EP3268979A1 - Appareil ayant plusieurs faisceaux de particules chargées - Google Patents

Appareil ayant plusieurs faisceaux de particules chargées

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EP3268979A1
EP3268979A1 EP16762718.1A EP16762718A EP3268979A1 EP 3268979 A1 EP3268979 A1 EP 3268979A1 EP 16762718 A EP16762718 A EP 16762718A EP 3268979 A1 EP3268979 A1 EP 3268979A1
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Weiming Ren
Shuai LI
Xuedong Liu
Zhongwei Chen
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ASML Netherlands BV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/26—Electron or ion microscopes; Electron or ion diffraction tubes
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/02—Details
    • H01J37/04—Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the discharge, e.g. electron-optical arrangement, ion-optical arrangement
    • H01J37/10—Lenses
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    • H01J37/02—Details
    • H01J37/04—Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the discharge, e.g. electron-optical arrangement, ion-optical arrangement
    • H01J37/147—Arrangements for directing or deflecting the discharge along a desired path
    • H01J37/1472—Deflecting along given lines
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/04—Means for controlling the discharge
    • H01J2237/049—Focusing means
    • H01J2237/0492—Lens systems
    • H01J2237/04924—Lens systems electrostatic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01J2237/06—Sources
    • H01J2237/083—Beam forming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/10—Lenses
    • H01J2237/12—Lenses electrostatic
    • H01J2237/1205—Microlenses
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/15—Means for deflecting or directing discharge
    • H01J2237/151—Electrostatic means
    • H01J2237/1516—Multipoles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/26—Electron or ion microscopes
    • H01J2237/28—Scanning microscopes
    • H01J2237/2813—Scanning microscopes characterised by the application
    • H01J2237/2817—Pattern inspection

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  • the present invention relates to a charged-particle apparatus with a plurality of charged-particle beams. More particularly, it relates to an apparatus which employs plural charged-particle beams to simultaneously acquire images of plural scanned regions of an observed area on a sample surface. Hence, the apparatus can be used to inspect and/or review defects on wafers/masks with high resolution and high throughput in semiconductor manufacturing industry.
  • the yield management tools with electron beam employ the principle of scanning electron microscope (SEM) with a single electron beam, which therefore can provide higher resolution but can not provide throughputs competent for mass production.
  • SEM scanning electron microscope
  • the higher and higher beam currents can be used to increase the throughputs, the superior spatial resolutions will be fundamentally deteriorated by Coulomb Effect.
  • a promising solution is to use a plurality of electron beams each with a small current. The plurality of electron beams forms a plurality of probe spots on one being-inspected or observed surface of a sample.
  • the plurality of probe spots can respectively and simultaneously scan a plurality of small scanned regions within a large observed area on the sample surface.
  • the electrons of each probe spot generate secondary electrons from the sample surface where they land on.
  • the secondary electrons comprise slow secondary electrons (energies ⁇ 50eV) and backscattered electrons (energies close to landing energies of the electrons).
  • the secondary electrons from the plurality of small scanned regions can be respectively and simultaneously collected by a plurality of electron detectors. Consequently, the image of the large observed area including all of the small scanned regions can be obtained much faster than scanning the large observed area with a single beam.
  • the plurality of electron beams can be either from a plurality of electron sources respectively, or from a single electron source.
  • the plurality of electron beams is usually focused onto and scans the plurality of small scanned regions by a plurality of columns respectively, and the secondary electrons from each scanned region are detected by one electron detector inside the corresponding column.
  • the apparatus therefore is generally called as a multi- column apparatus.
  • the plural columns can be either independent or share a multi- axis magnetic or electromagnetic-compound objective lens (such as US 8,294,095).
  • the beam interval between two adjacent beams is usually as large as 30 ⁇ 50mm.
  • a source-conversion unit is used to virtually change the single electron source into a plurality of sub-sources.
  • the source-conversion unit comprises one beamlet-forming means and one image-forming means.
  • the beamlet-forming means basically comprises a plurality of beam-limit openings, which divides the primary electron beam generated by the single electron source into a plurality of sub-beams or beamlets respectively.
  • the image-forming means basically comprises a plurality of electron optics elements, which either focuses or deflects the plurality of beamlets to form a plurality of parallel images of the electron source respectively. Each of the plurality of parallel image can be taken as one sub-source which emits one corresponding beamlet.
  • the beamlet intervals i.e.
  • the beam-limit opening intervals are at micro meter level so as to make more beamlets available, and hence the source-conversion unit can be made by semiconductor manufacturing process or MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) process.
  • MEMS Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
  • one primary projection imaging system and one deflection scanning unit within one single column are used to project the plurality of parallel images onto and scan the plurality of small scanned regions respectively, and the plurality of secondary electron beams therefrom is respectively detected by a plurality of detection elements of one electron detection device inside the single column.
  • the plurality of detection elements can be a plurality of electron detectors placed side by side or a plurality of pixels of one electron detector.
  • the apparatus therefore is generally called as a multi-beam apparatus.
  • the image-forming means 22-1 is composed of a plurality of lenses (22_iL ⁇ 22_3L).
