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Charged-particle-beam exposure device and charged-particle-beam exposure method

US5757015A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/30472
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.

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