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8099792 Methods and apparatus for spatially resolved photocurrent mapping of operating photovoltaic devices using atomic force photovoltaic microscopy  
Atomic force photovoltaic microscopy apparatus and related methodologies, as can be used to quantitatively measure spatial performance variations in functioning photovoltaic devices.
8069491 Probe testing structure  
A calibration structure for probing devices.
7793356 Signal coupling system for scanning microwave microscope  
A signal coupling system interposed between a scanning probe and a measurement instrument provides signal communication between the scanning probe and the measurement instrument. The signal...
6978215 Method of determining of true nonlinearity of scan along a selected direction X or Y in scan microscope  
This invention allows the scan nonlinearity of different type of scanning microscopes to be measured, including: optical, confocal, scanning electron and scanning probe microscopes. The scan...
6972405 Nanoscale standard sample and its manufacturing method  
An indicator indicating the direction of a diffraction grating pattern is provided on a chip so that the direction of the pattern can be accurately determined. The indicator includes an anisotropic...
6911832 Focused ion beam endpoint detection using charge pulse detection electronics  
A system and method for detecting a milling endpoint on a semiconductor sample by directing an ion beam from a focused ion beam (FIB) apparatus at the sample and using charge pulse detection...
6909983 Calibration of an analogue probe  
A method of calibrating a probe mounted on a machine in which the probe has a probe calibration matrix which relates the probe outputs in three orthogonal axes to the machine's X, Y and Z...
6770868 Critical dimension scanning electron microscope  
A system for determining an actual measurement of a structure on a sample using a measurement tool with a calibration standard having measurement sites. A previously measured site on the...
6768113 WORKPIECE HOLDER, SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTING APPARATUS, CIRCUIT PATTERN INSPECTING APPARATUS, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPLICATION APPARATUS, CALIBRATING SUBSTRATE, WORKPIECE HOLDING METHOD, CIRCUIT PATTERN INSPECTING METHOD, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPLICATION METHOD  
Heights of a sample are calibrated by setting a calibrating substrate on a stage and then irradiating a charged particle beam onto standard marks provided on at least two kinds of surfaces having...
6750447 Calibration standard for high resolution electron microscopy  
A method and apparatus used to calibrate high-resolution electron microscopes where a single standard provides multiple samples, each having a different atomic structure, permits rapid accurate...
6720553 Tip calibration standard and method for tip calibration  
The present invention is directed to a tip calibration standard for characterizing the geometric and electrostatic properties of the probe tips of scanning probe microscopes comprising a carbon...
6664532 Method of precision calibration of magnification of scanning microscopes with the use of test diffraction grating  
A method of precision calibration of magnification of scanning microscopes with the use of a test diffraction grating has the steps of positioning an orientation of a test object on a stage of...
6664546 In-situ probe for optimizing electron beam inspection and metrology based on surface potential  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating an image from a sample. The apparatus includes a charged particle beam generator arranged to generate and control a charged particle beam...
6650129 Method of testing semiconductor device  
A method of testing a semiconductor device is provided. In a SEM image comparison type testing apparatus, a comparison is made between the voltage contrast of a predetermined pattern to be tested...
6627903 Methods and devices for calibrating a charged-particle-beam microlithography apparatus, and microelectronic-device fabrication methods comprising same  
Methods are disclosed for performing a calibration of a charged-particle-beam (CPB) microlithography apparatus. In an embodiment, a specimen having a crystal-orientation plane is mounted on a...
6593583 Ion beam processing position correction method  
The present invention provides a focused ion beam method in which positional correction is performed with reference to reference points on a sample and for carrying out processing using an ion...
6573497 Calibration of CD-SEM by e-beam induced current measurement  
The present invention relates to a system and method for calibrating a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The method comprises measuring an electrical characteristic of a calibration standard...
6545495 Method and apparatus for self-calibration of capacitive sensors  
A method for determining operational characteristics of capacitive sensors adapted for self-calibration includes the steps of providing at least one capacitive sensor having a suspended element and...
6358860 Line width calibration standard manufacturing and certifying method  
A method of making and certifying submicron line width calibration standards includes steps of thermal growth of a silicon dioxide film layer on top and vertical side wall surfaces of silicon...
