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7592610 Mirror for use in a lithographic apparatus, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby  
A top layer of a predetermined metal is provided on a mirror for use in a lithographic apparatus having source to provide radiation of a desired wavelength. The source generates a stream of...
7592611 Creation method and conversion method of charged particle beam writing data, and writing method of charged particle beam  
A creation method of charged particle beam writing data for writing a pattern using a charged particle beam based on design data of circuits includes creating, based on the design data, a location...
7592598 Illumination system particularly for microlithography  
There is provided a projection objective for a projection exposure apparatus that has a primary light source for emitting electromagnetic radiation having a chief ray with a wavelength ≦193 nm....
7589328 Gas field ION source for multiple applications  
A focused ion beam device is described. The device includes an ion beam column including an enclosure for housing an emitter with an emitter area for generating ions, a first gas inlet adapted to...
7589332 Via-hole processing method  
In a via-hole formation method of forming a via-hole reaching a bonding pad, in a substrate of a wafer in which a plurality of devices are formed on a surface of the substrate and the bonding pad...
7586111 Ion implanter having combined hybrid and double mechanical scan architecture  
A system and method are provided for implanting ions into a workpiece in a plurality of operating ranges. A desired dosage of ions is provided, and a spot ion beam is formed from an ion source and...
7586109 Technique for improving the performance and extending the lifetime of an ion source with gas dilution  
A technique improving the performance and extending the lifetime of an ion source with gas dilution is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method...
7586108 Radiation detector, method of manufacturing a radiation detector and lithographic apparatus comprising a radiation detector  
The invention relates to a radiation detector, a method of manufacturing a radiation detector and a lithographic apparatus comprising a radiation detector. The radiation detector has a...
7586113 EUV illumination system  
An illumination system is used to illuminate a specified illumination field of an object surface with EUV radiation. The illumination system has an EUV source and a collector to concentrate the EUV...
7582884 Charged particle beam exposure method and charged particle beam exposure device  
When a space, sandwiched by large patterns having a predetermined size or more, is exposed using a charged particle beam, the space sandwiched by the large patterns is exposed using a common block...
7583834 Laser etched fiducials in roll-roll display  
The present invention relates to a method of aligning comprising providing a support, applying a transparent layer, patterning at least the transparent layer to produce a pattern and an alignment...
7582883 Method of scanning a substrate in an ion implanter  
This invention relates to a method of scanning a substrate through an ion beam in an ion implanter to provide uniform dosing of the substrate. The method comprises causing relative motion between...
7582881 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method  
A method and apparatus for monitoring a level of silicon dioxide in a liquid and removing the silicon dioxide using polishers is disclosed. In an embodiment, two polishers that absorb carbon...
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....
7580110 Exposure apparatus and exposure method  
An exposure apparatus and exposure method that produces plasma from a target material, generates pulsed light, and carries out exposure with the pulsed light. In particular, a light emitting...
7579606 Method and system for logic design for cell projection particle beam lithography  
A method for particle beam lithography, such as electron beam (EB) lithography, includes predefining a stencil design having a plurality of cell patterns with information from a cell library,...
7576339 Ion implantation apparatus and method for obtaining non-uniform ion implantation energy  
An ion implantation apparatus includes an ion beam source for generating an ion beam; an implantation energy controller disposed on a path of the ion beam for controlling the ion implantation...
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...
7576341 Lithography systems and methods for operating the same  
A lithography system and method for operating the same. The lithography system may include a cathode adapted to emit an electron beam, a beam-homogenizing structure, capable of increasing at least...
7576337 Power supply for an ion implantation system  
A power supply system for an ion implantation system. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the system may be realized as a power supply system that includes a low frequency power inverter, a...
7576343 Method and apparatus for generating laser produced plasma  
The present invention provides a method of delivering solid material at a position far enough from any surrounding solid with high enough target density without scattering debris to 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...
7573050 Column simultaneously focusing a particle beam and an optical beam  
Column for simultaneously producing a focused particle beam and a focused light beam and method for treating a sample using the column. The column has lateral walls, an input electrode having a...
7573051 Ion beam guide tube  
The present invention relates to a guide tube for an ion beam in an ion implanter located adjacent a semiconductor wafer. Such guide tubes are provided to confine charged particles used for wafer...
7573052 Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method  
A pattern image generation device generates a pattern image, and at least a part of the pattern image which has been generated or the pattern image which is generated and is formed on an object is...
7569834 High resolution charged particle projection lens array using magnetic elements  
A charged particle optic apparatus for improvement in resolution of an electrostatic, multi-beam column is disclosed. The charged particle optic apparatus includes an electrostatic lens array...
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...
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...
