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7391039 Semiconductor processing method and system  
A secondary electron image generated by an electron beam is detected by a secondary electron/secondary ion detector while a silicon substrate is etched by a focused ion beam from a back surface of...
7391038 Technique for isocentric ion beam scanning  
A technique for isocentric ion beam scanning is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized by an apparatus for isocentric ion beam scanning. The apparatus may...
7388943 Method for adjusting gap between two objects and exposure method using the same, gap adjusting apparatus, and exposure apparatus  
A method of making a gap between first and second objects have a predetermined value includes steps of introducing light to an entry window on the first object, detecting an intensity of light from...
7388214 Charged-particle beam exposure apparatus and method  
A charged particle beam exposure apparatus which splits a charged-particle beam from a charged-particle beam source into a plurality of charged-particle beams by a plurality of apertures formed in...
7388213 Method of registering a blank substrate to a pattern generating particle beam apparatus and of correcting alignment during pattern generation  
We have developed a method of registration of a particle beam to internal alignment targets present within photoresist areas which are to be imaged. The method does not affect the photoresist, so...
7388201 Radiation detector having coated nanostructure and method  
A radiation detector has an electron emitter that includes a coated nanostructure on a support. The nanostructure can include a plurality of nanoneedles. A nanoneedle is a shaft tapering from a...
7385212 Collector optical system, light source unit, illumination optical apparatus, and exposure apparatus  
A light source unit of EUV light is provided as a light source unit comprising a plasma light source for emitting EUV light, a collective mirror which has a reflecting surface of an ellipsoid of...
7385183 Substrate processing apparatus using neutralized beam and method thereof  
In a substrate processing apparatus using a neutralized beam and a method thereof, the substrate processing apparatus includes: an ion source for emitting an ion beam at an emitting angle;...
7381976 Monochromatic fluid treatment systems  
Methods, systems and apparatus for photo-processing of fluids, particularly complex fluids, such as blood products, pharmaceuticals, injectables and vaccines, are provided. The disclosed methods...
7377228 System for and method of gas cluster ion beam processing  
System and method of gas-cluster ion beam processing is realized by incorporating improved beam and workpiece neutralizing components. Larger GCIB current transport is enabled by low energy...
7375355 Ribbon beam ion implanter cluster tool  
An ion implantation cluster tool for implanting ions into a workpiece is provided, wherein a plurality of beamline assemblies having a respective plurality of ion beamlines associated therewith are...
7375352 Photomask defect correction method employing a combined device of a focused electron beam device and an atomic force microscope  
In order to make it possible to improve throughput of AFM scratch processing, enable correction of small defects in clear defect correction with a high degree of precision, and enable correction in...
7375351 Micro-column electron beam apparatus  
Provided is a micro-column electron beam apparatus including: a base; an electron lens bracket on which an electron lens module can be fixed, mounted in a central portion of the base; an electron...
7375327 Method and device for measuring quantity of wear  
A method and device to accurately obtain very small quantity of wear of the order of nanometers of a protective film on the surface of a sliding member. A quantity of wear on the surface of a...
7372052 Electron beam method and apparatus for reducing or patterning the birefringence of halogenated optical materials  
A controlled electron beam and heat will decrease the birefringence of a halogenated optical material under tensile stress. The electron beam and heat irradiation will occur in a chamber under near...
7372048 Source multiplexing in lithography  
An illumination system for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system may include multiple sources of EUV light. The system may combine the light from the multiple sources when illuminating a...
7368740 Configuration management and retrieval system for proton beam therapy system  
In a complex, multi-processor software controlled system, such as proton beam therapy system (PBTS), it may be important to provide treatment configurable parameters that are easily modified by an...
7368738 Advanced pattern definition for particle-beam exposure  
In a pattern definition device for use in a particle-beam exposure apparatus a plurality of blanking openings ( 910 ) are arranged within a pattern definition field (bf) composed of a plurality of...
7368735 Charged beam drawing data creation method, charged beam drawing method, charged beam drawing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method  
Drawing-data creating method includes selecting charged beam drawing-apparatus dividing drawing area into main fields, subfields and unit fields (U-fields), dividing design data (D-data)...
7368731 Method and apparatus which enable high resolution particle beam profile measurement  
The PSF for a metrology array for high resolution particle beam profile measurement has been improved by improving five major elements of the metrology array. While improvement in each of the five...
7368730 Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor  
Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor A weathering apparatus has one or more UV radiation sources ( 2 ) and one or more first...
7365347 Ion implantation apparatus for use in manufacturing of semiconductor device  
Disclosed herein is an ion implantation apparatus for use in manufacturing of a semiconductor device, which has a software program including an option for selecting a manipulator, enabling a time...
7365341 Gas cluster ion beam emitting apparatus and method for ionization of gas cluster  
An emitting apparatus 50 has a gas cluster generation chamber 2 and a nozzle 3 as means for generating a gas cluster and emitting the gas cluster to a processing object 10 . A group of gas...
7365325 Method and apparatus for observing a specimen  
A method and device for observing a specimen in which an electron beam is irradiated and scanned from an oblique direction, onto a surface of a calibration substrate on which a pattern with a known...
7365324 Testing apparatus using charged particles and device manufacturing method using the testing apparatus  
A system for further enhancing speed, i.e. improving throughput in a SEM-type inspection apparatus is provided. An inspection apparatus for inspecting a surface of a substrate produces a crossover...