  • the substantially parallel primary electron beam 2 from one single electron source is divided into the plurality of beamlets (2_i ⁇ 2_3) by the plurality of beam-limit openings (2i_i ⁇ 2i_3) of the beamlet-forming means 21, and the plurality of lenses respectively focuses the plurality of beamlets to form the plurality of parallel images (2_ir ⁇ 2_3r) of the single electron source.
  • the plural parallel images are typically real images, but can be virtual images in specific conditions if each of the plurality of lenses is an aperture lens.
  • the image-forming means 22-2 is composed of a plurality of deflectors (22_2D and 22_3D).
  • the divergent primary electron beam 2 from one single electron source is divided into the plurality of beamlets (2_2 and 2_3) by the plurality of beam-limit openings (2i_2 and 2i_3) of the beamlet- forming means 21, and the plurality of deflectors respectively deflects the plurality of beamlets to form a plurality of parallel virtual images (2_2v and 2_3v) of the single electron source.
  • the primary electron beam from the electron source S passes the two deflectors and becomes two deflected beamlets which form the virtual images Si and S2 of the electron source S. If the potential is positive, the two beamlets overlap with each other and the interference fringes appear in the overlapping area. [0009] Since then, the foregoing concept has been employed in a multi-beam apparatus in many ways.
  • JP-A-10-339711 and US8,378,299 directly use one conventional electron biprism to form two probe spots on the sample surface.
  • US6,943,349 uses one annular deflector (its Figure 5) or one corresponding deflector array (its Figure 12) to form more than two probe spots on the sample surface and therefore can provide a higher throughput.
  • the annular deflector includes an inner annular electrode and an outer annular electrode. If the potentials of the two annular electrodes are not equal to each other, one electric field in the local radial direction will appear within the annular gap therebetween, and consequently the annular deflector can deflect more than two beamlets together in different directions. Furthermore, the deflection function of the annular deflector can be performed by one corresponding deflector array which has a plurality of multi-pole type deflectors arranged along the annular gap.
  • the plurality of beamlets passes through the plurality of beam-limit openings with different angles of incidence and therefore suffers strong and different electron scatterings.
  • the scattering electrons in each beamlet will enlarge the probe spot and/or become a background noise and therefore deteriorate the image resolution of the corresponding scanned region.
  • the current of the plurality of beamlets can only be changed by varying either the emission of the single electron source or the sizes of the beam- limit openings.
  • the single electron source takes a long time to become stable when the emission thereof is varied.
  • the beamlet-forming means needs to have more than one group of openings and the sizes of the openings of one group are different from the other groups. It is very time-consuming to change the group in use.
  • the secondary electron beams can only be focused onto the multiple detection elements of the in-lens detector in some specific operation conditions of the objective lens. Therefore the available applications are limit.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a new multi-beam apparatus which can provide both high resolution and high throughput for observing a sample and especially functioning as a yield management tool to inspect and/or review defects on wafers/masks in semiconductor manufacturing industry.
  • the multi- beam apparatus employs a new source-conversion unit to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of a single electron source at first and limit the currents of the corresponding plurality of beamlets secondly, a condenser lens to adjust the currents of the plurality of beamlets, a primary projection imaging system to project the plurality of parallel virtual images to form a plurality of probe spots on a being- observed surface of the sample, a beam separator to deflect a plurality of secondary electron beams therefrom away from paths of the plurality of beamlets, and a secondary projection imaging system to focus the plurality of secondary electron beams to be detected respectively by a plurality of detection elements of an electron detection device.
  • the invention therefore provides a source-conversion unit, which comprises an image-forming means which comprises an upper layer with a plurality of upper 4-pole structures and a lower layer with a plurality of lower 4-pole structures, and a beamlet-limit means which is below the image-forming means and comprises a plurality of beam-limit openings.
  • Each upper 4-pole structure is above and aligned with one corresponding lower 4-pole structure, and both have about 45 0 difference in azimuth and form a pair of 4-pole structures. Therefore the plurality of upper 4-pole structures and the plurality of lower 4-pole structures form a plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures.
  • the plurality of beam-limit openings is aligned with the plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures respectively.
  • One pair of 4- pole structure functions as a micro-deflect to deflect one beamlet of an electron beam generated by the electron source to form a virtual image thereof, a micro-lens to focus one beamlet to a desired degree, and/or a micro-stigmator to add a desired amount of astigmatism aberration to one beamlet.
  • the present invention also provides a multi-beam apparatus for observing a surface of a sample, which comprises an electron source, a condenser lens below the electron source, a source-conversion unit below the condenser lens, a primary projection imaging system below the source-conversion unit and comprising an objective lens, a deflection scanning unit inside the primary projection imaging system, a sample stage below the primary projection imaging system, a beam separator above the objective lens, a secondary projection imaging system above the beam separator, and an electron detection device with a plurality of detection elements.
  • the source-conversion unit comprises an image-forming means with a plurality of micro-deflectors and a beamlet-limit means with a plurality of beam-limit openings, in which the image-forming means is above the beamlet-limit means.
  • the electron source, the condenser lens, the source- conversion unit, the primary projection imaging system, the deflection scanning unit and the beam separator are aligned with a primary optical axis of that apparatus.
  • the sample stage sustains the sample so that the surface faces to the objective lens.
  • the secondary projection imaging system and the electron detection device are aligned with a secondary optical axis of the apparatus, and the secondary optical axis is not parallel to the primary optical axis.