6319643 Conductive photoresist pattern for long term calibration of scanning electron microscope  
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of calibrating a measurement instrument that uses an electron beam, involving the steps of providing a conductive photoresist on a...
6274876 Inspection apparatus and method using particle beam and the particle-beam-applied apparatus  
The inspection apparatus uses a particle beam and has a high throughput by obtaining a characteristic frequency corresponding to the characteristic quantity of focusing-shift from a Fourier...
6232787 Microstructure defect detection  
Methods of inspecting a microstructure comprise: applying charged particles to the wafer to negatively charge up the wafer over a region having contact or via holes, scanning a charged-particle...
5920067 Monocrystalline test and reference structures, and use for calibrating instruments  
An improved test structure for measurement of width of conductive lines formed on substrates as performed in semiconductor fabrication, and an improved reference grid for calibrating instruments...
5804460 Linewidth metrology of integrated circuit structures  
Illustratively, the present invention includes a method of integrated circuit manufacturing which includes forming a raised topological feature upon a first substrate. A portion of the raised...
5744799 Apparatus for and method of real-time nanometer-scale position measurement of the sensor of a scanning tunneling microscope or other sensor scanning atomic or other undulating surfaces  
A method of and apparatus for producing improved real-time continual nanometer scale positioning data of the location of sensing probe used with one of a scanning tunneling microscope, an atomic...
5684301 Monocrystalline test structures, and use for calibrating instruments  
An improved test structure for measurement of width of conductive lines formed on substrates as performed in semiconductor fabrication, and for calibrating instruments for such measurements, is...
5624845 Assembly and a method suitable for identifying a code  
An assembly suitable for identifying a code sequence of a biomolecule. The assembly includes means comprising a near-field probe for generating a super-resolution chemical analysis of the portion...
5599464 Formation of atomic scale vertical features for topographic instrument calibration  
A calibration target for topographic inspection instruments, operating at sub-micrometer resolution levels, having features on the order of 10 Angstroms in vertical height, an atomic scale...
5585211 Fabrication and use of sub-micron dimensional standard  
A sub-micron dimensional standard is embodied in a grating of equal-sized lines and spaces formed in an electron-sensitive material by means of E-beam lithography. Several gratings are generated in...
5521377 Measurement of trace element concentration distribution, and evaluation of carriers, in semiconductors, and preparation of standard samples  
A concentration distribution in a planar direction or in a depth-wise direction is measured by irradiating an ion containing an alkali metal element as an ion beam onto a solid surface, detecting a...
5520769 Method for measuring concentration of dopant within a semiconductor substrate  
A method is provided for measuring at resolutions which are in some instances less than 20 nanometers the concentration densities within one or more diffusion regions within a semiconductor...
5428548 Method of and apparatus for scanning the surface of a workpiece  
Apparatus for and a method of scanning a workpiece are in the form of a retrofit package which provides a scanning capability for a machine tool which would otherwise have none. The basic elements...
5155359 Atomic scale calibration system  
A scanning electron microscope is calibrated using an atomic scale microscope, such as a scanning tunneling microscope or atomic force microscope to permit accurate and precise deflection of the...
4954711 Low-voltage source for narrow electron/ion beams  
This source for charged particles comprises a sharply pointed tip (1) and an aperture (2) in a thin sheet of material. If the point of the tip (1) is made sharp enough, i.e., if it ends in a single...
4877957 Scanning type tunnel microscope  
A scanning type tunnel microscope comprises a sample holding member for supporting a sample and a scanning probe which is arranged to face the sample to be separated therefrom by a very small...
4746571 X-ray detector efficiency standard for electron microscopes  
An X-ray detector efficiency standard is formed of multiple spherical particles of various materials distributed over the surface of a substrate. The particles are preferably formed of pure...
4335189 Resolution standard for scanning electron microscope comprising palladium spines on a metal substrate  
A resolution standard for a scanning electron microscope has clusters of palladium in a sea urchin form. The clusters are widely scattered on a substrate so that a cluster can be acquired easily...
4151418 Multiple crystal holder assembly for wavelength dispersive X-ray spectrometers  
A novel crystal holder for the wavelength dispersive spectrometers of electron microprobes arranges four crystals as a cylinder segment which may be moved to a position in which it partially...
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