Patent ID: 7525108

Claim:
A focused ion beam apparatus comprising: a sample stage to mount a sample substrate; a focused ion beam irradiating optical system to irradiate a focused ion beam to the sample substrate; a deposition-gas supplying source to supply a deposition-gas for forming a deposition-film to an area to which a focused ion beam is irradiated; a specimen holder to fix a specimen, extracted from the sample substrate, by using a deposition-film; a manipulator, including a probe to be connected to the specimen by using a deposition-film, to transfer the specimen, extracted from the sample substrate, to the specimen holder; and a chamber in which the sample stage, the specimen holder and the probe are placed under a vacuum condition, wherein the specimen extracted from the sample substrate with the irradiation of a focused ion beam is fixed to the specimen holder by using a deposition-film in the chamber, and a TEM specimen can be fabricated in the chamber by irradiating an focused ion beam to the specimen fixed to the specimen holder.