Radiant energy – Inspection of solids or liquids by charged particles – Electron probe type
Patent
1995-01-11
1996-11-26
Berman, Jack I.
Radiant energy
Inspection of solids or liquids by charged particles
Electron probe type
250311, 250396R, 250396ML, 250397, H01J 3700
Patent
active
055788211
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for a charged particle scanning system and an automatic inspection system, including wafers and masks used in microcircuit fabrication. A charged particle beam is directed at the surface of a substrate for scanning that substrate and a selection of detectors are included to detect at least one of the secondary charged particles, back-scattered charged particles and transmitted charged particles from the substrate. The substrate is mounted on an x-y stage to provide at least one degree of freedom while the substrate is being scanned by the charged particle beam. The substrate is also subjected to an electric field on it's surface to accelerate the secondary charged particles. The system facilitates inspection at low beam energies on charge sensitive insulating substrates and has the capability to accurately measure the position of the substrate with respect to the charged particle beam. Additionally, there is an optical alignment system for initially aligning the substrate beneath the charged particle beam. To function most efficiently there is also a vacuum system for evacuating and repressurizing a chamber containing the substrate. The vacuum system can be used to hold one substrate at vacuum while a second one is being loaded/unloaded, evacuated or repressurized. Alternately, the vacuum system can simultaneously evacuate a plurality of substrates prior to inspection and repressurize the same plurality of substrates following inspection. In the inspection configuration, there is also a comparison system for comparing the pattern on the substrate with a second pattern.
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Brodie Alan D.
Chen Zhong-Wei
Desai Anil A.
Dutta April
Emge Dennis G.
Berman Jack I.
Jones Allston L.
KLA Instruments Corporation
Nguyen Kiet T.
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