032 ,  H01J2237/038 ,  H01J2237/121 ,  H01J2237/1405 ,  H01J2237/28

摘要： A lens assembly having an electrostatic lens component for a charged particle beam system is provided. The assembly includes: a first electrode having a conically shaped portion, a second electrode having a conically shaped portion, and a first insulator having a conically shaped portion, wherein the first insulator comprises two extending portions towards each of its ends, and wherein the two extending portions are formed to generate a gap between the insulator and each of the adjacent electrodes.

摘要翻译： 提供一种具有用于带电粒子束系统的静电透镜部件的透镜组件。 组件包括：具有锥形部分的第一电极，具有锥形部分的第二电极和具有锥形部分的第一绝缘体，其中第一绝缘体包括朝向其每个端部的两个延伸部分，并且其中两个 形成延伸部分以在绝缘体和每个相邻电极之间产生间隙。

公开(公告)号：US07928405B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US12181199

申请日：2008-07-28

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Carlo Salvesen ,  Ivo Liska

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Carlo Salvesen ,  Ivo Liska

IPC分类号： H01J1/50

CPC分类号： H01J37/141 ,  H01J2237/1405 ,  Y10T29/4902

摘要： A lens assembly having a magnetic lens assembly for a charged particle beam system is provided. The lens assembly includes: a first pole piece having a connecting portion of the first pole piece and a gap portion of the first pole piece, a second pole piece having a connecting portion of the second pole piece and a gap portion of the second pole piece, wherein the first pole piece and the second pole piece provide a gap at the respective gap portions, a coil for exciting the magnetic lens assembly, a centering element comprising a material that has a smaller Young's modulus than the material of the first and the material of the second pole piece, wherein the pole pieces are connected with each other at the respective connecting portions and have a centering element receiving portion towards the respective gap portion ends of the pole pieces.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有用于带电粒子束系统的磁性透镜组件的透镜组件。 透镜组件包括：第一极片，其具有第一极靴的连接部分和第一极靴的间隙部分，第二极靴具有第二极靴的连接部分和第二极靴的间隙部分 ，其中所述第一极靴和所述第二极靴在相应的间隙部分处提供间隙，用于激发所述磁性透镜组件的线圈;定心元件，包括具有比所述第一材料和材料的材料更小的杨氏模量的材料 所述极片在相应的连接部分处彼此连接并且具有朝向所述极片的相应间隙部分端部的定心元件接收部分。

公开(公告)号：US08164067B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12701463

申请日：2010-02-05

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof ,  Ivo Liska

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof ,  Ivo Liska

IPC分类号： G01N23/22 ,  G01N23/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/244 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/2446

摘要： It is provided a charged particle beam device for inspecting a specimen, comprising a charged particle beam source adapted to generate a primary charged particle beam; an objective lens device adapted to direct the primary charged particle beam onto the specimen; and a detector device comprising one or more charged particle detectors adapted to detect a secondary charged particle beam generated by the primary charged particle beam at the specimen and passing through the objective lens device, the secondary charged particle beam comprising a first group of secondary charged particles starting from the specimen with high starting angles and a second group of secondary charged particles starting from the specimen with low starting angles; wherein at least one of the charged particle detectors is adapted to detect depending on the starting angles one group of the first and the second groups of secondary charged particles.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于检查样本的带电粒子束装置，包括适于产生初级带电粒子束的带电粒子束源; 适于将初级带电粒子束引导到样本上的物镜装置; 以及检测器装置，其包括一个或多个带电粒子检测器，其适于检测在所述样本处由所述初级带电粒子束产生的并通过所述物镜装置的次级带电粒子束，所述次级带电粒子束包括第一组次级带电粒子 从具有较高起始角度的样品开始，第二组二次带电粒子从起始角低的样品开始; 其中所述带电粒子检测器中的至少一个适于根据起始角度检测一组第一和第二组次级带电粒子。

公开(公告)号：US09153413B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US12528307

