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Scanning electron microscope

US5780853A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 1996
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/28
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stage on which a sample is placed is driven through feed screws rotated by pulse motors which are controlled by a micro-step drive control method. Backlash quantities and feed screw pitch errors have previously been obtained and stored in a memory, and when the stage is to be driven, a stage controller corrects the backlash and pitch errors.

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