Scanning electron microscope and sample observation method

    公开(公告)号:US09991092B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US13387183

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: G01N23/00 H01J37/28

    CPC分类号: H01J37/28 H01J2237/2803

    摘要: A scanning electron microscope of the present invention performs scanning by changing a scanning line density in accordance with a sample when an image of a scanned region is formed by scanning a two-dimensional region on the sample with an electron beam or is provided with a GUI having sample information input means which inputs information relating to the sample and display means which displays a recommended scanning conditioHn according to the input and performs scanning with a scanning line density according to the sample by selecting the recommended scanning condition. As a result, in observation using a scanning electron microscope, a suitable scanning device which can improve contrast of a profile of a two-dimensional pattern and suppress shading by suppressing the influence of charging caused by primary charged particle radiation and by improving a detection rate of secondary electrons and a scanning method are provided.

    SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD
    2.
    发明申请
    SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD 有权
    扫描电子显微镜和样品观察方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120153145A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-21

    申请号:US13387183

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: H01J37/28

    CPC分类号: H01J37/28 H01J2237/2803

    摘要: A scanning electron microscope of the present invention performs scanning by changing a scanning line density in accordance with a sample when an image of a scanned region is formed by scanning a two-dimensional region on the sample with an electron beam or is provided with a GUI having sample information input means which inputs information relating to the sample and display means which displays a recommended scanning condition according to the input and performs scanning with a scanning line density according to the sample by selecting the recommended scanning condition. As a result, in observation using a scanning electron microscope, a suitable scanning device which can improve contrast of a profile of a two-dimensional pattern and suppress shading by suppressing the influence of charging caused by primary charged particle radiation and by improving a detection rate of secondary electrons and a scanning method are provided.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的扫描电子显微镜通过利用电子束扫描样品上的二维区域形成扫描区域的图像时,根据样品改变扫描线密度来进行扫描,或者设置有GUI 具有样本信息输入装置,其输入与样本有关的信息和根据输入显示推荐的扫描条件的显示装置,并通过选择推荐的扫描条件,根据样本以扫描线密度进行扫描。 结果,在使用扫描电子显微镜观察的情况下,能够改善二维图案的轮廓的对比度并抑制由初级带电粒子辐射引起的充电的影响并抑制阴影的合适的扫描装置,并且通过提高检测率 的二次电子和扫描方法。

    Method of inspecting a circuit pattern and inspecting instrument
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of inspecting a circuit pattern and inspecting instrument 失效
    检查电路图案和检查仪器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07397031B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-08

    申请号:US11452989

    申请日:2006-06-15

    IPC分类号: H01J37/28

    摘要: An apparatus for inspecting a sample using a scanning electron microscope includes a sample stage, a first electron-optical system to scan an electron beam of a first beam current on the sample, a second electron-optical system to scan an electron beam of a second beam current smaller than the first beam current on the sample, a mechanism to move the sample stage, a detector provided in each of the first and second electron-optical systems to detect a secondary electron. The first electron-optical system is operable in a first mode and the second electron-optical system is operable in a second mode with higher resolution than that of the first mode. In the first mode, the sample is observed while the sample stage is moved continuously, and in the second mode, the sample is observed by detecting a secondary electron using the detector while the sample stage is held stationary.

    摘要翻译: 使用扫描电子显微镜检查样品的装置包括样品台,用于扫描样品上的第一束电流的电子束的第一电子 - 光学系统,用于扫描第二电子束的电子束的第二电子 - 光学系统 光束电流小于样品上的第一光束电流,移动样品台的机构,设置在每个第一和第二电子光学系统中的检测二次电子的检测器。 第一电子 - 光学系统可在第一模式中操作,并且第二电子 - 光学系统可以以比第一模式更高的分辨率在第二模式中操作。 在第一模式中,在样品台连续移动时观察样品,在第二模式中,通过在样品台保持静止时使用检测器检测二次电子来观察样品。

    Electron microscope and electron bean inspection system.
    7.
    发明申请
    Electron microscope and electron bean inspection system. 审中-公开
    电子显微镜和电子豆检查系统。

