IP Library Granted Patent US 9,236,223
Granted Patent B2
US 9,236,223 · App. 14/155,604 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Charged particle beam writing apparatus, method of adjusting beam incident angle to target object surface, and charged particle beam writing method

Inventors: Takahito Nakayama (Shizuoka, JP); Takanao Touya (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
H01J37/3174B82Y10/00B82Y40/00H01J37/045H01J2237/30461H01J2237/31776
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Patent No.
US 9,236,223
App. No.
14/155,604
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charged particle beam writing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes an emission unit to emit a charged particle beam, an electron lens to converge the charged particle beam, a blanking deflector, arranged backward of the electron lens with respect to a direction of an optical axis, to deflect the charged particle beam in the case of performing a blanking control of switching between beam-on and beam-off, a blanking aperture member, arranged backward of the blanking deflector with respect to the direction of the optical axis, to block the charged particle beam having been deflected to be in a beam-off state, and a magnet coil, arranged in a center height position of the blanking deflector, to deflect the charged particle beam.

Claims (12)

1. A charged particle beam writing apparatus comprising:

an emission unit configured to emit a charged particle beam;

an electron lens configured to converge the charged particle beam;

a blanking deflector, arranged backward of the electron lens with respect to a direction of an optical axis, configured to deflect the charged particle beam in a case of performing a blanking control of switching between beam-on and beam-off;

a blanking aperture member, arranged backward of the blanking deflector with respect to the direction of the optical axis, configured to block the charged particle beam having been deflected to be in a beam-off state;

a magnet coil, in addition to the blanking deflector, configured to deflect the charged particle beam, said magnet coil provided separately from and surrounding the blanking deflector and arranged in a center height position of the blanking deflector, wherein the magnet coil deflects the charged particle beam so that a beam trajectory deflected by the magnet coil is to be the same as a beam trajectory deflected by the blanking deflector for which blanking deflection in the extent not to trigger a beam-off state is performed by the blanking deflector;

an amplifier configured to apply a deflection voltage to the blanking deflector; and

a coil control unit configured to supply a current for a deflection to the magnet coil, the coil control unit provided separately from the amplifier.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the charged particle beam is deflected, while passing through the blanking deflector, by the magnet coil.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the charged particle beam having been deflected by the magnet coil is variably shaped to irradiate a target object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2014
From: NAKAYAMA, TAKAHITO; TOUYA, TAKANAO
To: NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 031973/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-007682 · Jan 18, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140203185A1 · Jul 24, 2014