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Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Kla Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xinrong Jiang, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Christopher Sears, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

KLA Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/153 (2006.01); H01J 37/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/153 (2013.01); H01J 37/10 (2013.01); H01J 2237/121 (2013.01); H01J 2237/1205 (2013.01); H01J 2237/1534 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes an electron source and a micro-lens array (MLA) configured to receive one or more primary electron beams from the electron source and split the one or more primary electron beams into a plurality of primary electron beamlets. In embodiments, the system further includes a micro-stigmator array (MSA) including a plurality of dodecapole electrostatic stigmators, wherein the MSA is configured to eliminate at least one of fourth-order focusing aberrations or sixth-order focusing aberrations of the plurality of primary electron beamlets. In embodiments, the system further includes projection optics configured to receive the plurality of primary electron beamlets and focus the plurality of primary electron beamlets onto a surface of a sample.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Jiang, Xinrong. (2021). Micro stigmator array for multi electron beam system (U.S. Patent No. 11056312). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11056312

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