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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Satoshi Tomimatsu, Kokubunji, JP;
Kaoru Umemura, Musashino, JP;
Yuichi Madokoro, Kokubunji, JP;
Yoshimi Kawanami, Kokubunji, JP;
Yasunori Doi, Kokubunji, JP;
Inventors:
Satoshi Tomimatsu, Kokubunji, JP;
Kaoru Umemura, Musashino, JP;
Yuichi Madokoro, Kokubunji, JP;
Yoshimi Kawanami, Kokubunji, JP;
Yasunori Doi, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A specimen fabrication apparatus including: a vacuum chamber that accommodates a sample stage to mount a sample, an irradiating optical system that irradiates a focused ion beam to the sample to form a specimen, and a specimen holder placed in the vacuum chamber, to which said formed specimen is transferred by transferring means while the specimen chamber remains substantially sealed.