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Electric charged particle beam microscope and electric charged particle beam microscopy

US8993961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 2011
Grant dateMar 31, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/2809
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The electric charged particle beam microscope includes an electric charged particle source; a condenser lens converging electric charged particles emitted from the electric charged particle source on a specimen; a deflector scanning the converged electric charged particles over the specimen; a control unit of the deflector; a specimen stage on which the specimen is mounted; a detector detecting the electric charged particles; a computer forming an image from a control signal from the deflector and an output signal from the detector; and a display part connected with the computer. The control unit of the deflector can change the scan rate of the electric charged particles. A first rate scan image is obtained at a first rate and a second rate scan image is obtained at a second rate slower than the first rate.

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