  • the electron source generates a primary electron beam along the primary optical axis, and the plurality of micro- deflectors deflects the primary electron beam to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of the electron source. Therefore a virtual multi-source array is converted from the electron source, and a plurality of beamlets which includes the virtual multi-source array passes through the plurality of beam-limit openings respectively. A current of each beamlet is therefore limited by one corresponding beam-limit opening, and currents of the plurality of beamlets can be varied by adjusting the condenser lens.
  • the primary projection imaging system images the virtual multi- source array onto the surface and a plurality of probe spots is therefore formed thereon.
  • the deflection scanning unit deflects the plurality of beamlets to scan the plurality of probe spots respectively over a plurality of scanned regions within an observed area on the surface.
  • a plurality of secondary electron beams is generated by the plurality of probe spots respectively from the plurality of scanned regions and in passing focused by the objective lens.
  • the beam separator then deflects the plurality of secondary electron beams to the secondary projection imaging system, and the secondary projection imaging system focuses and keeps the plurality of secondary electron beams to be detected by the plurality of detection elements respectively.
  • Each detection element therefore provides an image signal of one corresponding scanned region.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise a main aperture plate below the electron source, which has a main opening aligned with the primary optical axis and functions as a beam-limit aperture for the primary electron beam.
  • the primary projection imaging system may further comprise a transfer lens above the objective lens, which focuses the plurality of beamlets to land on the surface perpendicularly.
  • Each of the plurality of micro-deflectors has a 4-pole structure which can generate a deflection field in any radial direction.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise a single-beam electron detector above the beam separator, which can be used in a single-beam mode.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise an in-lens electron detector with a beamlet-passing hole aligned with the primary optical axis, which is below the beam separator and can be used in the single-beam mode.
  • the present invention also provides a multi-beam apparatus for observing a surface of a sample, which comprises an electron source, a condenser lens below the electron source, a source-conversion unit below the condenser lens, a primary projection imaging system below the source-conversion unit and comprising an objective lens, a deflection scanning unit inside the primary projection imaging system, a sample stage below the primary projection imaging system, a beam separator above the objective lens, a secondary projection imaging system above the beam separator, and an electron detection device with a plurality of detection elements.
  • the source-conversion unit comprises an image-forming means with a plurality of micro-deflector-and-compensator elements and a beamlet-limit means with a plurality of beam-limit openings, and each micro- deflector-and-compensator element comprises one micro-deflector and one micro- compensator which have one micro-lens and one micro-stigmator.
  • the image- forming means is above the beamlet-limit means.
  • the electron source, the condenser lens, the source-conversion unit, the primary projection imaging system, the deflection scanning unit and the beam separator are aligned with a primary optical axis of the apparatus.
  • the sample stage sustains the sample so that the surface faces to the objective lens.
  • the secondary projection imaging system and the electron detection device are aligned with a secondary optical axis of the apparatus, and the secondary optical axis is not parallel to the primary optical axis.
  • the electron source generates a primary electron beam along the primary optical axis, and the plurality of micro-deflectors deflects the primary electron beam to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of the electron source. Therefore a virtual multi-source array is converted from the electron source.
  • a plurality of beamlets which includes the virtual multi-source array passes through the plurality of beam- limit openings respectively, and a current of each beamlet is therefore limited by one corresponding beam-limit opening. Currents of the plurality of beamlets can be varied by adjusting the condenser lens.
  • the primary projection imaging system images the virtual multi-source array onto the surface and a plurality of probe spots is therefore formed thereon.
  • the one micro-lens and the one micro-stigmator of the one micro-compensator respectively compensates field curvature and astigmatism aberrations of one corresponding probe spot
  • the deflection scanning unit deflects the plurality of beamlets to scan the plurality of probe spots respectively over a plurality of scanned regions within an observed area on the surface.
  • a plurality of secondary electron beams is generated by the plurality of probe spots respectively from the plurality of scanned regions and in passing focused by the objective lens, and the beam separator then deflects the plurality of secondary electron beams to enter the secondary projection imaging system.
  • the secondary projection imaging system focuses and keeps the plurality of secondary electron beams to be detected by the plurality of detection elements respectively, and each detection element therefore provides an image signal of one corresponding scanned region.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise a main aperture plate below the electron source, which has a main opening aligned with the primary optical axis and functions as a beam-limit aperture for the primary electron beam.
  • Each of the plurality of micro-deflector-and-compensator element may have an 8-pole structure which functions as the one micro-deflector by generating a desired deflection field, and the one micro-compensator by generating a desired quadrupole field and a desired round-lens field.
  • Each of the plurality of micro- deflector-and-compensator element comprises an upper 4-pole structure and a lower 4-pole structure in an upper layer and a lower layer respectively, the upper layer is above the lower layer, and the upper 4-pole structure and the lower 4-pole structure are aligned with each other and have a 45 0 difference in azimuth.
  • the upper 4-pole structure and the lower 4-pole structure may function as the one micro-deflector by generating a desired deflection field and the one micro- compensator by generating a desired quadrupole field and a desired round-lens field.
  • the primary projection imaging system may further comprise a transfer lens above the objective lens, which focuses the plurality of beamlets to land on the surface perpendicularly.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise a single- beam electron detector above the beam separator, which can be used in a single- beam mode.
