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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2001
Masao Sato, Chiba, JP;
SII NanoTechnology Inc., Chiba, JP;
Abstract
An X-ray fluorescence film thickness measuring device has an X-ray generating system generating and irradiating primary X-rays. A focusing system focuses primary X-rays irradiated from the X-ray generating system onto microscopic measurement regions in a sample. A sample observation optical system is used to observe the sample during focusing of the primary X-rays for use in positioning of the microscopic measurement regions relative to the primary X-rays. A first sensor with low counting efficiency but high energy resolution detects X-ray fluorescence generated from a sample having the microscopic measurement regions. A second sensor has low energy resolution but high counting efficiency compared to the first sensor. Each of a pair of pre-amplifiers receives a signal from a respective one of the first and second sensors.