Patents for G01Q 20 - Monitoring the movement or position of the probe (1,663)
06/2002
06/06/2002US20020066863 Real time monitoring simultaneous imaging and exposure in charged particle beam systems
05/2002
05/30/2002US20020062684 Dynamic activation for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
05/29/2002EP1209737A2 Method and apparatus for specimen fabrication
05/23/2002WO2002040944A1 Method and apparatus for reading an array of thermal resistance sensors
05/14/2002US6388252 Self-detecting type of SPM probe and SPM device
05/10/2002WO2002037488A1 Afm-based data storage and microscopy
05/10/2002WO2002037090A1 Apparatus for parallel detection of the behaviour of mechanical micro-oscillators
05/08/2002EP1203749A1 Nanometer-order mechanical vibrator, production method thereof and measuring device using it
05/07/2002US6383823 Probe for scanning probe microscope (SPM) and SPM device
04/2002
04/18/2002US20020043101 Scanning probe microscope with probe formed by single conductive material
04/17/2002EP1197986A2 Autoadjusting charged-particle probe-forming apparatus
04/17/2002EP1197726A1 Multipurpose Sensor and cantilever for it
04/17/2002EP1196939A1 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
04/16/2002US6373054 Electron beam inspection method and apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing method and its manufacturing line utilizing the same
04/11/2002WO2001081857A3 Resonant probe driving arrangement and scanning probe microscope
04/03/2002EP1192442A1 Atomic force microscope and driving method therefor
04/02/2002US6365895 Apparatus for measuring a micro surface configuration and a method for manufacturing a probe incorporated in this measuring apparatus
03/2002
03/28/2002WO2002025692A1 Real time monitoring for simultaneous imaging and exposure in charged particle beam systems
03/21/2002WO2002023174A1 Microcantilever rheometer
03/21/2002WO2002023159A1 Scanning probe microscope, method for measuring band structure of substance by using the microscope, and microscopic spectroscopy
03/21/2002US20020034325 Method and apparatus for inspection of patterned semiconductor wafers
03/19/2002US6358426 Method of fabricating probe force atomic force microscope
03/13/2002EP1135691A4 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever and shield
03/12/2002US6355994 Precision stage
03/05/2002US6353219 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
02/2002
02/26/2002USRE37560 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes
02/21/2002US20020020805 Microprobe and scanning type probe apparatus using thereof
02/14/2002US20020017615 Scanning unit and scanning microscope having the same
02/14/2002DE10035134A1 Optical near-field microscopic inspection of e.g. semiconductor material, involves demodulating output of detector to which reference beam and stray light from probe having specific frequency are input
02/07/2002US20020015143 Multi-beam multi-column electron beam inspection system
01/2002
01/30/2002CN1333875A Electrostatic fource detector with cantilever and shield
01/15/2002US6339217 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements
01/08/2002US6337479 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
01/08/2002US6337478 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever and shield for an electrostatic force microscope
01/08/2002US6336366 Piezoelectrically tunable resonance frequency beam utilizing a stress-sensitive film
01/03/2002US20020000511 High sensitivity deflection sensing device
12/2001
12/27/2001WO2001097902A2 Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system
12/27/2001US20010055462 Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system
12/27/2001US20010055151 Scanning probe microscope and method of processing signals in the same
12/27/2001US20010054691 Optical system for scanning microscope
12/25/2001US6333497 Probe with tip having micro aperture for detecting or irradiating light, near-field optical microscope, recording/reproduction apparatus, and exposure apparatus using the probe, and method of manufacturing the probe
12/18/2001US6330824 Photothermal modulation for oscillating mode atomic force microscopy in solution
12/13/2001WO2001094877A1 Sample for simultaneously conducting electro-chemical and topographic near-field microscopy
12/13/2001US20010049959 Integrated silicon profilometer and AFM head
12/06/2001US20010048068 Probe opening forming apparatus and near-field optical microscope using the same
12/06/2001US20010047682 Dual stage instrument for scanning a specimen
12/05/2001EP1160611A2 Probe opening forming apparatus and near-field optical microscope using the same
12/05/2001CN2463827Y Normal force piezoelectric detecting sensor
11/2001
11/27/2001US6323483 High bandwidth recoiless microactuator
11/22/2001DE10110933A1 Mikrosonde und diese verwendende Vorrichtung des Abtastsondentyps Microprobe and use this device of Abtastsondentyps
