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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Hitachi High-tech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/02 (2006.01); H01J 37/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/026 (2013.01); H01J 37/28 (2013.01); H01J 2237/103 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charged particle beam device includes: a plasma generation device attached to a sample chamber through a connecting member; a guide including a hollow portion configured to guide a plasma generated by the plasma generation device in a direction toward a stage; a first voltage source configured to apply a voltage to the stage; and a second voltage source configured to adjust the plasma generation device and the guide to a predetermined potential, in which the guide is disposed to avoid an opening of an objective lens through which a charged particle beam passes and to position a tip of the guide between the objective lens and the stage.