  • the multi-beam apparatus may further comprise an in-lens electron detector with a beamlet-passing hole aligned with the primary optical axis, which is below the beam separator and can be used in the single-beam mode.
  • the present invention also provides a method to configure a source- conversion unit for forming a virtual multi-source array from an electron source, which comprises steps of providing an image-forming means which comprises an upper layer with a plurality of upper 4-pole structures and a lower layer with a plurality of lower 4-pole structures, and providing a beamlet-limit means which is below the image-forming means and comprises a plurality of beam-limit openings.
  • Each upper 4-pole structure is above and aligned with one corresponding lower 4- pole structure, and both have a 45 0 difference in azimuth and form a pair of 4-pole structures. Therefore the plurality of upper 4-pole structures and the plurality of lower 4-pole structures form a plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures.
  • the plurality of beam-limit openings is aligned with the plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures respectively.
  • One pair of 4-pole structure functions as a micro-deflect to deflect one beamlet of an electron beam generated by the electron source to form a virtual image thereof, a micro-lens to focus the one beamlet to a desired degree, and/or a micro-stigmator to add a desired amount of astigmatism aberration to the one beamlet.
  • the source-conversion unit may comprise an upper electric- conduction plate with a plurality of upper through-holes respectively aligned with the plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures.
  • the source-conversion unit may further comprise a lower electric-conduction plate with a plurality of lower through-holes respectively aligned with the plurality of pairs of 4-pole structures.
  • the present invention also provides a method for forming a virtual multi- source array from an electron source, which comprises steps of deflecting an electron beam from the electron source into a plurality of beamlets by using an upper layer with a plurality of upper 4-pole structures and a lower layer with a plurality of lower 4-pole structures, and limiting the plurality of beamlets by using a plurality of openings.
  • Each upper 4-pole structure is above and aligned with one corresponding lower 4-pole structure, and both have a 45 0 difference in azimuth and form a pair of 4-pole structures.
  • the present invention also provides a charged-particle beam apparatus, which comprises a single charged particle source for providing a primary beam, means for converting the primary beam into a plurality of beamlets, a first projection system for forming a plurality of probe spots on a specimen from the plurality of beamlets, a deflection scanning unit for scanning the plurality of probe spots on the specimen, means for separating a plurality of signal electron beams away from the plurality of beamlets, a detection device for receiving the plurality of signal electron beams, and a second projection system for forming a plurality of signal-spots from the plurality of signal electron beams respectively on a plurality of electron detection elements of the detection device.
  • a charged-particle beam apparatus which comprises a single charged particle source for providing a primary beam, means for converting the primary beam into a plurality of beamlets, a first projection system for forming a plurality of probe spots on a specimen from the plurality of beamlets, a deflection scanning unit for scanning the plurality of probe spots
  • the converting means comprising a plurality of deflectors for deflecting the plurality of beamlets and a plurality of beam-limiting openings under the plurality of deflectors.
  • the plurality of signal electron beams is respectively generated due to the plurality of beamlets bombarding on the specimen
  • the charged-particle beam apparatus may further comprise a condenser lens for adjusting currents of the plurality of probe spots.
  • the converting means comprises a plurality of compensators for compensating aberrations of the plurality of probe spots respectively.
  • Figures lA and lB are respectively a schematic illustration of a conventional source-conversion unit.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of the electron interference experiment with an electron biprism.
  • Figure 3A is a schematic illustration of one configuration of a new multi-beam apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 3B ⁇ 3D are respectively schematic illustrations of operation modes of the new multi-beam apparatus in Figure 3A.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of another configuration of the new multi-beam apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 5A ⁇ 5C are respectively a schematic illustration of a configuration of an image-forming means in Figure 3A in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 6A ⁇ 6D are respectively a schematic illustration of a configuration of an image-forming means in Figure 3A in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of a configuration of an advanced image-forming means in Figure 4 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 8A ⁇ 8D are schematic illustrations of a configuration of an advanced image-forming means in Figure 4 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 9A is a schematic illustration of another configuration of the new multi-beam apparatus in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 9B and 9C are respectively schematic illustrations of operation modes of the new multi-beam apparatus in Figure 9A.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic illustration of one operation mode of the new multi-beam apparatus in Figure 4.
  • Figure 11A is a schematic illustration of another configuration of the new multi-beam apparatus and one operation mode thereof in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 11B is a schematic illustration of another configuration of the new multi-beam apparatus and one operation mode thereof in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • axial means “in the optical axis direction of a lens (round or multi-pole), an imaging system or an apparatus”
  • radial means “in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis”
  • on-axial means “on or aligned with the optical axis”
  • off-axis means “not on or not aligned with the optical axis”.
  • an imaging system is aligned with an optical axis
  • all the electron optics elements are aligned with the optical axis.
  • X, Y and Z axe form Cartesian coordinate.
  • the optical axis of the primary projection imaging system is on the Z-axis, and the primary electron beam travels along the Z-axis.
  • primary electrons means “electrons emitted from an electron source and incident onto a being-observed or inspected surface of a sample
  • secondary electrons means “electrons generated from the surface by the "primary electrons”.
  • signal electrons means "electrons generated from a being-observed or inspected surface of a sample by a primary charged particle beam”.
  • single-beam mode means only one beamlet is in use.
  • all terms relate to through-holes, openings and orifices mean openings or holes penetrated through one plate.
  • the multi-beam apparatus employs a new source- conversion unit to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of a single electron source at first and limit the currents of a plurality of beamlets secondly, a condenser lens to adjust the currents of the plurality of beamlets, a primary projection imaging system to project the plurality of parallel virtual images to form a plurality of probe spots on a being-observed surface of the sample, a beam separator to deflect a plurality of secondary electron beams therefrom away from paths of the plurality of beamlets, and a secondary projection imaging system to focus the plurality of secondary electron beams to be detected respectively by a plurality of detection elements of an electron detection device.
  • the new source-conversion unit comprises an image-forming means with a plurality of micro-deflectors and a beamlet-limit means with a plurality of beam- limit openings, and the image-forming means is on the upstream of the beamlet- limit means.
  • the primary electron beam from a single electron source is at first deflected by the plurality of micro-deflectors to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of the single electron source, and the plurality of beamlets forming the plurality of parallel virtual images will pass through the plurality of beam-limit perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly.
  • the image-forming means can further comprise a plurality of micro-compensators to compensate off-axis aberrations (field curvature and astigmatism) of the plurality of probe spots respectively and thereby further improving the image resolution of the being-observed surface.
  • FIG. 3A One embodiment 100A of the new multi-beam apparatus is shown in Figure 3A.
  • the single electron source 101 is on the primary optical axis ioo_i.
  • the common condenser lens 110, the main aperture plate 171, the new source-conversion unit 120, the primary projection imaging system 130, the deflection scanning unit 132 and the beam separator 160 are placed along and aligned with the primary optical axis ioo_i.
  • the secondary projection imaging system 150 and the electron detection device 140 are placed along and aligned with the secondary optical axis i50_i.
  • the main aperture plate 171 can be placed above the common condenser lens 9, or immediately above the new source-conversion unit 120 as shown here.
  • the new source-conversion unit 120 comprises the micro-deflector array 122 with two micro-deflectors 122_2 and 122_3, and a beamlet-limit plate 121 with three beam-limit openings i2i_i, i2i_2 and i2i_3, wherein the beam-limit opening I2i_i is aligned with the primary optical axis ioo_i. If the beam-limit opening i2i_i is not aligned with the primary optical axis ioo_i, there will be one more micro-deflector 122_1 (as shown in Figure 5C).
  • the primary projection imaging system 130 comprises a transfer lens 133 and an objective lens 131.
  • the deflection scanning unit 132 comprises at least one deflector.
  • the beam separator 160 is one Wien Filter.
  • the secondary projection imaging system 150 comprises an anti-scanning deflector 151, a zoom lens 152 (comprising at least two lenses i52_i and 152_2) and an anti-rotation magnetic lens 154.
  • the electron detection device 140 comprises three detection elements i40_i, 140_2 and 140_3. Each of the foregoing lenses can be an electrostatic lens, a magnetic lens or an electromagnetic compound lens.
  • FIG. 3B ⁇ 3D shows three operation modes of the new multi-beam apparatus 100A.
  • the single electron source 101 comprises a cathode, an extraction and/or an anode, wherein the primary electrons are emitted from the cathode and extracted and/or accelerated to form a primary electron beam 102 with high energy (such as 8 ⁇ 2okeV), a high angular intensity (such as 0.5 ⁇ 5mA/sr) and a crossover (virtual or real) 101s shown by the on-axis oval mark here. Therefore it is convenient to think that the primary electron beam 102 is emitted from the crossover 101s, and the single electron source 101 is simplified to be the crossover 101s.
  • high energy such as 8 ⁇ 2okeV
  • a high angular intensity such as 0.5 ⁇ 5mA/sr
  • crossover virtual or real
  • the condenser lens 110 is off.
  • the primary electron beam 102 passes through the condenser lens 110 without focusing influence and its peripheral electrons are cut off by the main opening of the main aperture plate 171.
  • the micro-deflectors 122_2 and 122_3 respectively deflect beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 of the primary electron beam 102.
  • the deflected beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 respectively form the off-axis virtual images i02_2v and i02_3v of the crossover 101s of the single electron source 101.
  • the deflected beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 are parallel or substantially parallel to the primary optical axis ioo_i and therefore perpendicularly incident onto the beamlet-limit plate 121.
  • the beam-limit openings i2i_i, i2i_2 and i2i_3 respectively cut off the peripheral electrons of the center part i02_i of the primary electron beam 102 and the deflected beamlets 102_2 and 102_3, and thereby limiting the currents thereof. Consequently, one virtual multi- source array ⁇ is formed, which comprises the crossover 101s and its two parallel off-axis virtual images i02_2v and i02_3v.
  • One virtual image can avoid the Coulomb Effect at one real image in Figure lA.
  • the main aperture plate 171 can be placed above the condenser lens 110 to cut off the peripheral electrons as early as possible.
  • the crossover 101s and its two parallel off-axis virtual images i02_2v and i02_3v are imaged onto the being-observed surface 7 by the transfer lens 133 and the objective lens 131, and their images form three probe spots i02_is, i02_2s and i02_3s thereon.
  • the transfer lens 133 focuses them to pass through the front focal point of the objective lens 131.
