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Image generation method

US10614999B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2018
Grant dateApr 7, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2817
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method which can generate a clear image of a specimen by correcting an image drift is disclosed. The image generation method includes: scanning a specimen with an electron beam to generate images; calculating amounts of image drift within specific regions of the respective images; calculating continuous amounts of image drift by interpolation from the amounts of image drift; determining an amount of image drift at each pixel of the images from the continuous amounts of image drift; correcting the images by correcting a brightness of each pixel based on the amount of image drift at each pixel; and generating a synthetic image from the corrected images.

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