Patents
Patents for G01Q 10 - Scanning or positioning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for actively controlling the movement or position of the probe (2,719)
07/2003
07/01/2003US6586952 Method of inspecting pattern and inspecting instrument
07/01/2003US6586754 Servo control, and its application in a lithographic projection apparatus
07/01/2003US6586736 Scanning electron beam microscope having an electrode for controlling charge build up during scanning of a sample
06/2003
06/26/2003DE20303784U1 Active vibration compensation apparatus e.g. for atomic force microscope, digitizes sensor signals, supplies to digital data processor for analysis, and controls actuator accordingly
06/24/2003US6583412 Scanning tunneling charge transfer microscope
06/24/2003US6583411 Multiple local probe measuring device and method
06/19/2003WO2003050821A1 Force scanning probe microscope
06/19/2003US20030110844 Force scanning probe microscope
06/12/2003US20030107296 Lever mechanism for increasing displacement of micro-actuating device
06/12/2003US20030107006 Charged particle beam exposure method and apparatus
06/03/2003US6573369 Method and apparatus for solid state molecular analysis
06/03/2003US6571612 Probe scanning method
05/2003
05/22/2003US20030094036 Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
05/15/2003WO2003041109A2 Spot grid array electron imagine system
05/15/2003US20030089163 System for sensing a sample
05/15/2003US20030089162 Dual stage instrument for scanning a specimen
05/14/2003EP0792437B1 Capacitive transducer with electrostatic actuation
05/08/2003WO2003038410A1 Optical scanning type observation device
05/08/2003US20030085355 Electron beam apparatus, and inspection instrument and inspection process thereof
05/08/2003US20030085354 Method of preventing charging, and apparatus for charged particle beam using the same
05/08/2003US20030085353 Spot grid array electron imaging system
05/06/2003US6559456 Charged particle beam exposure method and apparatus
05/02/2003EP1305816A2 Collection of secondary electrons through the objective lens of a scanning electron microscope
04/2003
04/23/2003EP1303777A2 Control of position and orientation of sub-wavelength aperture array in near-field microscopy
04/22/2003US6552805 Control of position and orientation of sub-wavelength aperture array in near-field microscopy
04/22/2003US6552556 Prober for electrical measurement of potentials in the interior of ultra-fine semiconductor devices, and method of measuring electrical characteristics with said prober
04/22/2003US6552339 Micro goniometer for scanning probe microscopy
04/22/2003US6552331 Device and method for combining scanning and imaging methods in checking photomasks
04/17/2003US20030073250 Method and apparatus for solid state molecular analysis
04/10/2003WO2003029921A2 Methods and systems for three-dimensional motion control and tracking of a mechanically unattached magnetic probe
03/2003
03/27/2003US20030057382 Charged particle beam irradiation equipment and control method thereof
03/26/2003CN1405547A Shearforce detector
03/26/2003CN1405546A Scanning probe-needle microscope
03/25/2003US6538249 Image-formation apparatus using charged particle beams under various focus conditions
03/20/2003US20030052270 Electron beam length-measurement apparatus and measurement method
03/19/2003EP1292361A1 Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby
03/13/2003US20030049381 Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or produced thereby
03/12/2003CN1402830A Precision stage
03/11/2003US6530268 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in a metrology apparatus
03/11/2003US6530267 Scanning system having a deflectable probe tip
03/11/2003US6530266 Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
03/06/2003WO2003019238A2 Multiple plate tip or sample scanning reconfigurable scanned probe microscope with transparent interfacing of far-field optical microscopes
03/06/2003US20030042409 Intermittent contact imaging under force-feedback control
03/04/2003US6528785 Microscope probe needle
02/2003
02/27/2003WO2003016781A2 Surface plasmon enhanced illumination system
02/25/2003US6525316 Multiaxis actuator and measuring head, especially for a scanning probe microscope
02/20/2003US20030036204 Surface plasmon enhanced illumination system
02/20/2003US20030034453 Coaxial probe and scanning micro-wave microscope including the same
02/20/2003US20030033863 Atomic force microscopy for high throughput analysis
02/18/2003US6520005 System for sensing a sample
02/13/2003US20030030449 Apertured probes for localized measurements of a material's complex permittivity and fabrication method
