IP Library Granted Patent US 11,170,969
Granted Patent B2
US 11,170,969 · App. 16/617,319 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Electron beam observation device, electron beam observation system, and control method of electron beam observation device

Inventors: Koichi Hamada (Tokyo, JP); Megumi Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Momoyo Enyama (Tokyo, JP); Ryou Yumiba (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Sakakibara (Tokyo, JP); Kei Sakai (Tokyo, JP); Satoru Yamaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Katsumi Setoguchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
H01J37/222H01J37/10H01J37/153H01J37/22H01J37/28H01J2237/1536H01J2237/221
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Patent No.
US 11,170,969
App. No.
16/617,319
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electron beam observation device that includes: an electron source; an objective lens concentrating an electron beam emitted from the electron source; and a control unit configured to perform control such that a plurality of images is generated by capturing images of a reference sample having a specific pattern, and a frequency characteristic is calculated for each of the plurality of images, in which an image is generated based on a secondary signal generated from a sample due to irradiation of the sample with the electron beam, and the control unit holds the plurality of frequency characteristics.

Claims (53)

1. An electron beam observation device comprising:

an electron source;

an objective lens concentrating an electron beam emitted from the electron source; and

a control unit configured to perform control such that a plurality of images is generated by capturing images of a reference sample having a specific pattern, and a frequency characteristic is calculated for each of the plurality of images, wherein

an image is generated based on a secondary signal generated from a sample due to irradiation of the sample with the electron beam, and

the control unit holds the plurality of frequency characteristics.

2. The electron beam observation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the frequency characteristic of the image includes an amplitude when the image is converted into a frequency space image.

3. The electron beam observation device according to claim 2 , wherein

the frequency characteristic is calculated by multiplication or division of a coefficient for each of coefficients generated when the image is converted into a frequency space image.

4. The electron beam observation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit performs control such that a correction coefficient is calculated based on the plurality of frequency characteristics.

5. The electron beam observation device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of frequency characteristics include a first frequency characteristic of the image of the reference sample acquired by another electron beam observation device, and a second frequency characteristic of the image of the reference sample calculated by the electron beam observation device.

6. The electron beam observation device according to claim 5 , wherein

the control unit performs control such that the image captured by the electron beam observation device is corrected with the correction coefficient.

7. The electron beam observation device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of frequency characteristics include a first frequency characteristic of a first image of the reference sample captured in the past by the electron beam observation device, and a second frequency characteristic of a second image of the reference sample captured by the electron beam observation device newer than the first image, and

the control unit performs control such that the image captured by the electron beam observation device is corrected with the correction coefficient.

8. The electron beam observation device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of frequency characteristics include a first frequency characteristic of a first image of the reference sample captured under a first optical condition, and a second frequency characteristic of a second image of the reference sample captured under a second optical condition.

9. The electron beam observation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the first image and the second image are images whose total dose amount satisfies a predetermined reference.

10. The electron beam observation device according to claim 8 , wherein

the control unit performs control such that the first image and the second image are captured for a plurality of times, a plurality of first frequency characteristics and a plurality of second frequency characteristics are calculated so as to calculate a plurality of correction coefficients, and an average of the plurality of correction coefficients is used.

11. The electron beam observation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit performs control such that a frequency characteristic beyond a predetermined reference is excluded from targets being held.

12. The electron beam observation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit holds a numerical sequence indicating the frequency characteristic of the electron beam observation device.

13. An electron beam observation system, comprising:

a plurality of electron beam observation devices; and

a controller connected to the plurality of electron beam observation devices, wherein

the electron beam observation device includes:

an electron source;

an objective lens concentrating an electron beam emitted from the electron source; and

a control unit configured to perform control such that a plurality of images is generated by capturing images of a reference sample having a specific pattern, and a frequency characteristic is calculated for each of the plurality of images, in which

an image is generated based on a secondary signal generated from a sample due to irradiation of the sample with the electron beam, and

the control unit holds the plurality of frequency characteristics, and

the controller is configured to provide a reference frequency characteristic to the plurality of electron beam observation devices.

14. A control method of an electron beam observation device,

the electron beam observation device including:

an electron source; and

an objective lens concentrating an electron beam emitted from the electron source, and

an image being generated based on a secondary signal generated from a sample due to irradiation of the sample with the electron beam,

the control method of the electron beam observation device comprising:

a first step of generating, by the electron beam observation device, a plurality of images by capturing images of a reference sample having a specific pattern;

a second step of calculating, by the electron beam observation device, a frequency characteristic for each of the plurality of images; and

a third step of holding, by the electron beam observation device, the plurality of frequency characteristics.

15. An electron beam observation device that generates an image based on a secondary signal generated from a sample due to irradiation of the sample with a plurality of electron beams, the electron beam observation device comprising:

a control unit configured to perform control such that a plurality of images is generated by capturing images of a reference sample having a specific pattern by the plurality of electron beams, and a frequency characteristic is calculated for each of the plurality of images, wherein

the control unit holds the plurality of frequency characteristics.

16. The electron beam observation device according to claim 15 , wherein

the control unit performs control such that a correction coefficient is calculated based on the plurality of frequency characteristics.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2020
From: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052225/0894 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: HAMADA, KOICHI; KIMURA, MEGUMI; ENYAMA, MOMOYO; YUMIBA, RYOU; SAKAKIBARA, MAKOTO; SAKAI, KEI; YAMAGUCHI, SATORU; SETOGUCHI, KATSUMI
To: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051122/0210 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-145571 · Jul 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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