11/20/2001US6319838 Lever arm for a scanning microscope
11/13/2001US6317514 Method and apparatus for inspection of patterned semiconductor wafers
11/08/2001US20010038598 Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantilever
11/08/2001DE10016478A1 Materialbearbeitung mit Präzision auf atomarer Skala Material processing with precision at the atomic scale
11/01/2001WO2001081857A2 Resonant probe driving arrangement and scanning probe microscope
11/01/2001CA2406407A1 Resonant probe driving arrangement and scanning probe microscope
10/2001
10/31/2001DE10106854A1 Mikro-Tastkopf und Vorrichtung zum Messen einer Probenoberfläche Micro-probe and apparatus for measuring a sample surface
10/18/2001WO2001077694A1 Ultrananocrystalline diamond cantilever wide dynamic range acceleration/vibration/pressure sensor
10/18/2001US20010030286 Scanning probe microscope
10/11/2001WO2001075427A1 Methods and apparatus for atomic force microscopy
10/11/2001WO2001074709A1 Precision material processing or structuring carried out on the atomic scale
10/11/2001US20010028033 Microprobe and sample surface measuring apparatus
10/11/2001DE10113966A1 Sondenelektronenmikroskop Electron probe
10/11/2001CA2404604A1 Methods and apparatus for atomic force microscopy
10/10/2001EP1141673A1 Method and device for simultaneously determining the adhesion, friction, and other material properties of a sample surface
10/09/2001USRE37404 Detection system for atomic force microscopes
10/09/2001US6298715 Scanning force microscope probe cantilever with reflective structure
10/02/2001US6297502 Method and apparatus for force control of a scanning probe
09/2001
09/27/2001WO2001033232A3 Precision stage
09/26/2001EP1135691A1 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever and shield
09/26/2001EP0754289B1 Measurement of AFM cantilever deflection with high frequency radiation and dopant profiler
09/25/2001US6294774 Scanning probe microscope having graphical information
09/06/2001US20010019109 Scanning electron microscope
09/05/2001EP1130379A1 Optical cantilever and production method therefor
08/2001
08/30/2001WO2001063204A1 Method for increasing the measurement information available from a transmission electron microscope and a transmission electron microscopy device
08/23/2001WO2001060456A1 Multi-beam multi-column electron beam inspection system
08/23/2001US20010015097 Scanning system having a deflectable probe tip
08/16/2001US20010013574 Intermittent contact imaging under force-feedback control
08/02/2001US20010010356 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's
08/02/2001DE10003693A1 Abtastsystem mit auslenkbarer Tastspitze Scanning probe tip deflectable
07/2001
07/31/2001USRE37299 Atomic force microscopy
07/31/2001US6267005 Dual stage instrument for scanning a specimen
07/24/2001US6265711 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making spectrophotometric near-field optical and scanning measurements
07/19/2001WO2001052301A1 Electron-optical corrector for eliminating third-order aberrations
07/19/2001DE10001277A1 Elektronenoptischer Korrektor zur Beseitigung der Bildfehler dritter Ordnung Electron optical corrector to eliminate the aberrations of the third order
07/18/2001CN1068677C 原子力显微镜 AFM
07/12/2001WO2000058759A3 Active probe for an atomic force microscope and method of use thereof
07/12/2001US20010007347 Probe with tip having micro aperture for detecting or irradiating light, near-field optical microscope, recording/reproduction apparatus, and exposure apparatus using the probe, and method of manufacturing the probe
07/10/2001US6257053 Scanning probe microscope having piezoelectric member for controlling movement of probe
06/2001
06/28/2001WO2001046643A1 Scanning force microscope probe cantilever with reflective structure
06/19/2001US6249000 Scanning probe microscope
06/13/2001DE10057737A1 Imaging probe for image testing device, has charge-coupled device camera, optical imaging system and light source to illuminate work piece, with optics to focus work piece image to camera
06/07/2001US20010002697 Electron beam inspection method and apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing method and its manufacturing line utilizing the same
06/05/2001USRE37203 Feedback control for scanning tunnel microscopes
06/05/2001US6240771 Device for noncontact intermittent contact scanning of a surface and a process therefore
05/2001
05/29/2001US6237399 Cantilever having sensor system for independent measurement of force and torque
05/22/2001US6236053 Charged particle detector
05/16/2001CN1295242A Small light spot detector for CD driver objective
05/10/2001WO2001033232A2 Precision stage
05/01/2001US6225626 Through-the-substrate investigation of flip chip IC's
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