Patent ID: 11906440
Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An inspection method, comprising:
acquiring pattern information for a plurality of inspection areas on an inspection target;
calculating pre-charging irradiation amounts for the plurality of inspection areas based on the pattern information;
controlling a plurality of first beams to supply the calculated pre-charging irradiation amounts for each of the plurality of inspection areas at the same time using a corresponding one of the plurality of first beams, respectively;
after supplying the calculated pre-charging irradiation amount to at least one of the plurality of inspection areas, irradiating at least one of the plurality of inspection areas with one of a plurality of second beams after the pre-charging irradiation; and
generating images of each of the plurality of inspection areas based on the irradiation of the plurality of inspection areas with the plurality of second beams.