Charged particle beam device and operation method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11961701B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17603225

    申请日:2019-04-24

    摘要: When adjusting optical axes of a multi-beam charged particle beam device, because parameters of optical systems are inter-dependent, the time required to adjust the parameters increases. Thus, the present invention provides a charged particle beam device provided with an optical parameter setting unit for setting parameters of optical systems for emitting a plurality of primary charged particle beams to a sample, detectors for individually detecting a plurality of secondary charged particle beams discharged from the sample, a plurality of memories for storing signals detected by the detectors and converted into digital pixels in the form of images, evaluation value derivation units for deriving evaluation values of the primary charged particle beams from the images, and a GUI capable of displaying the images and receiving an input from a user, wherein the GUI displays the images and evaluation results based on the evaluation values and changes various optical parameters in real-time.

    Charged particle beam device
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11239052B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16900176

    申请日:2020-06-12

    摘要: The scanning charged particle beam microscope according to the present application is characterized in that, in acquiring an image of the FOV (field of view), interspaced beam irradiation points are set, and then, a deflector is controlled so that a charged particle beam scan is performed faster when the charged particle beam irradiates a position on the sample between each of the irradiation points than when the charged particle beam irradiates a position on the sample corresponding to each of the irradiation points (a position on the sample corresponding to each pixel detecting a signal). This allows the effects from a micro-domain electrification occurring within the FOV to be mitigated or controlled.

    CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220328281A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17638275

    申请日:2019-09-20

    摘要: A charged particle beam device includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect one or more signal charged particle beams caused by irradiation on a sample with one or more primary charged particle beams, and a control system. The control system is configured to measure an intensity distribution of the one or more signal charged particle beams detected by the plurality of detectors, and correct the intensity distribution by using a correction function. The control system is configured to generate an image based on the corrected intensity distribution.

    Charged-particle beam device and cross-sectional shape estimation program

    公开(公告)号:US11443914B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16967989

    申请日:2018-12-18

    IPC分类号: H01J37/05 H01J37/22 H01J37/28

    摘要: The objective of the present invention is to use brightness images acquired under different energy conditions to estimate the size of a defect in the depth direction in a simple manner. A charged-particle beam device according to the present invention determines the brightness ratio for each irradiation position on a brightness image while changing parameters varying the signal amount, estimates the position of the defect in the depth direction on the basis of the parameters at which the brightness ratio is at a minimum, and estimates the size of the defect in the depth direction on the basis of the magnitude of the brightness ratio (see FIG. 5).

    THERMOELECTRIC FIELD EMISSION ELECTRON SOURCE AND ELECTRON BEAM APPLICATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220037107A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17278848

    申请日:2018-09-25

    IPC分类号: H01J37/073 H01J37/10

    摘要: To stabilize an amount of electron beam emitted from a thermoelectric field emission electron source. A thermoelectric field emission electron source includes: an electron source 301 having a needle shape; a metal wire 302 to which the electron source is fixed and configured to heat the electron source; a stem 303 fixed to an insulator and configured to energize the metal wire; a first electrode 304 having a first opening portion 304a and arranged such that a tip of the electron source protrudes from the first opening portion; a second electrode 306 having a second opening portion 306a; and an insulating body 307 configured to position the first electrode and the second electrode such that a central axis of the first opening portion and a central axis of the second opening portion coincide with each other, and provide electrical insulation between the first electrode and the second electrode, so as to provide a structure in which an amount of gas released when the first electrode is heated is reduced.

    Electron gun and electron beam application device

    公开(公告)号:US11227740B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US16644871

    申请日:2017-09-07

    摘要: In order to provide an electron gun capable of maintaining a small spot diameter of a beam converged on a sample even when a probe current applied to the sample is increased, a magnetic field generation source 301 is provided with respect to an electron gun including: an electron source 101; an extraction electrode 102 configured to extract electrons from the electron source 101; an acceleration electrode 103 configured to accelerate the electrons extracted from the electron source 101; and a first coil 104 and a first magnetic path 201 having an opening on an electron source side, the first coil 104 and the first magnetic path 201 forming a control lens configured to converge an electron beam emitted from the acceleration electrode 103. The magnetic field generation source is provided for canceling a magnetic field, at an installation position of the electron source 101, generated by the first coil 104 and the first magnetic path 201.