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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1997
Akio Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Yasuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Hidefumi Yabara, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to ensure a correct exposure even when a single exposure apparatus is used to expose a predetermined pattern, and an exposure apparatus therefor. According to the present invention, a charged particle beam exposure method, wherein a charged particle beam having a predetermined shape is irradiated to a sample to have the surface of the sample be exposed, comprises the steps of: storing a record of a first quantity of reflected electrons or a first sample current, which is detected in accordance with the charged particle beam irradiatd to the sample when a first exposure pattern is formed in a first area of the sample; and comparing a second quantity of reflected electrons or a second sample current, which is detected in accordance with the charged particle beam irradiated to the sample when the first exposure pattern is formed in a second area of the sample, with the first quantity of the reflected electrons or the first sample current which is stored when the first area is exposed, and generating a matched or unmatched signal therefor.