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公开(公告)号:US20250166963A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18516040
申请日:2023-11-21
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Milos Malínský , Pavel Stejskal , Ondrej Ludmil Shanel
IPC: H01J37/28 , H01J37/147 , H01J37/244
Abstract: A sample is imaged by directing charged particle beam towards a sample and form an irradiation zone. The charged particle beam is scanned so that the irradiation zone is scanned in the sample plane in a first direction and the radiations from a detection zone are detected by a detector. A first number of detecting pixels arranged along a first detector axis corresponding to the first detection axis is fewer than a second number of detecting pixels arranged along a second detector axis corresponding to the second detection axis.
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公开(公告)号:US20250159789A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18723281
申请日:2021-12-21
Applicant: Sean KELLOGG , Hans-Juergen SCHLUETER , Patrick LANCUBA , FEI Company , Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH , Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) SARL
Inventor: Sean KELLOGG , Hans-Juergen SCHLUETER , Patrick LANCUBA
Abstract: A system and method for spectrometry of a sample in a plasma is described. The system includes a split ring resonator, an electrode, and a delivery system. The split ring resonator has a discharge gap, and the electrode is arranged in proximity to, but spaced apart from, the discharge gap such that. When a sufficient power is supplied to a plasma generated in the discharge gap, the plasma extends towards and couples with the electrode, so that the plasma is established in a region between the discharge gap and the electrode. The delivery system is for introduction of a sample into the plasma established in the region between the discharge gap and the electrode. The system is configured to direct an output from the plasma to a spectrometer for analysis.
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公开(公告)号:US12293525B2
公开(公告)日:2025-05-06
申请号:US17965217
申请日:2022-10-13
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: John Flanagan , Brad Larson , Thomas Miller
IPC: G06T7/12 , G06F18/243 , G06N3/045 , G06N3/08 , G06N20/20 , G06T7/00 , G06T7/10 , G06T7/11 , G06T7/13 , G06T7/174 , G06T7/30 , G06V10/26 , G06V10/44 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/82
Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing artificial intelligence enabled metrology are disclosed. An example method includes segmenting a first image of structure into one or more classes to form an at least partially segmented image, associating at least one class of the at least partially segmented image with a second image, and performing metrology on the second image based on the association with at least one class of the at least partially segmented image.
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公开(公告)号:US12288667B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-29
申请号:US17831147
申请日:2022-06-02
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Pavel Potocek , Bert Henning Freitag , Maurice Peemen
Abstract: A method of imaging a sample includes acquiring one or more first images of a region of the sample at a first imaging condition with a charged particle microscope system. The one or more first images are applied to an input of a trained machine learning model to obtain a predicted image indicating atom structure probability in the region of the sample. An enhanced image indicating atom locations in the region of the sample based on the atom structure probability in the predicted image is caused to be displayed in response to obtaining the predicted image.
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公开(公告)号:US20250125114A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-17
申请号:US18485133
申请日:2023-10-11
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Alexandr DOLGOV , Leo VAN HELVERT
IPC: H01J37/06 , H01J37/141
Abstract: A charged particle microscope system, comprising an electron source housing a Wehnelt electrode and a cathode, wherein the electron source may include a dry environment defining a volume between the Wehnelt electrode and the cathode that may be substantially water-free, a beam column including a plurality of electromagnetic lens elements, and a vacuum chamber including a sample holder. An electron beam axis may be defined from the cathode to the sample holder.
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公开(公告)号:US20250104962A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18473035
申请日:2023-09-22
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Christopher Thompson , Hans Persoon , Ruud Schampers
Abstract: A sample carrier for a charged particle microscope. The sample carrier comprises a planar or substantially planar body, an opening, and at least one protrusion. The opening is provided in the planar or substantially planar body. The protrusion extends into the opening within a plane defined by the planar or substantially planar body. The protrusion is configured to hold a charged particle microscopy sample.
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公开(公告)号:US20250104958A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18472943
申请日:2023-09-22
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Bert Freitag , Erik Kieft
IPC: H01J37/04
Abstract: In some embodiments, a scientific instrument includes an electron-beam column configured to scan an electron beam across a sample. The electron-beam column includes a beam blanker configured to gate the electron beam in response to a drive signal. The scientific instrument also includes an electron detector configured to measure a flux of transmitted or scattered electrons having interacted with the sample and an electronic controller configured to acquire an image of the sample using values of the flux measured with the electron detector for a plurality of electron-beam scan locations. The electronic controller is further configured to cause the drive signal to have a gating frequency at which the image has a moiré pattern therein.
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公开(公告)号:US20250095959A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-20
申请号:US18369967
申请日:2023-09-19
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Chad Rue , Lilly Landers , Jason Arjavac , Gavin Mitchson
IPC: H01J37/305
Abstract: Methods include conditioning at least a portion of a gas delivery system with a carbon-based conditioning agent to provide a carbon-based residual, and etching a substrate with a focused ion beam, in the presence of an ammonia-based delayering agent provided by the gas delivery system and in the presence of the carbon-based residual, wherein the carbon-based residual reduces a topographical variation of a depth of the etching. Apparatus include a focused ion beam system configured to deliver a focused ion beam to a sample, and a pre-conditioned gas delivery system configured to deliver an ammonia-based delayering agent to the sample at least while the focused ion beam is being delivered to the sample, wherein the pre-conditioned gas delivery system includes a carbon-based residual in the gas delivery system, wherein a portion of the carbon-based residual is present at the sample during the etching of the sample with the ammonia-based delayering agent.
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公开(公告)号:US20250069844A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18456048
申请日:2023-08-25
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Petr Hlavenka , Eva Štastná , Vojtech Mahel , Jakub Klus , Branislav Straka
IPC: H01J37/244 , H01J37/28
Abstract: Systems, components, and methods for detecting characteristic signals are described. A detector includes a detector cell. The detector cell can be configured to generate an electrical signal in response to a particle incident on an active layer of the detector cell, The active layer can define an absorption surface. The detector can include a filter. The filter can include a membrane of carbon material. The filter can be disposed relative to the detector cell to shield the absorption surface from a subset of the incident particles. The subset of the incident particles can include electrons, ions, and photons. The photons can have an energy less than about 40 eV.
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公开(公告)号:US12237142B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US17807362
申请日:2022-06-16
Applicant: FEI Company
Inventor: Sean M. Kellogg , Mostafa Maazouz , James B. McGinn
IPC: H01J37/09 , H01J37/22 , H01J37/24 , H01J37/244
Abstract: Variations in charged-particle-beam (CPB) source location are determined by scanning an alignment aperture that is fixed with respect to a beam defining aperture in a CPB, particularly at edges of a defocused CPB illumination disk. The alignment aperture is operable to transmit a CPB portion to a secondary emission surface that produces secondary emission directed to a scintillator element. Scintillation light produced in response is directed out of a vacuum enclosure associated with the CPB via a light guide to an external photodetection system.
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