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Gilad Almogy ,  Avishai Bartov ,  Juergen Frosien ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof

发明人： Gilad Almogy ,  Avishai Bartov ,  Juergen Frosien ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof

IPC分类号： G21K7/00 ,  H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/10 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/28

CPC分类号： H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/10 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0635 ,  H01J2237/1508 ,  H01J2237/2449 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： A multi-beam scanning electron beam device (100) is described. The multi-bea scanning electron beam device having a column, includes a multi-beam emitter (110) for emitting a plurality of electron beams (12,13,14), at least one common electron beam optical element (130) having a common opening for at least two of the plurality of electron beams and being adapted for commonly influencing at least two of the plurality of electron beams, at least one individual electron beam optical element (140) for individually influencing the plurality of electron beams, a common objective lens assembly (150) for focusing the plurality of electrons beams having a common excitation for focusing at least two of the plurality of electron beams, and adapted for focusing the plurality of electron beams onto a specimen (20) for generation of a plurality of signal beams (121, 131,141), and a detection assembly (170) for individually detecting each signal beam on a corresponding detection element.

摘要翻译： 描述了多光束扫描电子束装置（100）。 具有列的多头扫描电子束装置包括用于发射多个电子束（12,13,14）的多光束发射器（110），至少一个共同的电子束光学元件（130） 用于多个电子束中的至少两个的开口，并适用于共同影响多个电子束中的至少两个，用于单独影响多个电子束的至少一个单独的电子束光学元件（140），共同的目标 透镜组件（150），用于聚焦具有用于聚焦多个电子束中的至少两个的共同激发的多个电子束，并且适于将多个电子束聚焦到样本（20）上以产生多个信号 光束（121,131,141）和检测组件（170），用于分别检测相应检测元件上的每个信号光束。

公开(公告)号：US08878148B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-04

申请号：US12888978

申请日：2010-09-23

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Ivo Li{hacek over (s)}ka ,  Gennadij Gluchman ,  Milan Snabl

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Ivo Li{hacek over (s)}ka ,  Gennadij Gluchman ,  Milan Snabl

IPC分类号： G21K5/00 ,  H01J37/06

CPC分类号： H01J37/06 ,  H01J2237/022 ,  H01J2237/06316 ,  H01J2237/06341

摘要： A method of pre-treating an ultra high vacuum charged particle gun chamber by ion stimulated desorption is provided. The method includes generating a plasma for providing a plasma ion source, and applying a negative potential to at least one surface in the gun chamber, wherein the negative potential is adapted for extracting an ion flux from the plasma ion source to the at least one surface for desorbing contamination particles from the at least one surface by the ion flux impinging on the at least one surface.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过离子刺激解吸预处理超高真空带电粒子枪室的方法。 该方法包括产生用于提供等离子体离子源的等离子体，以及向枪室中的至少一个表面施加负电位，其中负电位适于将离子通量从等离子体离子源提取到至少一个表面 用于通过撞击在至少一个表面上的离子通量从至少一个表面解吸污染颗粒。

公开(公告)号：US20110163229A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-07

申请号：US12528306

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Juergen Frosien ,  Helmut Banzhof ,  Pavel Adamec

发明人： Juergen Frosien ,  Helmut Banzhof ,  Pavel Adamec

IPC分类号： G01N23/225 ,  G01N23/227 ,  G01N23/22 ,  G01N23/203 ,  H01J1/50

CPC分类号： H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/10 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0635 ,  H01J2237/1508 ,  H01J2237/2449 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： A scanning charged particle beam device (100) is described. The scanning charged particle beam device includes a beam emitter (102) for emitting a primary electron beam, a first scan stage for scanning the beam over a specimen, an achromatic beam separator (130) adapted for separating a signal electron beam from the primary electron beam, and a detection unit (172,174,178) for detecting signal electrons.

