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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Fei Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael Schmidt, Gresham, OR (US);
Stacey Stone, Beaverton, OR (US);
Corey Senowitz, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
FEI Company, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved method for extracting and handling multiple samples for S/TEM analysis is disclosed. Preferred embodiments of the present invention make use of a micromanipulator that attaches multiple samples at one time in a stacked formation and a method of placing each of the samples onto a TEM grid. By using a method that allows for the processing of multiple samples, the throughput of sample prep in increased significantly.