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Charged particle beam device

US11456150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2021
Grant dateSep 27, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2826
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A charged particle beam device capable of generating an image having uniform image quality in a field of view is provided. The charged particle beam device includes: a beam source configured to irradiate a sample with a charged particle beam; a diaphragm including an opening used for angle discrimination of secondary charged particles emitted from the sample; a first detector provided closer to the sample than the diaphragm, and configured to detect a part of the secondary charged particles; a second detector provided closer to the beam source than the diaphragm, and configured to detect secondary charged particles passing through the opening; an image generation unit configured to generate an image based on a first signal output from the first detector or a second signal output from the second detector; and a composite ratio calculation unit configured to calculate a composite ratio for each position in a field of view based on the first signal or the second signal with respect to a calibration sample that is a sample having a flat surface. The image generation unit generates a composite image by synthesizing the first signal and the second signal with respect to an observation sa…

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