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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Fei Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Pavel Stejskal, Brno, CZ;
Bohuslav Sed'a, Brno, CZ;
Petr Hlavenka, Brno, CZ;
Libor Novák, Brno, CZ;
Jan Stopka, Brno, CZ;
Assignee:
FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/28 (2006.01); H01J 37/20 (2006.01); H01J 37/244 (2006.01); H01J 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/28 (2013.01); H01J 37/20 (2013.01); H01J 37/244 (2013.01); H01J 37/265 (2013.01); H01J 2237/049 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2445 (2013.01); H01J 2237/24475 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2801 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to system and method of inspecting a specimen with a plurality of charged particle beamlets. The method comprises the steps of providing a specimen, providing a plurality of charged particle beamlets and focusing said plurality of charged particle beamlets onto said specimen, and detecting a flux of radiation emanating from the specimen in response to said irradiation by said plurality of charged particle beamlets.