Patent ID: 11887810
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A system for processing a region of a sample, the system comprising:
a vacuum chamber;
a sample support configured to hold a sample within the vacuum chamber during a processing operation;
a focused ion beam (FIB) column configured to direct an ion beam into the vacuum chamber toward the region of the sample during the processing operation;
an electrically conductive structure moveable into a position such that, when the sample is positioned on the sample support, the electrically conductive structure is proximate the region of the sample, wherein the electrically conductive structure is one of a gas injection nozzle, a voltage pin or a nano-manipulator; and
a voltage source operable to apply a negative bias voltage to the electrically conductive structure.