摘要 |
In the embodiment a charged particle beam system includes a main chamber, an exchange chamber, an x-y positioning stage housed in the main chamber, a substrate-supporting structure supported by or provided by said stage and moveable in first and second perpendicular directions of travel between limits which define a field of travel and a substrate handling device housed inside the main chamber for loading and unloading a substrate into and out of the main chamber, the device comprising a bar and a side member for supporting the substance to one side of the bar. A method of loading a substrate in a charged particle beam system is also disclosed.
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