Method and apparatus for the analysis of material composition
US6907107B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N23/207
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided of analysing the composition of a semiconductor material (3) comprising irradiating the material with energy from an energy source (1) which energy is diffracted from the material, detecting one or more portions of the diffracted energy, and analysing the or each detected portion to obtain a parameter indicative of the intensity of the or each portion. The or each portion of the diffracted energy detected may be a quasi-forbidden reflection diffracted from the material, e.g. may be a (002) reflection diffracted from the material, or a (006) reflection. The detection of the or each portion of the diffracted energy may take place at one or more detection angles (9), or at all angles of reflection/transmission of the diffracted energy source, or at a range of angles around one or more detection angles. The energy source may comprise a beam of x-rays produced by an x-ray tube (2), and one or more detectors (4) may be used to detect the or each portion of the diffracted energy.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.