Integrated lamellae extraction station

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9821486
APP PUB NO 20150114193A1
SERIAL NO

14066782

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An integrated station for extracting specimens suitable for viewing by a transmission electron microscope from a patterned semiconductor wafer, including a wafer cassette holder; a wafer transfer device; a nanomachining device, including a scanning electron microscope and a focused ion beam, a vacuum load lock and an operator control device, and wherein the operator control device notes locations of created lamellae; a plucker device; a control computer, adapted to control the wafer transfer device and the plucker device, commanding the plucker device to remover lamellae at the locations noted by the operator control device; and a user monitor and data input device, communicatively coupled to the computer. The wafer transfer device can transfer wafers from the wafer cassette holder to the vacuum load lock; from the vacuum load lock to the plucker device and from the plucker device to the wafer cassette holder.

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FEI COMPANY5350 NE DAWSON CREEK DRIVE HILLSBORO OR 97124

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruland, Kelly Portland, US 16 214

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