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- 電子ビーム装置であって、
電子を放出するように構成されたチップと、サプレッサと、エクストラクタとを含む電子ソースと、
接地された第1の静電アノードと、
前記静電アノードと前記電子ソースの間に配置されたビーム制限アパーチャと、
複数の磁極片とコイルを含む磁気銃レンズであって、前記電子ソース、前記第1の静電アノードおよび前記ビーム制限アパーチャの両側に配置された磁気銃レンズと、
前記第1の静電アノードから前記ビーム制限アパーチャの反対側に配置された静電銃レンズと、
接地された第2の静電アノードであって、前記第1の静電アノードから前記静電銃レンズの反対側に配置された第2の静電アノードと、を備える電子ビーム装置。 - ウェハを保持するように構成されたチャックと、
集束レンズと、
前記チャックと前記集束レンズの間に配置された対物レンズと、
前記第2の静電アノードと前記集束レンズの間に配置されたコラムアパーチャと、
をさらに備えた請求項1に記載の電子ビーム装置。 - 前記電子ビーム装置は、前記電子ビームを、前記静電銃レンズと前記コラムアパーチャの間の第1のクロスオーバと、前記集束レンズと前記対物レンズの間の第2のクロスオーバを有するように整形するよう構成されている請求項2に記載の電子ビーム装置。
- 前記電子ソースは冷電界放出ソースである請求項1に記載の電子ビーム装置。
- 前記電子ソースは熱電界放出ソースである請求項1に記載の電子ビーム装置。
- 請求項1に記載の電子ビーム装置を含む走査電子顕微鏡。
- 電子ソースで電子ビームを生成し、
エクストラクタで前記電子ビームを抽出し、
前記電子ソースと接地された第1の静電アノードとの間にビーム制限アパーチャが配置され、前記電子ソース、ビーム制限アパーチャ及び前記静電アノードの両側に配置され、複数の磁極片およびコイルを含む磁気銃レンズを用いて、前記ビーム制限アパーチャを通してウェハに電子ビームを向け、
前記電子ビームが前記ビーム制限アパーチャを通過した後で前記電子ビームを静電銃レンズ及び接地された第2の静電アノードを通して通過させることを含む方法。 - 前記電子ビームを用いて前記ウェハの画像を生成することをさらに含む請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記磁気銃レンズが作動され、前記静電銃レンズは作動されないことを含む請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記磁気銃レンズは、ビーム電流のスイッチング速度の高低に応じた大きさのビーム電流を選択するように構成されている請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記電子ビームがウェハに到達する前に前記電子ビームをコラムアパーチャ、集束レンズおよび対物レンズを通って通過させることをさらに含む請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記電子ビームは前記ビーム制限アパーチャと前記コラムアパーチャの間の第1のクロスオーバと、前記集束レンズと前記対物レンズの間の第2のクロスオーバを有するように構成される請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記静電銃レンズは、ビーム電流の大きさをビーム電流のスイッチング速度の高低に応じて選択するように構成されている請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記磁気銃レンズと前記静電銃レンズは、ビーム電流のスイッチング速度の高低に応じた大きさのビーム電流を選択するように構成されている請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記電子ソースは冷電界放出ソースである請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記電子ビームのビーム電流は0.001nA~500nAである請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記電子ビームの分解能は20nm~80nmである請求項16に記載の方法。
- ビーム電流のスイッチングは1秒以下で発生する請求項7に記載の方法。
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