Helios 6 HX FIB-SEM

Advancing automation, precision, and productivity of semiconductor TEM preparation

The Thermo Scientific Helios 6 HX FIB-SEM provides top-tier automation and accuracy for high-volume semiconductor TEM preparation through several advancements. It features automated navigation and precise positioning for TEM preparation site setup, along with automated thinning enhanced by machine learning-assisted endpointing. Additionally, it includes AI training capability for fine-tuning and refining automation models to specific device types.

 

Equipped with innovative hardware and Thermo Scientific AutoTEM 6 Professional Software, the Helios 6 HX FIB-SEM enables fully automated TEM sample preparation, capable of producing sub-20 nm thin lamella with production-grade accuracy. Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborates closely with customers to meet the increasing demand for high-quality TEM sample preparation, keeping pace with advancements in semiconductor technology.


Precise FIB SEM sample preparation for metrology

Proven on a selected group of devices, the automated workflow offers sub-nanometer targeting accuracy for TEM lamella below 20 nm enabled by AI-powered and-pointing techniques, the new Osprey FIB column, and the new fully digital scanning and defection engine. The new engine provides improved cut placement accuracy for FIB activities, with rotational accuracy improved by 10× times compared to its predecessor. Improved orthogonality and magnification consistency for both FIB and SEM systems is also realized.


Robust FIB SEM workflow accuracy

Proven on a selected group of devices, the Helios 6 HX FIB-SEM offers more than 95% robustness for the automated Weld-To-Grid workflow and over 90% robustness for the fully automated thinning workflow to the target thickness. This impressive improvement in automation workflow robustness is attributed to several hardware and software innovations. These include the highly stable Osprey FIB column optimized for low-KV performance, fully automated FIB alignment required for automation workflows, a new Dual Lamella Carrier Holder with improved stability and flipping accuracy, a new Thermo Scientific MultiChem Gas Deposition System with enhanced stability, and the new Thermo Scientific EasyLift NanoManipulator.

Lamella placement accuracy over time Graph highlighting lamella output performance.

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