SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOCUSING CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020136094A3

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:PCT/EP2019/086459

    申请日:2019-12-19

    Abstract: A charged-particle beam system (300) is disclosed. The charged- particle beam system comprises a stage (201) configured to hold a sample (203) and is movable in at least one of X-Y-Z axes. The charged-particle beam system further comprises a position sensing system (350,340) to determine a lateral and vertical displacement of the stage, and a beam deflection controller (367) configured to apply a first signal to deflect a primary charged-particle beam (330) incident on the sample to at least partly compensate for the lateral displacement, and to apply a second signal to adjust a focus of the deflected charged-particle beam incident on the sample to at least partly compensate for the vertical displacement of the stage. The first and second signals may comprise an electrical signal having a high bandwidth in a range of 10 kHz to 50 kHz, and 50 kHz to 200 kHz, respectively. Further, a non-transitory computer readable medium is disclosed, comprising a set of instructions for causing an apparatus (300) to perform a method, the apparatus including a charged-particle source (310) to generate a primary charged-particle beam (314,330), the method comprising determining a lateral displacement of a stage (201), wherein the stage is movable in at least one of X-Y axes; and instructing a controller (367) to apply a first signal to deflect the primary charged-particle beam incident on a sample (203) to at least partly compensate for the lateral displacement

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOCUSING CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020136094A2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:PCT/EP2019/086459

    申请日:2019-12-19

    Abstract: Systems and methods for irradiating a sample with a charged-particle beam are disclosed. The charged-particle beam system may comprise a stage configured to hold a sample and is movable in at least one of X-Y-Z axes. The charged-particle beam system may further comprise a position sensing system to determine a lateral and vertical displacement of the stage, and a beam deflection controller configured to apply a first signal to deflect a primary charged-particle beam incident on the sample to at least partly compensate for the lateral displacement, and to apply a second signal to adjust a focus of the deflected charged-particle beam incident on the sample to at least partly compensate for the vertical displacement of the stage. The first and second signals may comprise an electrical signal having a high bandwidth in a range of 10 k Hz to 50 k Hz, and 50 k Hz to 200 k Hz, respectively.

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