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7619219 Scanning electron microscope  
The present invention was made in view of a problem of an electron microscope in which a reduction in detection efficiency of electrons detected by a detector should be prevented by eliminating any...
7619218 Charged particle optical apparatus with aberration corrector  
When an accelerating voltage and operating distance are changed, an excitation current and a pole voltage of an aberration corrector must also be changed. Moreover, different multipole voltages or...
7618465 Near-field antenna  
The invention relates to a near-field antenna comprising a dielectric shaped body having a tip. The shaped body is characterized in that at least the surface of the tip is metallized, thereby...
7615747 Sampling feedback system  
An electron microscope includes an electron beam source, which produces an electron beam. Scan deflectors direct the electron beam in a pattern across a sample, which thereby emits electrons. The...
7615746 Method and apparatus for evaluating pattern shape of a semiconductor device  
The present invention provides a semiconductor pattern shape evaluating apparatus using a critical dimension SEM, which eliminates the necessity of data conversion corresponding to each process of...
7612337 Focused ion beam system and a method of sample preparation and observation  
A focused ion beam system capable of acquiring surface structure information, internal structure information, and internal composition information about a sample simultaneously from the same field...
7612336 Scanning electron microscope having a monochromator  
A scanning electron microscope having a monochromator that can automatically adjust an electron beam entering the monochromator and operating conditions of the monochromator. The scanning electron...
7612334 Standard reference component for calibration, fabrication method for the same, and scanning electron microscope using the same  
The present invention provides a standard reference component for calibration for performing magnification calibration used in the scanning electron microscope with high precision, and provides a...
7608844 Charged particle beam drawing apparatus  
In the present invention, vector data developing unit, ends separating unit, overlap removing unit and bitmapped data generating unit are sequentially connected in order to make pipeline...
7608821 Substrate inspection apparatus, substrate inspection method and semiconductor device manufacturing method  
A substrate inspection apparatus includes: an electron gun which generates an electron beam to irradiate the electron beam to a substrate; an electron detection unit which detects at least one of a...
7605381 Charged particle beam alignment method and charged particle beam apparatus  
An object of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus and an alignment method of the charged particle beam apparatus, which make it possible to align an optical axis of...
7605378 Charged-particle beam system  
There is disclosed a charged-particle beam system equipped with a higher-order aberration corrector capable of correcting fifth-order spherical aberration and third-order chromatic aberration such...
7605368 Vibration-type cantilever holder and scanning probe microscope  
A vibration-type cantilever holder holds a cantilever opposed to a sample. The holder supports a main body part of the cantilever at only its base end so that a probe at the free end of the...
7605364 Sample and method for evaluating resolution of scanning electron microscope, and electron scanning microscope  
In the case of monitoring a resolution of a scanning electron microscope, it is required to prepare a sample and to use a measuring algorithm so as to reduce the pattern dependency of an index...
7601957 Electron microscope and combined illumination lens  
An object of the present invention is to provide an electron microscope that employs a hologram of a diffraction pattern to reconstruct a microscopic image involving no imaging aberration due to...
7601956 Method for measuring diffraction patterns from a transmission electron microscopy to determine crystal structures and a device therefor  
A device and method which enable a transmission electron microscope to measure electron diffraction patterns of a sample very precisely are disclosed. The patterns are suitable for structure...
7601955 Scanning electron microscope  
A scanning electron microscope is provided. The scanning electron microscope includes an electron beam source generating a primary electron beam, a condenser lens converging the primary electron...
7601954 Method and apparatus for reviewing defects  
A method and an apparatus for reviewing defects detected by an optical particle inspection system or an optical profile inspection system in detail by an electron microscope are provided. In order...
7599075 Automatic optical inspection using multiple objectives  
Apparatus and techniques for automated optical inspection (AOI) utilizing image scanning modules with multiple objectives for each camera are provided. A scanning mechanism includes optical...
7598497 Charged particle beam scanning method and charged particle beam apparatus  
A method and an apparatus for calculating a scan signal so that the scan region becomes a scan region which is based on magnification ratio between desired magnification in a scan-line interval...
7598492 Charged particle microscopy using super resolution  
A method for improving throughput in review of images from a charged particle beam microscopy tool and a charged particle beam microscopy tool are disclosed.
7598491 Observing method and its apparatus using electron microscope  
The present invention relates to high-speed acquisition of both a perpendicular observation image and a tilt observation image, in observation using a scanning electron microscope. An electron-beam...
7598490 SEM-type reviewing apparatus and a method for reviewing defects using the same  
In order to achieve high throughput in a SEM-type defect-reviewing apparatus and method for automatically acquiring images of review defects present on samples, including: a cell comparison step...
7595490 Charged particle beam emitting device and method for operating a charged particle beam emitting device  
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...
7595489 Method and apparatus for material identification  
A method of identifying a material using an x-ray emission characteristic is provided. X-ray data representing a monitored x-ray emission characteristic is obtained from a specimen in response to...
7595482 Standard component for length measurement, method for producing the same, and electron beam metrology system using the same  
A standard component for length measurement includes a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating. Each of components of the second diffraction grating is disposed between...
