Patents for G01Q 40 - Calibration, e.g. of probes (498)
10/2003
10/02/2003US20030186914 Precipitation occurs on substrate surfaces of oxides, nitrides, or carbides of metals and semiconductors, comprising use of water-soluble salts of compounds for treatment of these surfaces as sensor platforms, implants, medical devices
10/02/2003US20030185967 Method and apparatus for aligning patterns on a substrate
09/2003
09/30/2003US6627903 Methods and devices for calibrating a charged-particle-beam microlithography apparatus, and microelectronic-device fabrication methods comprising same
09/11/2003US20030168594 Integrated measuring instrument
09/09/2003US6617569 Probe opening forming apparatus and near-field optical microscope using the same
08/2003
08/21/2003US20030155508 Workpiece holder, semiconductor fabricating apparatus, semiconductor inspecting apparatus, circuit pattern inspecting apparatus, charged particle beam application apparatus, calibrating substrate, workpiece holding method, circuit pattern inspecting method, and charged particle beam application method
08/07/2003US20030146382 Workpiece holder, semiconductor fabricating apparatus, semiconductor inspecting apparatus, circuit pattern inspecting apparatus, charged particle beam application apparatus, calibrating substrate, workpiece holding method, circuit pattern inspecting method, and charged particle beam application method
07/2003
07/23/2003EP1329686A2 Integrated measuring instrument
07/17/2003US20030132376 Tip calibration standard and method for tip calibration
07/15/2003US6593583 Ion beam processing position correction method
07/15/2003US6591658 Calibration of nano-devices
07/01/2003US6586753 Electron beam apparatus and electron beam adjusting method
06/2003
06/24/2003US6583411 Multiple local probe measuring device and method
06/19/2003US20030111616 Workpiece holder, semiconductor fabricating apparatus, semiconductor inspecting apparatus, circuit pattern inspecting apparatus, charged particle beam application apparatus, calibrating substrate, workpiece holding method, circuit pattern inspecting method, and charged particle beam application method
06/12/2003US20030107006 Charged particle beam exposure method and apparatus
06/04/2003EP1315968A2 Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof
06/03/2003US6573498 Electric measurement of reference sample in a CD-SEM and method for calibration
06/03/2003US6573497 Calibration of CD-SEM by e-beam induced current measurement
05/2003
05/06/2003US6559924 Alignment method, alignment apparatus, profiler, exposure apparatus, exposure apparatus maintenance method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, and semiconductor manufacturing factory
05/06/2003US6559459 Convergent charged particle beam apparatus and inspection method using same
05/06/2003US6559456 Charged particle beam exposure method and apparatus
04/2003
04/22/2003US6552331 Device and method for combining scanning and imaging methods in checking photomasks
04/17/2003US20030071230 Electron beam apparatus and electron beam adjusting method
04/08/2003US6545495 Method and apparatus for self-calibration of capacitive sensors
04/08/2003US6545273 Use of multiple tips on AFM to deconvolve tip effects
03/2003
03/27/2003US20030058437 Submicron dimensional calibration standards and methods of manufacture and use
03/20/2003WO2003023423A2 Dielectric constant measuring apparatus and dielectric constant measuring method
03/20/2003US20030055588 Method of determination of true nonlinearity of scan along a selected direction X or Y in scan microscope
03/06/2003US20030042896 Method and apparatus for measuring magnetic head
02/2003
02/20/2003US20030034437 Method of precision calibration of magnification of scanning microscopes with the use of test diffraction gratiing
01/2003
01/21/2003US6509750 Apparatus for detecting defects in patterned substrates
01/21/2003US6509564 Workpiece holder, semiconductor fabricating apparatus, semiconductor inspecting apparatus, circuit pattern inspecting apparatus, charged particle beam application apparatus, calibrating substrate, workpiece holding method, circuit pattern inspecting method, and charged particle beam application method
01/14/2003US6507197 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever for an electrostatic force microscope
01/09/2003WO2002020873A3 Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof
01/02/2003DE20121476U1 Material measure and calibrating norm for recording lateral dimensions on nano-scale objects for microscopy and linear measurement uses a measuring structure on a carrier surface.
12/2002
12/19/2002US20020189330 Caliper method, system, and apparatus
12/10/2002US6493065 Alignment system and alignment method in exposure apparatus
12/03/2002US6489611 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples
11/2002
11/26/2002US6486654 Calibration of magnetic force or scanning hall probe microscopes by measuring sample images and calculating instrument response functions
11/14/2002US20020166964 Detection of defects in patterned substrates
11/07/2002US20020162388 Noncontact sensitivity and compliance calibration method for cantilever-based instruments
10/2002
10/31/2002WO2001059807A9 In-situ probe for optimizing electron beam inspection and metrology based on surface potential
10/31/2002US20020158637 Method and apparatus for self-calibration of capacitive sensors
10/31/2002US20020157457 Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements
09/2002
09/24/2002US6455847 Carbon nanotube probes in atomic force microscope to detect partially open/closed contacts
09/19/2002WO2002073128A1 Calibration of an analogue probe
09/10/2002US6448553 Signal detector to be used with scanning probe and atomic force microscope
09/04/2002EP1237161A2 Method and apparatus for performing atomic force microscopy measurements
08/2002
08/29/2002US20020117611 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
08/06/2002US6429425 Method for forming a calibation standard to adjust a micro-bar of an electron microscope
07/2002
07/11/2002DE10107796A1 Material measure and calibrating norm for recording lateral dimensions on nano-scale objects for microscopy and linear measurement uses a measuring structure on a carrier surface.
