Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus with a charged particle source to generate a primary charged particle beam, a sample holder to hold a sample for impingement of the primary charged particle beam on the sample, a pulsed laser configured to generate a pulsed light beam for impingement onto an area on the sample, and an electrode to collect electrons emitted from the sample in a non-linear photoemission.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 3, 2023
Assignee:
ICT Integrated Circuit Testing Gesellschaft für Halbleiterriftechnik mbH
Inventors:
Dominik Patrick Ehberger, John Breuer, Alex Goldenshtein