摘要翻译： 描述扫描带电粒子束装置（100）。 扫描带电粒子束装置包括用于发射一次电子束的射束发射器（102），用于扫描试样上的束的第一扫描级，适于从一次电子分离信号电子束的消色束分离器（130） 以及用于检测信号电子的检测单元（172,174,178）。

公开(公告)号：US20100320382A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12528307

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Gilad Almogy ,  Avishai Bartov ,  Jürgen Frosien ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof

发明人： Gilad Almogy ,  Avishai Bartov ,  Jürgen Frosien ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Helmut Banzhof

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  H01J37/147

CPC分类号： H01J37/05 ,  H01J37/10 ,  H01J37/147 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0635 ,  H01J2237/1508 ,  H01J2237/2449 ,  H01J2237/2817

摘要： A multi-beam scanning electron beam device (100) is described. The multi-bea scanning electron beam device having a column, includes a multi-beam emitter (110) for emitting a plurality of electron beams (12,13,14), at least one common electron beam optical element (130) having a common opening for at least two of the plurality of electron beams and being adapted for commonly influencing at least two of the plurality of electron beams, at least one individual electron beam optical element (140) for individually influencing the plurality of electron beams, a common objective lens assembly (150) for focusing the plurality of electrons beams having a common excitation for focusing at least two of the plurality of electron beams, and adapted for focusing the plurality of electron beams onto a specimen (20) for generation of a plurality of signal beams (121, 131,141), and a detection assembly (170) for individually detecting each signal beam on a corresponding detection element.

摘要翻译： 描述了多光束扫描电子束装置（100）。 具有列的多头扫描电子束装置包括用于发射多个电子束（12,13,14）的多光束发射器（110），至少一个共同的电子束光学元件（130） 用于多个电子束中的至少两个的开口，并适用于共同影响多个电子束中的至少两个，用于单独影响多个电子束的至少一个单独的电子束光学元件（140），共同的目标 透镜组件（150），用于聚焦具有用于聚焦多个电子束中的至少两个的共同激发的多个电子束，并且适于将多个电子束聚焦到样本（20）上以产生多个信号 光束（121,131,141）和检测组件（170），用于分别检测相应检测元件上的每个信号光束。

公开(公告)号：US07595490B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US11469728

申请日：2006-09-01

申请人： Fang Zhou ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Jürgen Frosien ,  Jimmy Vishnipolsky

发明人： Fang Zhou ,  Pavel Adamec ,  Jürgen Frosien ,  Jimmy Vishnipolsky

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  G21K7/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/073 ,  H01J2237/022 ,  H01J2237/06325

摘要： A method for operating a charged particle beam emitting device and, in particular, an electron beam emitting device including a cold field emitter is provided. The method includes the steps of placing the cold field emitter in a vacuum of a given pressure, the emitter exhibiting a high initial emission current I0 and a lower stable mean emission current IS under a given electric extraction field; applying the given electric extraction field to the emitter for emitting electrons from the emitter surface; performing a cleaning process by applying at least one heating pulse to the cold field emitter for heating the emitter surface, whereby the cleaning process is performed before the emission current of the cold field emitter has declined to the lower stable mean emission value IS; and repeating the cleaning process to keep the emission current of the emitter continuously above the substantially stable emission value IS.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于操作带电粒子束发射器件的方法，特别是包括冷场发射器的电子束发射器件。 该方法包括以下步骤：将冷场发射器置于给定压力的真空中，发射体在给定的电提取场下表现出高的初始发射电流I0和较低的稳定平均发射电流IS; 将给定的电提取场施加到发射器以从发射器表面发射电子; 通过向冷场发射器施加至少一个加热脉冲来加热发射体表面来执行清洁处理，由此在冷场发射器的发射电流已经下降到较低的稳定平均发射值IS之前进行清洁处理; 并重复清洁处理以将发射极的发射电流连续地保持在基本上稳定的发射值IS上。

公开(公告)号：US07268361B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US10483114

申请日：2002-07-01

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Dieter Winkler

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Dieter Winkler

IPC分类号： H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01J1/3044 ,  H01J2201/319