02/11/2003US6518582 Electron beam apparatus, and inspection instrument and inspection process thereof
02/11/2003US6518571 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's
02/11/2003US6518570 Sensing mode atomic force microscope
02/06/2003WO2002086476A3 High spatial resolution x-ray microanalysis
02/04/2003US6515489 Apparatus for sensing position of electrostatic XY-stage through time-division multiplexing
02/04/2003US6515282 Testing of interconnection circuitry using two modulated charged particle beams
02/04/2003US6515277 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and associated images
01/2003
01/30/2003US20030020025 Lithographic method using ultra-fine probe needle
01/23/2003WO2003006952A2 Method and apparatus for manipulating a sample
01/23/2003WO2002010829A3 Multiple-source arrays with optical transmission enhanced by resonant cavities
01/23/2003WO2001063555A3 Image deconvolution techniques for probe scanning apparatus
01/23/2003US20030015651 Optical apparatuses using the near-field light
01/21/2003US6509670 Single stage microactuator for multidimensional actuation with multi-folded spring
01/16/2003US20030013111 Method and apparatus for solid state molecular analysis
01/16/2003US20030010928 Probe scanning device
01/16/2003US20030010099 Scanning probe microscope
01/15/2003EP1274966A2 Resonant probe driving arrangement and scanning probe microscope
01/07/2003US6504386 Liquid dielectric capacitor for film thickness mapping, measurement methods using same
01/07/2003US6504365 Magnetic force microscope
01/03/2003WO2002010828A3 Control of position and orientation of sub-wavelength aperture array in near-field microscopy
01/02/2003EP1271554A2 Scanning probe microscope
12/2002
12/31/2002US6501210 Positioning mechanism having elongate bending elements oriented perpendicular to the direction of movement
12/31/2002US6499340 Scanning probe microscope and method of measuring geometry of sample surface with scanning probe microscope
12/27/2002WO2002103328A1 Cantilever array, method of manufacturing the array, and scanning probe microscope, sliding device of guide and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, and laser doppler interferometer with specimen light excitation function, using the array, and cantilever
12/25/2002CN2528004Y Adjustable pitch device for scanning probe microscope
12/05/2002WO2002073125B1 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in a metrology apparatus
12/05/2002US20020180983 Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and aligning method
12/05/2002US20020178802 Scanning probe microscope and method of processing signals in the same
12/04/2002EP1261890A1 Improved lens for microscopic inspection
12/04/2002EP1261878A2 Precision stage
12/03/2002US6489611 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples
11/2002
11/28/2002US20020174716 Method for replacing a probe sensor assembly on a scanning probe microscope
11/28/2002US20020174714 System for sensing a sample
11/21/2002US20020172943 Device and method of use for detection and characterization of pathogens and biological materials
11/21/2002US20020171051 Image classification method, obervation method, and apparatus thereof
11/14/2002WO2002073126B1 Apparatus and method for isolating and measuring movement in metrology apparatus
11/14/2002US20020166966 Low-vacuum scanning electron microscope
10/2002
10/31/2002WO2002086476A2 High spatial resolution x-ray microanalysis
10/31/2002WO2001022433A8 Flexure assembly for a scanner
10/31/2002US20020157457 Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements
10/24/2002US20020154731 Method of X-ray analysis in a particle-optical apparatus
10/24/2002US20020153480 Flexure assembly for a scanner
10/17/2002US20020148955 Multiple-source arrays with optical transmission enhanced by resonant cavities
10/17/2002DE10118962A1 High-resolution detection of material properties using polarized light, by moving micro-object in close proximity to surface of sample opposite illuminated side
10/10/2002WO2002080187A1 Array and method for quasi-parallel probe microscopy
10/10/2002DE10115690A1 Quasi-Paralleles Rasterkraftmikroskop Quasi-Parallel scanning force microscope
10/01/2002US6459280 Capacitance devices for film thickness mapping, measurement methods using same
10/01/2002US6459088 Drive stage and scanning probe microscope and information recording/reproducing apparatus using the same
09/2002
09/26/2002US20020134949 Through-the-lens neutralization for charged particle beam system
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