Patents by Inventor Shunichi MOTOMURA
Shunichi MOTOMURA 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).
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Publication number: 20240029992Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device capable of stably obtaining an effect of improving the depth of focus or the effect of correcting spherical aberration. The charged particle beam device includes an aperture having an annular slit or an electrode having an annular slit and is provided with means for adjusting the incident angle at which the charged particle beam is incident on the aperture or the electrode. Since the incident angle at which the charged particle beam is incident on the aperture or electrode having an annular slit can be made closer to perpendicular, the effect of improving the depth of focus or the effect of correcting spherical aberration can be stably obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Shunichi MOTOMURA, Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11817289Abstract: As a device for correcting positive spherical aberration of an electromagnetic lens for a charged particle beam, a spherical aberration correction device combining a hole electrode and a ring electrode is known. In this spherical aberration correction device, when a voltage is applied between the hole electrode and the ring electrode, the focus of the charged particle beam device changes due to the convex lens effect generated in the hole electrode. Therefore, in a charged particle beam device including a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam, a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape, and a charged particle beam aperture power supply which applies a voltage to the charged particle beam aperture, the charged particle beam aperture power supply is configured to apply, to the charged particle beam aperture, a voltage having a polarity opposite to a polarity of charges of the charged particle beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Japan Fine Ceramics CenterInventors: Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Shunichi Motomura, Tadahiro Kawasaki, Takeharu Kato, Ryuji Yoshida
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Patent number: 11798776Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam apparatus capable of stably obtaining a spherical aberration correction effect. The charged particle beam apparatus includes: a charged particle beam aperture stop 121 and an electrode 122 that are arranged on an optical axis between the charged particle beam source 101 and the objective lens 105; and a power supply 108 that applies a voltage between the charged particle beam aperture stop 121 and the electrode 122, in which the voltage that is applied from the electrode to the charged particle beam aperture stop by the power supply is a voltage having a polarity opposite to a charge of the charged particle beam, the electrode 122 includes an annular aperture 205, and the charged particle beam aperture stop 121 includes a plurality of apertures 201 that are arranged at positions overlapping the annular aperture 205 of the electrode 122 when viewed in a direction Z along the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Shunichi Motomura, Tsunenori Nomaguchi
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Publication number: 20220246385Abstract: As a device for correcting positive spherical aberration of an electromagnetic lens for a charged particle beam, a spherical aberration correction device combining a hole electrode and a ring electrode is known. In this spherical aberration correction device, when a voltage is applied between the hole electrode and the ring electrode, the focus of the charged particle beam device changes due to the convex lens effect generated in the hole electrode. Therefore, in a charged particle beam device including a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam, a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape, and a charged particle beam aperture power supply which applies a voltage to the charged particle beam aperture, the charged particle beam aperture power supply is configured to apply, to the charged particle beam aperture, a voltage having a polarity opposite to a polarity of charges of the charged particle beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Shunichi MOTOMURA, Tadahiro KAWASAKI, Takeharu KATO, Ryuji YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20220238296Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam apparatus capable of stably obtaining a spherical aberration correction effect. The charged particle beam apparatus includes: a charged particle beam aperture stop 121 and an electrode 122 that are arranged on an optical axis between the charged particle beam source 101 and the objective lens 105; and a power supply 108 that applies a voltage between the charged particle beam aperture stop 121 and the electrode 122, in which the voltage that is applied from the electrode to the charged particle beam aperture stop by the power supply is a voltage having a polarity opposite to a charge of the charged particle beam, the electrode 122 includes an annular aperture 205, and the charged particle beam aperture stop 121 includes a plurality of apertures 201 that are arranged at positions overlapping the annular aperture 205 of the electrode 122 when viewed in a direction Z along the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Shunichi MOTOMURA, Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11335532Abstract: As a device for correcting positive spherical aberration of an electromagnetic lens for a charged particle beam, a spherical aberration correction device combining a hole electrode and a ring electrode is known. In this spherical aberration correction device, when a voltage is applied between the hole electrode and the ring electrode, the focus of the charged particle beam device changes due to the convex lens effect generated in the hole electrode. Therefore, in a charged particle beam device including a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam, a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape, and a charged particle beam aperture power supply which applies a voltage to the charged particle beam aperture, the charged particle beam aperture power supply is configured to apply, to the charged particle beam aperture, a voltage having a polarity opposite to a polarity of charges of the charged particle beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignees: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Japan Fine Ceramics CenterInventors: Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Shunichi Motomura, Tadahiro Kawasaki, Takeharu Kato, Ryuji Yoshida
