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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:
Aug. 22, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2021
Applicant:

Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;

Inventors:

Gabriel Baralia, Dieburg, DE;

Christof Baur, Darmstadt, DE;

Klaus Edinger, Lorsch, DE;

Thorsten Hofmann, Rodgau, DE;

Michael Budach, Hanau, DE;

Assignee:

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/2251 (2018.01); H01J 37/317 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 1/84 (2012.01); G01Q 30/04 (2010.01); G01Q 60/38 (2010.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); H01J 37/28 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); G01Q 80/00 (2010.01); G01Q 70/06 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/2251 (2013.01); G01Q 30/04 (2013.01); G01Q 60/38 (2013.01); G02B 21/0016 (2013.01); G03F 1/84 (2013.01); G03F 7/7065 (2013.01); H01J 37/28 (2013.01); H01J 37/3178 (2013.01); H01J 37/32366 (2013.01); G01N 2223/6116 (2013.01); G01N 2223/646 (2013.01); G01Q 70/06 (2013.01); G01Q 80/00 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2814 (2013.01); H01J 2237/334 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present application relates to a scanning probe microscope comprising a probe arrangement for analyzing at least one defect of a photolithographic mask or of a wafer, wherein the scanning probe microscope comprises: (a) at least one first probe embodied to analyze the at least one defect; (b) means for producing at least one mark, by use of which the position of the at least one defect is indicated on the mask or on the wafer; and (c) wherein the mark is embodied in such a way that it may be detected by a scanning particle beam microscope.


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