  • the two off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 may not exactly pass through the front focal point due to the influence of magnetic rotation, and this is very helpful to reduce the Coulomb Effect at the beamlet crossover CS.
  • the deflection scanning unit 132 deflects the three beamlets I02_i ⁇ i02_3 and consequently the three probe spots I02_is ⁇ i02_3s scan three individual regions on the being-observed surface 7.
  • Secondary electron beams i02_ise, i02_2se and i02_3se emitted from the three scanned regions are focused by the objective lens 131 and deflected by the beam separator 160 to enter the secondary projection imaging system 150 along the secondary optical axis i50_i.
  • the lenses 152 and 153 focus the secondary electron beams onto the three detection elements I40_i ⁇ i40_3 respectively. Therefore each detection element will provide an image signal of one corresponding scanned region. If some secondary electrons of the secondary electron beam from one scanned region go to the neighboring detection elements, the image signals of neighboring detection elements will also comprise the foreign information from this scanned region, and for the neighboring detection elements the foreign information is a cross-talk from this scanned region.
  • the zoom lens 152 make the spot size of each secondary electron beam smaller than the corresponding detection element, and the anti-scanning deflector 151 will synchronously deflect the secondary electron beams I02_ise ⁇ i02_3se to keep them within the corresponding detection elements during the deflection scanning unit 132 deflects the beamlets I02_i ⁇ i02_3.
  • Different samples usually request different observing conditions, such as the landing energies and the currents of the beamlets. This is especially true for inspection and/or review of the defects on wafers/masks in semiconductor manufacturing industry.
  • the focusing power of the objective lens 131 will change with the landing energies, which will influence the positions of the secondary electron beams on the electron detection device 140 and incur cross-talks.
  • the zoom lens 152 will be adjusted to eliminate the radial displacements of the secondary electron beams.
  • the objective lens 131 comprises one magnetic lens
  • the anti-rotation magnetic lens 154 will be adjusted to eliminate the rotation of the secondary electron beams.
  • Each of the two off-axis probe spots i02_2s and i02_3s comprises the off-axis aberrations generated by the objective lens 131, the transfer lens 133 and the condenser lens when being turned on.
  • the off-axis aberrations of each off-axis probe spot can be reduced by individually optimizing the trajectory of the corresponding beamlet.
  • the static parts of the off-axis aberrations can be reduced by adjusting the deflection power of the corresponding micro-deflector.
  • the dynamic parts of the off-axis aberrations can be reduced by optimizing the performance of the deflection scanning unit 132 which therefore may comprise more than one deflector.
  • the condenser lens 110 is turned on in
  • Figure 3C which focuses the primary electron beam 102 to form an on-axis virtual image IOISV of the crossover 101s of the single electron source 101.
  • the micro- deflectors 122_2 and 122_3 respectively deflect beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 of the focused primary electron beam 102, and form two off-axis virtual images i02_2v and i02_3v of the crossover 101s.
  • the deflected beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 are parallel or substantially parallel to the primary optical axis ioo_i and therefore perpendicularly incident onto the beamlet-limit plate 121.
  • the beam-limit openings i2i_i, i2i_2 and i2i_3 respectively cut off the peripheral electrons of the center part i02_i of the focused primary electron beam 102 and the deflected beamlets 102_2 and 102_3, and thereby limiting the currents thereof.
  • the focusing function of the condenser lens 110 increase the current density of the focused primary electron beam 102, and thereby increasing the currents of the beamlets I02_i ⁇ i02_3 higher than in Figure 3B. Hence, the currents of all the beamlets can be continuously adjusted by the condenser lens 110.
  • the size of each probe spot is minimized by balancing the geometric and diffraction aberrations, Gaussian image size and Coulomb effect.
  • the focusing function of the condenser lens 110 changes the imaging magnification from the crossover 101s to the being-observed surface 7, which influences the balance and therefore may increase the size of each probe spot.
  • the sizes of the beam-limit openings I2i_i ⁇ i2i_3 can be accordingly changed. Consequently, the beamlet-limit plate 121 is preferred having multiple groups of beam-limit openings. The sizes of beam-limit openings in a group are different from those in another group.
  • the focusing power of the transfer lens 133 can be changed to reduce the variation of the imaging magnification.
  • the trajectories of the off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 will be influenced by the focusing power variation of the transfer lens 133, and deflection powers of the micro-deflectors 122_2 and 122_3 can be accordingly adjusted to keep the trajectories.
  • the beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 may be slightly not parallel to the primary optical axis ioo_i, as shown in Figure 3D.
  • the new source- conversion unit 120-1 comprises one micro-deflector-and-compensator array 122-1 with three micro-deflector-and-compensator elements i22_idc, i22_2dc and i22_3dc.
  • Each micro-deflector-and-compensator element comprises one micro- deflector and one micro-compensator having one micro-lens and one micro- stigmator.
  • the micro-deflectors are used to form one virtual multi-source array, same as the functions of the micro-deflectors 122_2 and 122_3 shown in Figures 3B ⁇ 3D.
  • the condenser lens no, the transfer lens 133 and the objective lens 131 will generate off-axis aberrations.
  • the influence of the off-axis aberrations on the sizes of the probe spots can be reduced by individually optimizing the trajectories of the beamlets.
  • the micro-lenses and the micro-stigmators therefore will be used to compensate the left field curvature and astigmatism aberrations of the probe spots respectively.