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Patent number: 11164716Abstract: When using a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape in a charged particle beam device, the charged particle beam with the highest current density immediately above the optical axis, among the charged particle beams is blocked, so that it is difficult to dispose the charged particle beam aperture at the optimal mounting position. Therefore, in addition to the ring-shaped charged particle beam aperture, a hole-shaped charged particle beam aperture is provided, and it is possible to switch between the case where the ring-shaped charged particle beam aperture is disposed on the optical axis of the charged particle beam and the case where the hole-shaped charged particle beam aperture is disposed on the optical axis of the charged particle beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, Japan Fine Ceramics CenterInventors: Shunichi Motomura, Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Tadahiro Kawasaki, Takeharu Kato, Ryuji Yoshida
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Patent number: 11107656Abstract: Signal electrons with high energy that pass near an optical axis, for example, backscattered electrons or secondary electrons in a booster optical system, can be detected. Therefore, there is provided a charged particle beam device including: a charged particle beam source configured to generate a charged particle beam; an objective lens configured to focus the charged particle beam to a sample; and a first charged particle detecting element disposed between the charged particle beam source and the objective lens and configured to detect charged particles generated by an interaction between the charged particle beam and the sample, in which a detection surface of the first charged particle detecting element is disposed on a center axis of the objective lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Shunichi Motomura, Kenichi Nishinaka, Toshihide Agemura
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Publication number: 20210118641Abstract: As a device for correcting positive spherical aberration of an electromagnetic lens for a charged particle beam, a spherical aberration correction device combining a hole electrode and a ring electrode is known. In this spherical aberration correction device, when a voltage is applied between the hole electrode and the ring electrode, the focus of the charged particle beam device changes due to the convex lens effect generated in the hole electrode. Therefore, in a charged particle beam device including a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam, a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape, and a charged particle beam aperture power supply which applies a voltage to the charged particle beam aperture, the charged particle beam aperture power supply is configured to apply, to the charged particle beam aperture, a voltage having a polarity opposite to a polarity of charges of the charged particle beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Shunichi MOTOMURA, Tadahiro KAWASAKI, Takeharu KATO, Ryuji YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20210027977Abstract: When using a charged particle beam aperture having a ring shape in a charged particle beam device, the charged particle beam with the highest current density immediately above the optical axis, among the charged particle beams is blocked, so that it is difficult to dispose the charged particle beam aperture at the optimal mounting position. Therefore, in addition to the ring-shaped charged particle beam aperture, a hole-shaped charged particle beam aperture is provided, and it is possible to switch between the case where the ring-shaped charged particle beam aperture is disposed on the optical axis of the charged particle beam and the case where the hole-shaped charged particle beam aperture is disposed on the optical axis of the charged particle beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Shunichi MOTOMURA, Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Tadahiro KAWASAKI, Takeharu KATO, Ryuji YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20200211815Abstract: Signal electrons with high energy that pass near an optical axis, for example, backscattered electrons or secondary electrons in a booster optical system, can be detected. Therefore, there is provided a charged particle beam device including: a charged particle beam source configured to generate a charged particle beam; an objective lens configured to focus the charged particle beam to a sample; and a first charged particle detecting element disposed between the charged particle beam source and the objective lens and configured to detect charged particles generated by an interaction between the charged particle beam and the sample, in which a detection surface of the first charged particle detecting element is disposed on a center axis of the objective lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Tsunenori NOMAGUCHI, Shunichi MOTOMURA, Kenichi NISHINAKA, Toshihide AGEMURA