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Charged particle beam inspection apparatus and charged particle beam inspection method

US10041892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 2017
Grant dateAug 7, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2817
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A charged particle beam inspection apparatus includes a first deflector to deflect N×N′ multiple beams collectively to N×N′ small regions having a size p/M in the first direction and arrayed at the pitch p in the first direction, perform tracking deflection, and re-deflect the multiple beams collectively to next N×N′ small regions away from the N×N′ small regions by N small regions in the first direction, by the stage completes a movement of a distance of N/M×p so as to reset the tracking deflection; and a second deflector to deflect the multiple beams collectively to scan the N×N′ small regions concerned while the tracking deflection is performed.

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