摘要： The invention provides an electron beam device 1 comprising at least one field emission cathode 3 and at least one extracting electrode 5, whereby the field emission cathode 5 comprises a p-type semiconductor region 7 connected to an emitter tip 9 made of a semiconductor material, an n-type semiconductor region 11 forming a pn-diode junction 13 with the p-type semiconductor region 7 a first electric contact 15 on the p-type semiconductor region 7 and a second electric contact 17 on the n-type semiconductor region 11. The p-type semiconductor region 7 prevents the flux of free electrons to the emitter unless electrons are injected into the p-type semiconductor region 7 by the pn-diode junction 13. This way, the field emission cathode 3 can generate an electron beam where the electron beam current is controlled by the forward biasing second voltage V2 across the pn-diode junction. Such electron beam current has an improved current value stability. In addition the electron beam current does not have to be stabilized anymore by adjusting, the voltage between emitter tip 9 and extracting electrode 5 which would interfere with the electric field of electron beam optics. The present invention further provides the field emission cathode as described above and an array of field emission cathodes. The invention further provides a method to generate at least one electron beam.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种包括至少一个场发射阴极3和至少一个提取电极5的电子束装置1，由此场发射阴极5包括连接到由半导体材料制成的发射极尖端9的p型半导体区域7， 在p型半导体区域7上形成p型二极管结13的n型半导体区域11，p型半导体区域7上的第一电接触15和n型半导体区域11上的第二电接触17。 p型半导体区域7防止自由电子束流到发射极，除非电子被pn二极管结13注入到p型半导体区域7中。这样，场发射阴极3可以产生电子束，其中 电子束电流由跨越pn二极管结的正向偏置第二电压V 2控制。 这种电子束电流具有改善的电流值稳定性。 此外，电子束电流不必通过调节发射极尖端9和提取电极5之间的电压，这将干扰电子束光学器件的电场。 本发明还提供如上所述的场致发射阴极和场发射阴极阵列。 本发明还提供了一种产生至少一个电子束的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20060192145A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-31

申请号：US11396751

申请日：2006-04-03

申请人： Pavel Adamec ,  Ralf Degenhardt ,  Hans-Peter Feuerbaum ,  Harry Munack ,  Dieter Winkler

发明人： Pavel Adamec ,  Ralf Degenhardt ,  Hans-Peter Feuerbaum ,  Harry Munack ,  Dieter Winkler

IPC分类号： G21G5/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/285 ,  H01J37/265 ,  H01J37/28 ,  H01J2237/0435 ,  H01J2237/049 ,  H01J2237/2855 ,  H01J2237/2857

摘要： A charged particle beam apparatus is provided which comprises a charged particle source for producing a primary beam of charged particles, aperture means for collimating said primary beam of charged particles, wherein said aperture means is adapted to switch between a collimation of said primary beam resulting in a width appropriate for serial imaging of a sample as well as a collimation of said primary beam to a width appropriate for parallel imaging of said sample, a condenser lens for condensing said primary beam of charged particles, scanning means for deflecting said primary beam of charged particles, an objective lens for focusing said condensed primary beam, a sectorized detector for detecting a secondary charged particles. Also, several different operation modes of the beam apparatus are described allowing for serial imaging as well as parallel imaging.

摘要翻译： 提供一种带电粒子束装置，其包括用于产生带电粒子的一次束的带电粒子源，用于准直所述带电粒子的一次束的孔径装置，其中所述孔口装置适于在所述主束的准直之间切换，导致 适合于样本的串行成像的宽度以及所述主光束的准直到适合于所述样品的平行成像的宽度;用于聚集所述带电粒子的一次束的聚光透镜;用于偏转所述主要束带电的扫描装置 颗粒，用于聚焦所述冷凝的主光束的物镜，用于检测次级带电粒子的扇形检测器。 此外，描述了束装置的几种不同的操作模式，允许串行成像以及平行成像。