Method for analyzing and/or processing an object as well as a particle beam device for carrying out the method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9558911
APP PUB NO 20160035534A1
SERIAL NO

14449441

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The application relates to a method for analyzing, in particular for imaging, and/or processing of an object as well as a particle beam device for carrying out this method. In particular, the particle beam device of this application is an electron beam device and/or an ion beam device. The method in particular comprises the control unit providing a first control parameter, wherein a beam guiding unit is controlled using the first control parameter for guiding the particle beam and/or wherein a moving unit is controlled using the first control parameter for moving an object holder, correlating a position of the object holder in a second coordinate system to the object position on the surface of the object, identifying a first coordinate transformation between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system, identifying an orientation position of a distinctive feature on the surface of the object and identifying first coordinates of the orientation position in the first coordinate system, the control unit providing a second control parameter, wherein the second control parameter is used for at least one of: controlling the beam guiding unit for guiding the particle beam, controlling the moving unit for moving the object holder or controlling a detector, identifying again the orientation position of the distinctive feature and identifying second coordinates of the orientation position in the first coordinate system, comparing the first coordinates with the second coordinates, identifying a local displacement of the first coordinates to the second coordinates, identifying a second coordinate transformation using the first coordinate transformation and the local displacement and identifying a position of an area to be analyzed and/or processed on the surface of the object.

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  • CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biberger, Josef Wildenberg, DE 33 45
Janaszewski, Marcin Pebrenice, PL 2 3
Lechner, Lorenz Dublin, US 12 23
Postolski, Michal Barlinek, PL 3 5
Pulwey, Ralph Aalen, DE 17 32

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