Patent ID: 11862428
Assignee: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 3:
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein ablation of the material from the second material region is implemented using at least one of the following steps:
the ablation device includes a laser device and the material is ablated from the second material region using the laser device;
the ablation device includes a mechanical ablation device and the material is ablated from the second material region using the mechanical ablation device;
the ablation device includes an ion beam device and the material is ablated from the second material region using the ion beam device;
the ablation includes a plasma ion beam device with a plasma beam generator and the material is ablated from the second material region using the plasma ion beam device;
the ablation device includes a beam device with a beam of neutral particles and the material is ablated from the second material region using the beam device;
the ablation device includes an etching device for chemical etching and the material is ablated from the second material region using the etching device.