7566887 Method of reducing particle contamination for ion implanters  
The present invention is directed to a beam control circuit and method used to minimize particle contamination in an ion implantation system by reducing the duty factor of the ion beam. In one...
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...
7566886 Throughput enhancement for scanned beam ion implanters  
An ion implantation system that optimizes productivity that includes an ion generator configured to implant ions into a workpiece by scanning the ions along an axis in a first direction, a movable...
7566891 Apparatus and method for treating a substrate with UV radiation using primary and secondary reflectors  
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to an ultraviolet (UV) cure chamber for curing a dielectric material disposed on a substrate and to methods of curing dielectric materials using UV...
7566882 Reflection lithography using rotating platter  
One embodiment pertains to a method of electron beam lithography. An illumination electron beam is formed, and a dynamic pattern generating device is used to generate an electron-reflective pattern...
7564049 Pattern drawing system, electrically charged beam drawing method, photomask manufacturing method, and semiconductor device manufacturing method  
A pattern drawing system includes a beam irradiating mechanism which irradiates electrically charged beams on a film to be drawn, a coefficient calculating section which calculates a backward...
7564042 Ion beam apparatus having plasma sheath controller  
An ion beam apparatus includes a plasma chamber with a grid assembly installed at one end of the plasma chamber and a plasma sheath controller disposed between the plasma chamber and the grid...
7560367 Method for thermal processing with a RTP process using temperature spaces in radiation equilibrium  
In this invention, a wafer is placed and kept in the low-temperature region at the bottom of a temperature space that is in a state of radiation equilibrium and that is formed inside chamber by a...
7560692 Method of TEM sample preparation for electron holography for semiconductor devices  
A high quality electron microscopy sample suitable for electron holography is prepared by forming markers filled with TEOS oxide and by repeatedly applying multiple coats of an adhesive followed by...
7560712 Ion implanter with etch prevention member(s)  
An apparatus and method of doping ions into a substrate are disclosed and include a process chamber having an inner space in which an ion implantation process is performed, a support unit...
7557366 Radiation generating device, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method and device manufactured thereby  
An apparatus for producing radiation by an electrically operated discharge has a first electrode, a second electrode. and a capacitor bank. The electrodes are configured at a distance from each...
7557511 Apparatus and method utilizing high power density electron beam for generating pulsed stream of ablation plasma  
A pulsed electron ablation (PEA) utilizes a source of a high power density electron beam which includes a cathode plasma supplying electrons for generation of the electron beam and an anode plasma...
7554107 Writing method and writing apparatus of charged particle beam, positional deviation measuring method, and position measuring apparatus  
A charged particle beam writing method includes measuring a topography of a backside of a substrate without an influence of a gravity sag, calculating a first positional deviation amount of a...
7554102 Optical coating equipment and ultraviolet irradiative device  
An optical coating equipment, which includes a delivery device, a coater head, and an ultraviolet irradiative device. The delivery device delivers a film. A liquid coating is coated on the film by...
7554648 Blind devices and methods for providing continuous thermophoretic protection of lithographic reticle  
Blind devices and related methods for lithography systems are described. An exemplary system has a vacuum chamber with first and second chamber portions. In a member between the chambers is defined...
7554082 Pattern observation apparatus, pattern observation method, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and program  
A pattern observation apparatus includes: a defect position information input unit which downloads defect position information for a pattern, the defect position information having been detected by...
7554106 Partial ion implantation apparatus and method using bundled beam  
An ion implantation apparatus comprises an ion beam source for generating an initial ion beam, a bundled ion beam generator adapted to change the initial ion beam into a bundled ion beam based on a...
7554108 Forming a semiconductor device feature using acquired parameters  
In one embodiment, a controller coupled to a focused ion beam tool can execute instructions to acquire parameters for a feature of a semiconductor device, determine a data array using the...
7550751 Ion beam scanning control methods and systems for ion implantation uniformity  
One embodiment of the invention relates to a method for adjusting the ribbon beam flux of a scanned ion beam. In this method, an ion beam is scanned at a scan rate, and a plurality of dynamic beam...
7550740 Focused ION beam apparatus  
A focused ion beam apparatus enables an ion beam to be focused highly accurately on a sample at the beam spot position of the case of the absence of magnetic field without causing isotope...
7550747 Parallel electron beam lithography stamp (PEBLS)  
An array of vertically aligned electron emitting nanotips such as multiwall carbon nanotubes are formed and patterned for use as a lithographic stamp. The spacing and/or arrangement of the nanotips...
7547899 Charged beam dump and particle attractor  
A system, method, and apparatus for mitigating contamination during ion implantation are provided. An ion source, end station, and mass analyzer positioned between the ion source and the end...