Optimization of TEM Sample Preparation to Reduce the Overlapping of TEM Images

Thursday, November 13, 2014: 8:50 AM
310 A (George R. Brown Convention Center )
Mrs. Shuqing Duan , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China
Liu Chen , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China
Dr. Huisheng Yu , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China
Ming Li , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China
Qihua Zhang , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China
Wei-Ting Kary Chien , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corp., Shanghai, China

Summary:

This paper reports the optimized Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) sample preparation methods with Focus Ion Beam (FIB), which are used to reduce or avoid the overlapping of TEM images.