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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Fei Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Inventors:

Chad Rue, Portland, OR (US);

Joe Christian, Portland, OR (US);

Kenny Mani, Beaverton, OR (US);

Noel Thomas Franco, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01J 37/305 (2006.01); H01J 37/30 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/30 (2013.01); G01N 21/00 (2013.01); H01J 37/3056 (2013.01); H01L 21/02046 (2013.01); H01L 21/02057 (2013.01); H01L 21/02068 (2013.01); H01L 21/31122 (2013.01); H01L 21/31138 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and system for enhanced charged particle beam processes for carbon removal. With the method and system for enhancing carbon removal, associated method and system for decreasing levels of carbon impurity in depositions, also using a precursor gas in charged particle beam processes (and particularly focused ion beam methodologies), are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the precursor gas comprises methyl nitroacetate. In alternative embodiments, the precursor gas is methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, ethyl nitroacetate, propyl acetate, propyl nitroacetate, nitro ethyl acetate, methyl methoxyacetate, or methoxy acetylchloride.


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