  • the micro-deflector-and-compensator array 122-1 is an advanced image-forming means.
  • Each of the micro-deflectors 122_2 and 122_3 in Figure 3A can simply include two parallel electrodes perpendicular to the required deflection direction of the corresponding beamlet, as shown in Figure 5A.
  • the micro- deflector 122_2 has two parallel electrodes i22_2_ei and i22-2_e2 perpendicular to the X-axis and thereby deflecting the beamlet 102_2 in the X-axis direction.
  • Figure 5B shows one embodiment of the micro-deflector array 122 to deflect eight beamlets. Due to each micro-deflector has a special orientation, it is difficult to make one micro-deflector array 122 comprising a large number of micro-deflectors.
  • micro-deflectors are preferred to have same configuration and same orientation in geometry.
  • a micro-deflector with a quadrupole or 4-pole configuration can meet this requirement, as shown in Figure 5C.
  • Four electrodes of each micro-deflector can form two deflectors which can deflect one electron beamlet in any direction.
  • the micro-deflector i22_i can be used if the corresponding beam-limit opening I2i_i is not correctly aligned with the primary optical axis 101.
  • a driving-circuit needs connecting with each electrode thereof.
  • FIG. 5C an upper electric-conduction plate 122-CLi with multiple upper through-holes and an upper insulator plate 122-IL1 with multiple upper orifices are placed above the electrodes of the micro-deflectors I22_i ⁇ i22_3.
  • the electrodes of the micro-deflectors I22_i ⁇ i22_3 can be attached to the upper insulator plate insulator plate 122-IL1.
  • the upper through-holes and the upper orifices are aligned with the optical axes of the micro-deflectors respectively, such as the upper through-hole CLi_2 and the upper orifice ILi_2 are on the optical axis i22_2_i of the micro-deflector 122_2.
  • the radial size of each upper through-hole is equal to or smaller than the inner radial dimensions of the electrodes of the corresponding micro-deflector for protecting the driving-circuits thereof, while the radial size of each upper orifice is larger than the radial size of the corresponding upper through-hole to avoid charging-up on the inner sidewall thereof.
  • the micro-deflector array 122 in Figure 6B further comprises a lower electric-conduction plate 122-CL2 with multiple lower through- holes.
  • Each lower through-hole is aligned with the optical axis of one micro- deflector, such as the lower through-hole CL2_2 is on the optical axis i22_2_i of the micro-deflector 122_2.
  • the deflection fields of all the micro- deflectors will have short fringe ranges on both upper and lower sides, which will reduce the deflection aberrations thereof.
  • the micro- deflector array 122 in Figure 6C employs a lower insulator plate 122-IL2 with multiple lower orifices to support the electrodes of the micro-deflectors I22_i ⁇ i22_3.
  • Each lower orifice is aligned with the optical axis of one micro- deflector, such as the lower orifice IL2_2 is on the optical axis i22_2_i of the micro-deflector 122_2.
  • the radial size of each lower orifice is larger than the inner radial dimensions of the electrodes of the corresponding micro-deflector.
  • the micro-deflector array 122 in Figure 6D is a combination of Figure 6B and Figure 6C, which is more stable in configuration.
  • Figure 7 shows one embodiment of the micro-deflector-and- compensator element i22_2dc of the micro-deflector-and-compensator array 122-1 in Figure 4, which has an 8-pole configuration.
  • the eight electrodes I22_2dc_ei ⁇ i22_2dc_e8 can be driven to generate a dipole field (deflection field) in any direction with a basic amount for generating a virtual image of the electron source 1 and an additional amount for compensating distortion, a quadrupole field (astigmatism field) in any direction for compensating astigmatism and a round-lens field for compensating field curvature.
  • FIG 8A shows another embodiment of the micro-deflector-and- compensator array 122-1 in Figure 4.
  • Each micro-deflector-and-compensator element comprises a pair of 4-pole lenses which are placed in two layers, aligned with each other and have a 45 0 difference in azimuth or orientation.
  • the micro- deflector-and-compensator element i22_idc, i22_2dc and i22_3dc are respectively composed of the pair of the upper and lower 4-pole lenses i22_idc-i and i22_idc- 2, the pair of the upper and lower 4-pole lenses i22_2dc-i and i22_2dc-2, and the pair of the upper and lower 4-pole lenses i22_3dc-i and i22_3dc-2.
  • the upper 4- pole lenses i22_idc-i, i22_2dc-i and i22_3dc-i are placed in the upper layer 122-1- 1, and the lower 4-pole lenses i22_idc-2, i22_2dc-2 and i22_3dc-2 are placed in the lower layer 122-1-2 and respectively aligned with the upper 4-pole lenses i22_idc-i, i22_2dc-i and i22_3dc-i.
  • the azimuths of the upper 4-pole lenses i22_idc-i, i22_2dc-i and i22_3dc-i are o° as shown in Figure 8B, and the azimuths of the lower 4-pole lenses i22_idc-2, i22_2dc-2 and i22_3dc-2 are 45 0 as shown in Figure 8C.
  • the upper and lower layers are shielded by the upper and lower electric- conduction plate 122-CLi and 122-CL2, and supported by the upper and lower insulator plates 122-IL1 and 122-IL2 and a middle insulator plate 122-IL3 with multiple middle orifices.
