Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh

Carl Zeiss Sms Ltd.

Nicole Auth

Klaus Edinger

Thorsten Hofmann

Rainer Becker

Petra Spies

Michael Budach

Christian Wojek

Alexander Freytag

Joachim Welte

Tristan Bret

Timo Luchs

Christian Rensing

A device for examining and/or processing an element for photolithography with a beam of charged particles, the device including (a) means for acquiring measurement data while the element for photolithography is exposed to the beam of charged particles; and (b) means for predetermining a drift of the beam of charged particles relative to the element for photolithography with a trained machine learning model and/or a predictive filter. The trained machine learning model and/or the predictive filter use(s) at least the measurement data as input data.

Devices and methods for examining and/or processing an element for photolithography

The present application relates to an apparatus for determining a position of at least one element on a photolithographic mask, said apparatus comprising: (a) at least one scanning particle microscope comprising a first reference object, wherein the first reference object is disposed on the scanning particle microscope in such a way that the scanning particle microscope can be used to determine a relative position of the at least one element on the photolithographic mask relative to the first reference object; and (b) at least one distance measuring device, which is embodied to determine a distance between the first reference object and a second reference object, wherein there is a relationship between the second reference object and the photolithographic mask.

Apparatus and method for determining a position of an element on a photolithographic mask

The invention relates to a device and a method for processing a microstructured component, in particular for microlithography. A device for processing a microstructured component comprises an ion beam source for applying an ion beam to at least regions of the component, wherein an ion energy of this ion beam is no more than 5 keV, and a detector for detecting particles backscattered at the component.

Device and method for processing a microstructured component

The invention relates to a method for electron beam induced etching of a material () with the method steps providing at least one etching gas at a position of the material () at which an electron beam impacts on the material () and simultaneously providing at least one passivation gas which is adapted for slowing down or inhibiting a spontaneous etching by the at least one etching gas.

Method for electron beam induced etching

The invention relates to a method for electron beam induced etching of a layer contaminated with gallium, with the method steps of providing at least one first halogenated compound as an etching gas at the position at which an electron beam impacts on the layer, and providing at least one second halogenated compound as a precursor gas for removing of the gallium from this position.

Method for electron beam induced etching of layers contaminated with gallium

The present method relates to processes for the removal of a material from a sample by a gas chemical reaction activated by a charged particle beam. The method is a multiple step process wherein in a first step a gas is supplied which, when a chemical reaction between the gas and the material is activated, forms a non-volatile material component such as a metal salt or a metaloxide. In a second consecutive step the reaction product of the first chemical reaction is removed from the sample.

Methods and systems for removing a material from a sample

The invention relates to a method for electron beam induced deposition of electrically conductive material from a metal carbonyl with the method steps of providing at least one electron beam at a position of a substrate, storing at least one metal carbonyl at a first temperature, and heating the at least one metal carbonyl to at least one second temperature prior to the provision at the position at which the at least one electron beam impacts on the substrate.

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Nicole Auth