7365320 Methods and systems for process monitoring using x-ray emission  
Systems and methods for process monitoring based upon X-ray emission induced by a beam of charged particles such as electrons or ions include a system and method for process monitoring that analyze...
7362454 Method and system for measuring overcoat layer thickness on a thin film disk  
A method for measuring the thickness of a thin film disk overcoat layer includes radiating x-rays on a thin film disk comprising at least one base layer and an overcoat layer, collecting...
7361913 Methods and apparatus for glitch recovery in stationary-beam ion implantation process using fast ion beam control  
An ion implanter includes a source of a stationary, planar ion beam, a set of beamline components that steer the ion beam along a normal beam path as determined by first operating parameter values,...
7361909 Method and apparatus for correcting drift during automated FIB processing  
A method and apparatus for correcting drift of the beam irradiation position during automated FIB (focused ion beam) processing with a reference image-setting unit, an image read-in unit for...
7358510 Ion implanter with variable scan frequency  
An ion implanter includes an ion beam generator configured to generate an ion beam, a scanner configured to scan the ion beam in at least one direction at a scan frequency, and a controller. The...
7358507 Liquid removal in a method and device for irradiating spots on a layer  
For irradiating a layer ( 3 ) a radiation beam ( 7 ) is directed and focused to a spot ( 11 ) on the layer ( 3 ), relative movement of the layer ( 3 ) relative to the optical element ( 59 ) is...
7358495 Standard reference for metrology and calibration method of electron-beam metrology system using the same  
An electron-beam metrology system includes a specimen stage to mount a specimen on which a device pattern is formed, electron optics to radiate the device pattern with an electron-beam, a secondary...
7358493 Method and apparatus for automated beam optimization in a scanning electron microscope  
A method and apparatus according to the present invention define optimal conditions for a scanning electron microscope (SEM), preferably a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CDSEM)....
7358479 Method and computed tomography gantry for measurement of rotation angle of rotor  
In a gantry for an x-ray computed tomography apparatus with a rotor and a stator and a device for measurement of the rotation angle as well as a method for measurement of the rotation angle, a disc...
7355192 Adjustable suspension assembly for a collimating lattice  
According to one aspect of the invention a plasma-based substrate processing apparatus comprises a collimator holding device, which efficiently and accurately positions a collimator over a...
7354504 Dielectric profile controlled microwave sterilization system  
A dielectric profiler establishes a dielectric profile of microwave characteristics for identifying, sterilizing or inactivating a target material prior to performing a microwave irradiation event...
7353722 Contactless measurement of the surface temperature of naturally or artificially weathered samples  
A holding frame ( 2 ) is mounted in a weathering chamber ( 1 ) of a weathering tester so that it can be rotated around a xenon radiation source ( 3 ), which is located on the cylinder or rotation...
7351988 Beam allocation apparatus and beam allocation method for medical particle accelerators  
The invention relates to a beam allocation apparatus ( 21 ) for medical particle accelerators and also to a beam allocation method. This beam allocation apparatus ( 21 ) should manage a plurality...
7351987 Irradiation system with ion beam  
An irradiation system comprises a beam generation source, a mass analysis device, a beam transformer, a deflector for scanning which swings the beam reciprocally, a beam parallelizing device, an...
7351983 Focused ion beam system  
A focused ion beam (FIB) system has an ion beam from an ion source, a condenser lens, a current-limiting aperture, an electrostatic angular aperture control lens, an electrostatic objective lens,...
7351374 Surface plasmon enhanced illumination apparatus having non-periodic resonance configurations  
An apparatus configured to generate surface plasmon enhanced radiation comprises a metal film having first and second surfaces, and one or more resonance configurations formed in the metal film. An...
7349517 System for measuring burn-out of fuel elements of a high-temperature reactor  
The burnout of a fuel element in a reactor is determined by first transferring a fuel element from a reactor to a measuring position and then subjecting the transferred fuel element at the position...
7348582 Light source apparatus and exposure apparatus having the same  
A light source apparatus for irradiating a laser light onto a target, for generating plasma, and for producing light from the plasma, said light source apparatus includes a first detection part for...
7348555 Apparatus and method for irradiating electron beam  
An electron beam irradiation apparatus includes a turn-transfer mechanism; a turn irradiation chamber; an electron beam irradiation section; a replacement room configured to bring a target into and...
7345291 Device for irradiation therapy with charged particles  
The present invention is related to a device for irradiating a patient with a charged particle beam, comprising a number of beam channels attached to a vertical wall, wherein a deflection magnet is...
7345290 Lens array for electron beam lithography tool  
A method and apparatus for controlling beam emittance by placing a lens array in a drift space of an illumination system component. The illumination system component may be an electron gun or a...
7342241 Method and apparatus for electron-beam lithography  
The present invention is to provide an electron-beam lithography method and an electron-beam lithography apparatus that can draw patterns with a high precision despite a change in barometric...
7342238 Systems, control subsystems, and methods for projecting an electron beam onto a specimen  
Systems, control subsystems, and methods for projecting an electron beam onto a specimen are provided. One system includes a stage configured to move the specimen with a non-uniform velocity. The...
7339179 Technique for providing a segmented electrostatic lens in an ion implanter  
A technique for providing a segmented electrostatic lens in an ion implanter is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an electrostatic lens for use in...
7332731 Radiation system and lithographic apparatus  
A radiation system for providing a projection beam of radiation is disclosed. The radiation system includes an extreme ultraviolet source for providing extreme ultra violet radiation, and a...