IL276810B2 - Scan strategies to minimize charging effects and radiation damage of charged particle beam metrology system - Google Patents

Scan strategies to minimize charging effects and radiation damage of charged particle beam metrology system

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IL276810B2
IL276810B2 IL276810A IL27681020A IL276810B2 IL 276810 B2 IL276810 B2 IL 276810B2 IL 276810 A IL276810 A IL 276810A IL 27681020 A IL27681020 A IL 27681020A IL 276810 B2 IL276810 B2 IL 276810B2
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charged particles
metrology system
radiation damage
reduce charging
charging effects
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Kla Corp
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    • G03F7/70383—Direct write, i.e. pattern is written directly without the use of a mask by one or multiple beams
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    • G03F7/70483—Information management; Active and passive control; Testing; Wafer monitoring, e.g. pattern monitoring
    • G03F7/70605—Workpiece metrology
    • G03F7/70616—Monitoring the printed patterns
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    • H01J37/026—Means for avoiding or neutralising unwanted electrical charges on tube components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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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
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    • H01J37/22—Optical, image processing or photographic arrangements associated with the tube
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    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Length-Measuring Devices Using Wave Or Particle Radiation (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
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PCT/US2019/020630 WO2019173252A1 (en) 2018-03-07 2019-03-05 Scan strategies to minimize charging effects and radiation damage of charged particle beam metrology system

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