JP6416544B2 - 荷電粒子ビーム装置 - Google Patents
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101 電子銃
102 電子ビーム
103 偏向部
104 試料
105 検出器
106 二次電子
107 信号
108 検出回路
120 コンピュータ
200 パルス時刻検出回路
201、211 クリップ回路
202、212、701 低域通過フィルタ
203、204 微分回路
205 反転回路
206 比較器
207 サンプルホールド回路
220、230、502、703 アナログ‐デジタル変換器
208 パルス時刻検出信号
210 パルス波高値検出回路
213、702 可変ゲイン増幅器
214 遅延回路
215 パルス波高値検出信号
501 乗算器
704 パルス分離信号処理
109、503、705 検出情報
221 パルス時刻検出情報
231 パルス波高値検出情報
111 画像情報
110 画像処理部
121 計測観察検査画像
122 ユーザインタフェース
241、242、243、244、251、252、253、254、706、707、708 制御信号
Claims (4)
- 試料に荷電粒子ビームを照射し、前記試料の画像を撮像する荷電粒子ビーム装置であって、
前記荷電粒子ビームを生成する荷電粒子銃と、
前記荷電粒子銃から放出された荷電粒子ビームを試料表面に照射して走査する電子光学系と、
前記試料から発生する二次電子または反射電子を検出し、パルス信号に変換する検出器と、
前記検出器で変換されたパルス信号の時刻に関する時刻検出信号、および前記パルス信号の波高値に関する波高値検出信号と、を検出するパルス信号検出回路と、
前記パルス信号検出回路で検出された前記時刻検出信号および前記波高値検出信号に基づいて、前記撮像した画像の輝度階調を生成する画像処理部と、
前記波高値検出信号と前記時刻検出信号を乗算する乗算器と、
前記乗算器により乗算された信号を検出情報に変換するアナログ−デジタル変換回路と、
を有し、
前記アナログ−デジタル変換回路で変換された前記検出情報を前記画像処理部に入力する、
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。 - 請求項1に記載の荷電粒子ビーム装置であって、
前記画像処理部は、生成した輝度階調に基づいて、前記パルス信号検出回路のゲインまたは閾値を制御する、
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。 - 請求項1に記載の荷電粒子ビーム装置であって、
前記パルス信号検出回路は、前記パルス信号からパルスの時刻を検出し、前記時刻検出信号を生成する時刻検出回路と、前記パルス信号からパルスの波高値を検出し、前記波高値検出信号を生成する波高値検出回路と、を備え、
前記時刻検出回路は、前記パルス信号を二階微分する微分回路を有する、
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。 - 請求項1に記載の荷電粒子ビーム装置であって、
前記画像処理部は、前記撮像する画像の第一の画素の、前記検出情報の有無を検出し、
前記検出情報が有る場合は、前記検出情報から信号数をカウントし、
前記カウントした信号数に基づいて、前記第一の画素の輝度階調を生成する、
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子ビーム装置。
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