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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A TOPOGRAPHY CONTRAST AND/OR A MATERIAL CONTRAST OF A SAMPLE

Publication EP4600637A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

Inventors

SCHWARZ, Daniel, EMMRICH, Daniel Alexander

IPC Classifications

G01N 23/2206 20180101AFI20250627BHEP G03F 1/68 20120101ALI20250627BHEP G03F 1/72 20120101ALI20250627BHEP G03F 1/74 20120101ALI20250627BHEP G03F 1/86 20120101ALI20250627BHEP G06N 20/00 20190101ALI20250627BHEP H01J 37/28 20060101ALI20250627BHEP G01B 15/04 20060101ALN20250627BHEP H01L 21/66 20060101ALN20250627BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR