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SG11201912704YA - Scanning electron microscope objective lens calibration - Google Patents

Scanning electron microscope objective lens calibration

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Publication number
SG11201912704YA
SG11201912704YA SG11201912704YA SG11201912704YA SG11201912704YA SG 11201912704Y A SG11201912704Y A SG 11201912704YA SG 11201912704Y A SG11201912704Y A SG 11201912704YA SG 11201912704Y A SG11201912704Y A SG 11201912704YA SG 11201912704Y A SG11201912704Y A SG 11201912704YA
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
objective lens
electron microscope
scanning electron
microscope objective
lens calibration
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SG11201912704YA
Inventor
Ichiro Honjo
Christopher Sears
Hedong Yang
Thanh Ha
Jianwei Wang
Huina Xu
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Kla Tencor Corp
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US15/672,797 US10790114B2 (en) 2017-06-29 2017-08-09 Scanning electron microscope objective lens calibration using X-Y voltages iteratively determined from images obtained using said voltages
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