Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 13, 2061(2024)

Design and experiment of micro-arrayed beam blanker

Lixin ZHANG1... Botong SUN1, Xingyun LIU1,2, Bohua YIN1,2,*, Junbiao LIU1,2, and Li HAN12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Research Department of Micro-nano Fabrication Technology and Intelligent Electronic Devices, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing0090, China
  • 2School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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    The micro-arrayed beam blanker is essential for the multi-beam electron beam lithography system, enabling the rapid exposure of complex graphics by controlling the electron beam's opening and closing. In this study, a 3×3 micro-arrayed beam blanker was designed and fabricated, followed by an experiment on multi-beam electron beam deflection. Based on prior optimization, the structural design and MEMS-based processing technology were developed, resulting in successful fabrication of the beam blanker. A controller capable of independently managing the multi-beam was then created and connected to the beam blanker to validate its deflection speed and functionality. The deflection experiment conducted on a multi-beam test platform examined crosstalk effects. Results indicate that the controller's deflection speed reaches 43.5 MHz, exceeding the design target of 10 MHz. The beam blanker independently opens and closes the electron beam, with a deflection range of 25-30 μm, which is below the predicted 43.29 μm. Crosstalk levels were all under 3%. While the designed micro-arrayed beam blanker effectively controls the multi-beam electron beam, further optimization is needed for deflection accuracy and processing technology.

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    Lixin ZHANG, Botong SUN, Xingyun LIU, Bohua YIN, Junbiao LIU, Li HAN. Design and experiment of micro-arrayed beam blanker[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(13): 2061

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    Received: Apr. 9, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 28, 2024

    The Author Email: YIN Bohua (yinbh@mail.iee.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243213.2061

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