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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Ning Ye, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jian Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yixiang Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/28 (2006.01); H01J 37/244 (2006.01); H01J 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/28 (2013.01); H01J 37/244 (2013.01); H01J 37/265 (2013.01); H01J 2237/0047 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2817 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing beams for controlling charges on a sample surface of charged particle beam system. In some embodiments, a module comprising a laser source configured to emit a beam. The beam may illuminate an area adjacent to a pixel on a wafer to indirectly heat the pixel to mitigate a cause of a direct photon-induced effect at the pixel. An electron beam tool configured to detect a defect in the pixel, wherein the defect is induced by the indirect heating of the pixel.