Patent ID: 11942303
Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of instructions that is executable by one or more processors of a system to cause the system to perform a method comprising:
transitioning to a first mode, the transition comprising:
directing, using a deflector array, a second charged-particle beam to a top of a structure of a sample;
moving an objective lens to a first location to focus the second charged-particle beam onto the top of the structure;
blocking, using a blocking plate, a first charged-particle beam;
imaging the top of the structure; and

transitioning to a second mode, the transition comprising:
deflecting, using a first deflector of the deflector array, the first charged-particle beam to a side of the structure;
moving the objective lens to a second location different from the first location to focus the first charged-particle beam onto the side of the structure;
blocking, using the blocking plate, the second charged-particle beam; and
imaging the side of the structure.