Abstract:
The invention provides an exposure apparatus (100) including a formation module (122) which forms charged particle beams with different irradiation positions on a specimen. The formation module (122) includes: a particle source (20) which emits the charged particle beams from an emission region (21) in which a width in a longitudinal direction is different from and a width in a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; an aperture array device (60) provided with openings (62) arranged in an illuminated region (61) in which a width in a longitudinal direction is different from a width in a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; illumination lenses (30, 50) provided between the particle source (20) and the aperture array device (60); and a beam cross-section deformation device (40) which is provided between the particle source (20) and the aperture array device (60), and deforms a cross-sectional shape of the charged particle beams into an anisotropic shape by an action of a magnetic field or an electric field.
Abstract:
Provided is a three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus 100 including a column unit 200 that is configured to output an electron beam EB and deflect the electron beam EB toward the front surface of a powder layer 32, an electron detector 72 that is configured to detect electrons that may be emitted in a predetermined direction from the front surface of the powder layer 32 when the powder layer 32 is irradiated with the electron beam EB, a melting judging unit 410 that is configured to generate a melting signal based on the strength of the detection signal from the electron detector 72, and a deflection controller 420 that is configured to receive the melting signal to determine the condition of the irradiation the electron beam.
Abstract:
Provided is a three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus 100 including a column unit 200 that is configured to output an electron beam EB and deflect the electron beam EB toward the front surface of a powder layer 32, an insulating portion that electrically insulates a three-dimensional structure 36 from a ground potential member, an ammeter 73 that is configured to measure the current value indicative of the current flowing into the ground after passing through the three-dimensional structure 36, a melting judging unit 410 that is configured to detect that the powder layer 32 is melted based on the current value measured by the ammeter 73 and generate a melting signal, and a deflection controller 420 that is configured to receive the melting signal to determine the condition for the irradiation with the electron beam.
Abstract:
An electron beam lithography apparatus includes an electron gun emitting an electron beam, a deflector deflecting the electron beam, a focus corrector correcting a focus of the electron beam, a storage unit storing exposure data, and a controller correcting the exposure data based on a constant correction coefficient independent of time passage and a fluctuating correction coefficient changing with time, calculates a deflection efficiency indicating a relation between an input signal to the deflector and an amount of beam deflection, and a correction intensity indicating a relation between an input signal to the focus corrector and a beam focus, and writes the electron beam on a sample according to the deflection efficiency and the correction intensity. The constant correction coefficient is determined according to a write position on the sample, and the fluctuating correction coefficient is determined according to a value of fluctuation factor data measured by a measurer.
Abstract:
A mask for exposure, which is used in a multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus having multiple column cells, includes a stencil pattern group constituted by multiple stencil patterns for each of the multiple column cells. The stencil pattern groups are arranged at intervals corresponding to arrangement intervals of the multiple column cells, and all of the stencil pattern groups are formed on a single mask substrate. The stencil pattern groups include: a first stencil pattern group formed within a deflectable range of an electron beam of each of the multiple column cells; and a second stencil pattern group having two or more of the first stencil patterns.
Abstract:
The invention provides an exposure apparatus (100) including a formation module (122) which forms charged particle beams with different irradiation positions on a specimen. The formation module (122) includes: a particle source (20) which emits the charged particle beams from an emission region (21) in which a width in a longitudinal direction is different from and a width in a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; an aperture array device (60) provided with openings (62) arranged in an illuminated region (61) in which a width in a longitudinal direction is different from a width in a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; illumination lenses (30, 50) provided between the particle source (20) and the aperture array device (60); and a beam cross-section deformation device (40) which is provided between the particle source (20) and the aperture array device (60), and deforms a cross-sectional shape of the charged particle beams into an anisotropic shape by an action of a magnetic field or an electric field.