    公开(公告)号:US20070181808A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-09

    申请号:US11701386

    申请日:2007-02-02

    IPC分类号: G21K7/00

    摘要: While an image obtained by a general electron microscope is affected by the shape and material of an object specimen, an image obtained from mirror electrons is affected by the shape of an equipotential surface on which the mirror electrons are reflected, thereby the image interpretation is complicated. A mirror electron microscope of the present invention is provided with the following means for controlling a reflecting plane of the mirror electrons according to the structure of an object pattern to be measured or a concerned defect.1) Means for controlling a potential difference between a specimen and an electron source equivalent to a height of a reflecting plane of a mirror electron beam according to a type, an operation condition of an electron source, and a type of a pattern on a specimen. 2) Means for controlling an energy distribution of an illuminating beam with an energy filter 9 disposed in an illuminating system. It is thus possible to inspect a specimen according to a size and a potential of a pattern, which are distinguished from others.

    摘要翻译: 当通过一般电子显微镜获得的图像受目标样本的形状和材料的影响时,由镜电子获得的图像受到反射镜电子反射的等电位面的形状的影响,从而图像解释复杂 。 本发明的镜电子显微镜具备以下用于根据被测量对象图案的结构或相关缺陷来控制镜电子的反射面的装置。 1)根据类型,电子源的操作条件和样品上的图案的类型来控制样品和电子源之间的电位差与电子束的反射面的高度的电位差的装置 。 2)用于通过设置在照明系统中的能量过滤器9来控制照明光束的能量分布的装置。 因此,可以根据区别于其他图案的尺寸和电位来检查样本。

    Absorption current image apparatus in electron microscope
    9.
    发明授权
    Absorption current image apparatus in electron microscope 有权
    吸收电流图像设备在电子显微镜下

    公开(公告)号:US06888138B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-03

    申请号:US10868907

    申请日:2004-06-17

    摘要: It was hard for conventional SEMs to take measurements at a high speed and take accurate measurements when an insulator exists between an object to probe and the detector, because the conventional SEMs used a continuous electron beam. Also, it was impossible to apply voltage to the sample during the measurement of current. By pulse-modulating the electron beam and extracting a high-frequency signal component from the sample, new SEM equipment disclosed herein detects electrons absorbed in the sample at a high speed and with precision. Precise and high-speed absorption current measurements can be achieved. High-functionality inspection apparatus can be provided.

    摘要翻译: 传统的扫描电镜很难在高速下进行测量,并且当物体与探针和检测器之间存在绝缘体时进行精确的测量,因为传统的扫描电镜使用连续的电子束。 此外,在测量电流期间不可能对样品施加电压。 通过脉冲调制电子束并从样品中提取高频信号分量,本文公开的新的SEM设备以高速和精确的方式检测样品中吸收的电子。 可以实现精确和高速吸收电流测量。 可以提供高功能检查装置。

    Inspection system, inspection method, and process management method
    10.
    发明申请
    Inspection system, inspection method, and process management method 有权
    检验制度,检验方法和流程管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050051722A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10885725

    申请日:2004-07-08

    摘要: The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus comprising: an electron emitting unit for sequentially emitting an electron beam in the direction of the inspection area of a sample; a decelerating means for drawing back the electron beam in the vicinity of the inspection area; an imaging unit for forming images of the electron beam, which has been drawn back in the vicinity of the inspection area, on multiple different image forming conditions; an image detecting unit for capturing the electron beam that formed an image corresponding to each image forming condition and an image processing unit for comparing the images on different image forming conditions with one another to thereby detect a defect in the inspection area.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种检查装置,包括:电子发射单元,用于沿样本的检查区域的方向依次发射电子束; 用于在检查区域附近拉回电子束的减速装置; 用于在多个不同的图像形成条件下形成已经被拉回到检查区域附近的电子束的图像的成像单元; 用于捕获形成与每个图像形成条件相对应的图像的电子束的图像检测单元和用于将不同图像形成条件上的图像彼此进行比较的图像处理单元,从而检测检查区域中的缺陷。