05/2002
05/09/2002US20020053643 Convergent charged particle beam apparatus and inspection method using same
05/07/2002US6384408 Calibration of a scanning electron microscope
04/2002
04/09/2002US6369397 SPM base focal plane positioning
03/2002
03/20/2002EP1189240A1 Multi-probe measuring device and method of use
03/19/2002US6358860 Line width calibration standard manufacturing and certifying method
03/14/2002WO2002020873A2 Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof
03/12/2002US6354133 Use of carbon nanotubes to calibrate conventional tips used in AFM
03/05/2002US6353219 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
02/2002
02/28/2002US20020024644 Alignment system and alignment method in exposure apparatus
02/28/2002US20020024023 Method and apparatus for testing a substrate
02/28/2002DE10039337A1 Kombination von abtastenden und abbildenden Methoden bei der Überprüfung von Photomasken Combination of scanning and imaging methods in the review of photomasks
02/26/2002USRE37560 Scan control for scanning probe microscopes
02/14/2002US20020018207 Alignment method, alignment apparatus, profiler, exposure apparatus, exposure apparatus maintenance method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, and semiconductor manufacturing factory
02/14/2002US20020017621 Device and method for combining scanning and imaging methods in checking photomasks
02/13/2002EP1179748A2 Combination of imaging and scanning methods for checking reticles
01/2002
01/08/2002US6337479 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
01/01/2002US6335532 Convergent charged particle beam apparatus and inspection method using same
12/2001
12/06/2001US20010048068 Probe opening forming apparatus and near-field optical microscope using the same
12/05/2001EP1160611A2 Probe opening forming apparatus and near-field optical microscope using the same
11/2001
11/29/2001DE10044162A1 Standard für ein Nanotopographie-Gerät und Verfahren zur Herstellung des Standards Standard for a nanotopography device and process for the preparation of the standard
11/20/2001US6319643 Conductive photoresist pattern for long term calibration of scanning electron microscope
11/15/2001US20010041258 Standard for a nanotopography unit, and a method for producing the standard
11/14/2001EP1153883A2 Standard for a nanotopography apparatus and method for the production thereof
10/2001
10/25/2001US20010032936 Ion beam processing position correction method
10/18/2001US20010030286 Scanning probe microscope
10/11/2001DE10113966A1 Sondenelektronenmikroskop Electron probe
08/2001
08/16/2001WO2001059807A1 In-situ probe for optimizing electron beam inspection and metrology based on surface potential
08/14/2001US6274876 Inspection apparatus and method using particle beam and the particle-beam-applied apparatus
07/2001
07/17/2001US6262802 Scale for sensing moving object, and apparatus for sensing moving object using same
07/10/2001US6259960 Part-inspecting system
06/2001
06/27/2001EP1110232A1 Automated set up of an energy filtering transmission electron microscope
06/26/2001US6252412 Method of detecting defects in patterned substrates
05/2001
05/15/2001US6232787 Microstructure defect detection
05/09/2001EP1032828A4 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever for an electrostatic force microscope
05/08/2001US6228498 Crystal structure; electroconductivity
04/2001
04/10/2001US6215127 Method of using critical dimension mapping to qualify a new integrated circuit fabrication tool set
02/2001
02/28/2001CN1285915A Electrostatic force detector with cantilever for an electrostatic force microscpoe
02/15/2001WO2001011656A1 Calibration of a scanning electron microscope
02/06/2001US6184524 Automated set up of an energy filtering transmission electron microscope
11/2000
11/08/2000EP1050741A1 Calibration of magnetic force or scanning hall probe microscopes
11/02/2000WO2000020823B1 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples
10/2000
10/31/2000US6140644 Inspection apparatus and method using a particle beam
09/2000
09/21/2000WO2000020823A3 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples
09/06/2000EP1032828A1 Electrostatic force detector with cantilever for an electrostatic force microscope
08/2000
08/31/2000DE10000362A1 Detecting structured substrates defects involves scanning charged particle beam over substrate with optical column stationary w.r.t. surface, comparing detected images with reference
07/2000
07/13/2000DE10000361A1 Means for detection of microstructure defects in semiconductor wafers around through contact holes using a charged particle beam scanning system which involves negatively charging the zone around the contact hole prior to scanning
06/2000
06/28/2000EP1012584A2 Object inspection and/or modification system and method
05/2000
05/17/2000EP0808477B1 Fabrication and use of a sub-micron dimensional standard
04/2000
04/13/2000WO2000020823A2 Atomic force microscope for profiling high aspect ratio samples
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