Patents by Inventor Wei Chean TAN

Wei Chean TAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230366841
    Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines a plurality of optical images. The stage is moved so that the center of an imaging range of the optical imaging device is located at a position different from the rotation center of the stage, and then rotated. A plurality of optical images relating to different positions of the sample by rotation operation are acquired and combined to generate the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11747292
    Abstract: The charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample mounted on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal detected by the detector; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines the plurality of optical images to generate a composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Chean Tan, Hiroyuki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20230230798
    Abstract: A technique that enables automatic focus adjustment even for a sample having regions with different heights is proposed. A charged particle beam device according to the disclosure includes: a sample holder configured to hold a sample; a sample stage configured to move the sample; a charged particle gun and a charged particle beam column configured to irradiate the sample with a charged particle beam; an objective lens configured to perform focus adjustment by changing an intensity of a focusing effect on the charged particle beam; a detector configured to detect electrons from the sample and output a signal forming an electron image; an optical imaging device configured to capture an optical image of the sample; and a control device configured to calculate height information of the sample based on the optical image obtained by imaging the sample by the optical imaging device, and automatically set a focus adjustment value of an observation site based on the height information (see FIG. 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Keisuke IGARASHI, Wei Chean TAN, Mai YOSHIHARA, Hiroyuki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20230178331
    Abstract: Improved is the reliability of sample analysis performed using a charged particle beam apparatus. The charged particle beam apparatus includes region setting means for setting an irradiation region for irradiating a sample with an electron beam and an irradiation prohibited region for prohibiting the irradiation of the sample with the electron beam using a low-magnification image of the sample captured under low vacuum. In addition, the charged particle beam apparatus includes captured image acquisition means for selectively irradiating the irradiation region with the electron beam with the inside of a sample chamber under high-vacuum and acquiring a high-vacuum SEM image of the irradiation region based on the secondary or backscattered electrons emitted from the irradiation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Mai YOSHIHARA, Wei Chean TAN
  • Publication number: 20220344124
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device 100 includes: an irradiation unit 110 configured to irradiate a sample S with a charged particle beam; a particle detection unit 130 configured to detect a particle caused by the irradiation of the sample with the charged particle beam; and a control unit 151 configured to generate an image of the sample based on an output from the particle detection unit, wherein the control unit 151 inputs the image of the sample S into models M1 and M2 for detecting a first structure 401 and a second structure 402, acquires a first detection result related to the first structure 401 and a second detection result related to the second structure 402 from the models M1 and M2, determines locations or regions of the first structure 401 and the second structure 402 based on the first detection result and the second detection result, and outputs an integration result image 203 representing the location or the region of the first structure 401 and the location or the region of the second structure 4
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki CHIBA, Wei Chean TAN, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20220336184
    Abstract: A sample image display system 150 displays, on a screen, a plurality of images 203 of a sample S and a symbol 205 corresponding to each of the images. The sample image display system 150 displays each symbol 205 in a different mode according to information related to the corresponding image 203.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hirofumi SATO
  • Publication number: 20220301813
    Abstract: A charged particle beam device 100 includes an irradiation unit 110 configured to irradiate a sample S with a charged particle beam, a detection unit 130 configured to output a signal caused by irradiating the sample S with the charged particle beam, a display unit 154 configured to output a condition selection interface for selecting one condition set from a plurality of condition sets, and a control unit 151 configured to execute an evaluation on an object of interest. The condition set includes information for specifying one learned model from a plurality of learned models, information for specifying one search condition from a plurality of search conditions including at least one of an irradiation condition and a detection condition, and information for specifying one analysis condition from a plurality of analysis conditions defining an operation of at least one of the irradiation unit 110 and the detection unit 130.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo KOMATSUZAKI, Hiroyuki CHIBA, Wei Chean TAN, Hirofumi SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210383519
    Abstract: The charged particle beam apparatus includes a charged particle beam optical system that irradiates a sample mounted on a sample stage with a charged particle beam; a detector that detects a signal generated from the sample; a charged particle beam imaging device that acquires an observation image from the signal detected by the detector; an optical imaging device that captures an optical image of the sample; a stage that rotatably holds the sample stage; a stage control device that controls movement and rotation of the stage; and an image composition unit that combines the plurality of optical images to generate a composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Chean TAN, Hiroyuki CHIBA