  • the deflection field in any desired direction and the round-lens field can be generated by either or both of the upper and lower 4-pole lenses, and the quadrupole field in any direction can be generated by both of the upper and lower 4-pole lenses.
  • FIG. 9A Another embodiment 200A of the new multi-beam apparatus is shown in Figure 9A.
  • the transfer lens 133 is removed from the primary projection imaging system.
  • Figure 9B shows one operation mode, wherein the off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 are respectively deflected parallel to the primary optical axis 200_i by the micro- deflector-and-compensator elements i22_2dc and i22_3dc, and obliquely land on being-observed surface 7.
  • This mode can be used to the observation applications which have no strict requirements on the incident situations of the beamlets or require stereo-imaging.
  • micro-deflector-and-compensator elements i22_2dc and i22_3dc can compensate the large off-axis aberrations of the two off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 due to passing through the objective lens 131 with large radial shifts.
  • Figure 9C shows another operation mode, wherein the off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 are respectively further deflected by the micro-deflector- and-compensator elements i02_2dc and i02_3dc towards the primary optical axis 200_i, and accordingly less obliquely land on the being-observed surface 7.
  • micro-deflector-and-compensator elements i22_2dc and i22_3dc respectively deflect the off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 to pass through the front focal point of the objective lens 131, the off-axis beamlets 102_2 and 102_3 will be normally incident onto the being-observed surface 7.
  • FIG. 10 shows such an operation mode of the embodiment 110A in Figure 4, wherein the micro-deflector- and-compensator i22_2dc is off and the beamlet 102_2 is cut off by the beamlet- limit plate 121.
  • the micro-deflector-and-compensator i22_2dc may need to be turned on to direct the beamlet 102_2 cut off by the beamlet-limit plate 121, which is up to the detailed structure of the source-conversion unit 120-1.
  • FIG. 11A Based on the embodiment 110A in Figure 4, another embodiment 111A of the new multi-beam apparatus is proposed in Figure 11A, wherein a single-beam electron detector 141 is added.
  • beam-separator 160 can deflect the corresponding secondary electron beam to the single-beam electron detector 141.
  • the beamlet i02_i is taken as the beamlet in use.
  • the secondary electron beam i02_ise generated by the beamlet i02_i is deflected to be detected by the single-beam electron detector 141.
  • Figure nB shows one more embodiment 112A of the new multi-beam apparatus, wherein an in-lens electron detector 142 with a beamlet-passing hole is placed below the beam separator 160.
  • the secondary electrons with large emission angles can be detected by the in-lens electron detector 142, and the secondary electrons with small emission angles will pass through the beamlet-passing hole and be detected by the corresponding detection element of the electron detection device 140.
  • the beamlet i02_i is taken as the beamlet in use.
  • the secondary electrons i02_ise_2 with large emission angles hit the in-lens electron detector 142 and the secondary electrons i02_ise_i with small emission angles are deflected to be detected by the electron detection device 140.
  • the single-beam electron detector 141 and the in-lens electron detector 142 can be used in combination.
  • the secondary electrons i02_ise_2 with large emission angles can be detected by the in-lens electron detector 142 and the secondary electrons i02_ise_i with small emission angles can be deflected by the beam separator 160 to be detected by the single-beam electron detector 141.
  • the in-lens electron detector 142 can also be placed above the beam separator 160. In this case, the in-lens electron detector 142 can detect the outer part of the secondary electron beam i02_ise when the beam separator is off.
  • this invention proposes a new multi-beam apparatus for observing a sample with high resolution and high throughput.
  • the new multi-beam apparatus can function as a yield management tool to inspect and/or review defects on wafers/masks in semiconductor manufacturing industry.
  • the multi-beam apparatus employs a new source-conversion unit to form a plurality of parallel virtual images of a single electron source, a condenser lens to adjust the currents of the plurality of beamlets, a primary projection imaging system to project the plurality of parallel virtual images to form a plurality of probe spots on a being- observed surface of the sample, a beam separator to deflect a plurality of secondary electron beams therefrom away from paths of the plurality of beamlets, and a secondary projection imaging system to focus the plurality of secondary electron beams to be detected respectively by a plurality of detection elements of an electron detection device.
  • the image-forming means is on the upstream of the beamlet-limit means, and thereby mitigating the image resolution deterioration due to the electron scattering.
  • the image-forming means comprises a plurality of micro-deflectors for forming the plurality of parallel virtual images, or a plurality of micro-deflector-and-compensator elements for forming the plurality of parallel virtual images and compensating the off-axis aberrations of the plurality of probe spots.

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L'invention concerne un appareil à faisceaux multiples pour observer un échantillon avec une haute résolution et un débit élevé. Dans l'appareil, une unité de conversion de source change une source d'électron unique en un réseau virtuel de sources multiples, un premier système d'imagerie par projection projette le réseau pour former plusieurs points de sonde sur l'échantillon, et une lentille de condenseur ajuste les courants de la pluralité de points de sonde. Dans l'unité de conversion de source, le moyen de formation d'image est sur le côté amont du moyen de limitation de petit faisceau, générant ainsi moins d'électrons diffusés. Le moyen de formation d'image non seulement forme le réseau virtuel de sources multiples, mais compense également les aberrations hors-axe de la pluralité de points de sonde.
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