Patent ID: 7015483
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A focused ion beam system comprising: a specimen chamber; an FIB column disposed in the specimen chamber; a SEM stage disposed in the specimen chamber and having a SEM specimen holder, a side entry stage and a TEM specimen holder disposed along an x-axis direction of said specimen chamber; and a micro-sampling manipulator and a SEM holder exchanger chamber disposed along a y-axis direction of said specimen chamber, wherein; the SEM stage comprises: the side entry stage comprises; the tilt table including a protrusive flapper, said flapper configured to come into abutment to a leading end of said x-micromotion driver as said z-table moves up, causing the leading end of said x-micromotion driver to move up, said flapper further configured to move away from the leading end of said x-micromotion driver as said z-table moves down, causing the leading end of said x-micromotion driver to be positioned in abutment to the leading end of said yzt-micromotion driver.