7592604 Charged particle beam apparatus  
The present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus capable of preventing the charging-up of the specimen without using a large-scale facility. A scanning electron microscope 100 ...
7592591 X-ray analyzer using electron beam  
An electron probe X-ray analyzer capable of automatically setting appropriate analytical conditions if there are unknown compounds by performing analysis under the analytical conditions adapted for...
7592590 Charged particle beam device with detection unit switch and method of operation thereof  
The invention provides a charged particle beam device and a method of operation thereof. An emitter ( 2 ) emits a primary charged particle beam ( 12 ). Depending on the action of a deflection...
7592586 Mapping-projection-type electron beam apparatus for inspecting sample by using electrons reflected from the sample  
An apparatus capable of detecting defects of a pattern on a sample with high accuracy and reliability and at a high throughput, and a semiconductor manufacturing method using the same are provided....
7589323 Superconducting X-ray detector and X-ray analysis apparatus using the same  
To provide a superconducting X-ray detector capable of carrying out a measurement by a high energy resolution by restraining a reduction in a sensitivity by a self magnetic field. A superconducting...
7589322 Sample measuring device  
An object of this invention is to make it easy to adjust a position of the energy beam to irradiate and a position of a focal point of a light collecting mirror part, and to prevent displacement of...
7586093 Apparatus and method for inspecting a sample of a specimen by means of an electron beam  
The invention refers to an apparatus ( 10 ) for inspecting a sample ( 12 ) of a specimen ( 14 ) by means of an electron beam ( 34 ) comprising a vacuum chamber ( 18 ); an ion beam device ( 20 ) for...
7579591 Method and apparatus for analyzing sample  
Method and apparatus for performing sample analysis using both the WDS and an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The analysis starts with irradiating the sample with an electron beam....
7576340 Focused ion beam processing method  
There is provided a focused ion beam processing method in which damage to a workpiece is minimized when the surface of the workpiece is irradiated and processed with an ion beam. The method...
7576325 Electron microscopic method and electron microscope using same  
There is provided an electron microscopic method capable of realizing a high resolution based on the principle of the phase retrieval method. An electron microscope ( 10 ) using the method is a...
7573053 Polarized pulsed front-end beam source for electron microscope  
A method and an electron source are provided for generating polarized electrons for an electron microscope. The electron source includes a photoemissive cathode and a low-power drive laser. The...
7573047 Wafer holder and sample producing apparatus using it  
A wafer holder includes: a frame-shaped holder main body which has an opening at its center and carries a wafer on its upper surface; guide members which contact the outer periphery of the wafer...
7573031 Methods for SEM inspection of fluid containing samples  
A method of visualizing a sample in a wet environment including introducing a sample into a specimen enclosure in a wet environment and scanning the sample in the specimen enclosure in a scanning...
7573030 Specimen observation method  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a specimen observation method, an image processing device, and a charged-particle beam device which are preferable for selecting, based on an...
7569838 Electron beam inspection system and inspection method and method of manufacturing devices using the system  
An electron beam inspection system of the image projection type includes a primary electron optical system for shaping an electron beam emitted from an electron gun into a rectangular configuration...
7569833 Apparatus for generating a plurality of beamlets  
The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a plurality of charged particle beamlets, comprising a charged particle source for generating a diverging charged particle beam, a converging...
7569819 Electron beam system and method of operating the same  
An electron beam system (such as a scanning electron microscope or an electron probe microanalyzer) capable of displaying backscattered electron (BSE) images at the same brightness and same...
7569818 Method to reduce cross talk in a multi column e-beam test system  
A method and apparatus for reducing or eliminating crosstalk between a plurality of electron beams is described. The plurality of electron beams may produce test areas on a large area substrate...
7566892 Electron beam apparatus and method for production of its specimen chamber  
A structure of an electron beam apparatus having shielding properties for shielding against an environmental magnetic field is provided. The electron beam apparatus comprises a mirror barrel for...
7566888 Method and system for treating an interior surface of a workpiece using a charged particle beam  
A method and system of treating an interior surface on an internal cavity of a workpiece using a charged particle beam. A beam deflector surface of a beam deflector is placed within the internal...
7566884 Specimen holder for electron microscope  
A specimen holder has two levers on which probes for current measurement are carried. The levers are in contact with a spherical body, the spherical body acting as a pivotal point. When the levers...
7566873 High-resolution, low-distortion and high-efficiency optical coupling in detection system of electron beam apparatus  
One embodiment relates to an apparatus for inspecting a substrate using charged particles. The apparatus includes an illumination subsystem, an objective subsystem, a projection subsystem, and a...
7566872 Scanning electron microscope  
A scanning electron microscope is disclosed. The primary electron beam is radiated on a reticle (specimen), and an observation image of the reticle is obtained using the electrons secondarily...
7566871 Method and apparatus for pattern inspection  
Because a mirror electron imaging type inspection apparatus for obtaining an inspection object image with mirror electrons has been difficult to optimize inspection conditions, since the image...