Processing apparatus and method using a scanning electron microscope
First Claim
1. A processing apparatus using a scanning electron microscope, comprising:
- the scanning electron microscope having an electron optical system for imaging a sample, the electron optical system radiating and scanning a focused electron beam on the sample placed on a stage; and
an image processing/control section which controls the scanning electron microscope and processes an image obtained by imaging with the scanning electron microscope,wherein the electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope has image shift electrodes comprised of electrostatic electrodes, the image shift electrodes moving a position at which to apply the focused electron beam onto the sample with the stage stopped to thereby shift a region in which the sample is to be imaged,wherein each of the image shift electrodes comprised of the electrostatic electrodes has a function of a deflection electrode for scanning the electron beam, andwherein the image processing/control section has an image shift deflection control unit which outputs a signal to the image shift electrodes, the output signal being obtained by superposing an image shift control signal and a deflection signal for deflecting the electron beam on each other.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a processing apparatus using a scanning electron microscope, which includes the scanning electron microscope having an electron optical system radiating and scanning a focused electron beam on a sample placed on a stage to image the sample, and an image processing/control section which controls the scanning electron microscope and processes the image obtained by imaging with the scanning electron microscope. The electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope has image shift electrodes comprised of electrostatic electrodes, the image shift electrodes moving a position at which to apply the focused electron beam onto the sample with the stage stopped to thereby shift a region in which the sample is to be imaged.
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1. A processing apparatus using a scanning electron microscope, comprising:
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the scanning electron microscope having an electron optical system for imaging a sample, the electron optical system radiating and scanning a focused electron beam on the sample placed on a stage; and an image processing/control section which controls the scanning electron microscope and processes an image obtained by imaging with the scanning electron microscope, wherein the electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope has image shift electrodes comprised of electrostatic electrodes, the image shift electrodes moving a position at which to apply the focused electron beam onto the sample with the stage stopped to thereby shift a region in which the sample is to be imaged, wherein each of the image shift electrodes comprised of the electrostatic electrodes has a function of a deflection electrode for scanning the electron beam, and wherein the image processing/control section has an image shift deflection control unit which outputs a signal to the image shift electrodes, the output signal being obtained by superposing an image shift control signal and a deflection signal for deflecting the electron beam on each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A processing method using a scanning electron microscope, comprising the steps of:
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radiating and scanning a focused electron beam on a sample placed on a stage by an electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope to image the sample; inputting a signal to the image shift electrodes comprised of the electrostatic electrodes, the input signal being obtained by superposing an image shift control signal and a deflection signal for deflecting the electron beam on each other; controlling the focused electron beam with the image shift electrodes; and thereby shifting the imaging region of the sample and scanning the shifted imaging region by the deflection signal; and processing an image obtained by imaging with the scanning electron microscope, wherein the radiating and scanning with the electron beam focused by the electron optical system of the scanning electron microscope includes moving a position at which to apply the focused electron beam onto the sample with the stage stopped by using image shift electrodes comprised of electrostatic electrodes to thereby shift a region in which the sample is to be imaged. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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