Imina Technologies' in-situ SEM nanoprobing system with 4 mobile robots around a semiconductor device.

NANO

Integrated nanoprobing solutions for your SEM, FIB and dual beam.

Perform electrical characterization of microelectronic devices, in situ semiconductor failure analysis and manipulation of single structures under electron microscopes.

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Semiconductor Nanoprobing Solutions for Electron Microscopes

Up to 8 miBot™ nanoprobers can be delivered in various configurations and options to adapt to your specific application requirements and microscopy equipment. The compact and light platforms for the robots are compatible with any electron microscope and can either be mounted on the SEM sample positioning stage, or be loaded via the SEM load-lock.

Advanced features

Designed to match the most demanding technical and operational requirements of the semiconductor industry, our nanoprobing solutions integrate smoothly within standard FA workflows and feature numerous benefits to reduce the time to data.

Flexible platform configurations

Gain agility to solve your challenges! Our solutions offer unmatched flexibility for straight forward adaptation to changes of experimental setups and specimens. In no time they can adapt to different sample sizes and geometries.

Modify your nanoprobing setup by adding or removing robots to the platform. Adjust their position and orientation, by hand before closing the microscope door, or remotely when in situ.

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Compatible with the most advanced microscopes

The compatibility with high resolution imaging using magnetic lenses enables the operator to perform nanoprobing experiments with the most advanced scanning electron microscopes on the market and take advantage of the highest resolution imaging capabilities, even at accelerating voltages below 0.5 kV. And as the whole platform and robots can be tilted, in situ FIB circuit editing and nanoprobing can be performed simultaneously providing faster and more accurate failure analysis results.

Magnetic immersion mode
Tilted angles
Short working distances
Imina Technologies' nanoprobing system is compatible with the most advanced electron microscopes: with magnetic immersion mode, imaging with a tilt for focused ion beam (FIB), or for short working distances. Imina Technologies' nanoprobing system is compatible with the most advanced electron microscopes: with magnetic immersion mode, imaging with a tilt for focused ion beam (FIB), or for short working distances. Imina Technologies' nanoprobing system is compatible with the most advanced electron microscopes: with magnetic immersion mode, imaging with a tilt for focused ion beam (FIB), or for short working distances.

Install your system in minutes

No permanent modification of the microscope chamber is required and the installation and removal of the system only takes a few minutes. This avoids having to dedicate an SEM for nanoprobing and makes it possible to quickly transfer the system from one microscope to another (additional SEM integration kits available in option) or store it in our compact contamination-free storing solution.

Industry standard electrical probes are safely mounted on the nanoprobers and replaced in minutes thanks to our patented probe holder.

One software to control, measure and report

Our solutions are fully controlled from Precisio™ software suite, a unified and intuitive application, providing a step by step operator assistance to position the nanoprobes, run and process electrical test measurements:

  1. Test recipes
  2. Tips contact detection
  3. Measurements
  4. Data management and reporting

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Configure the NANO solution just the way you need it to match the requirements of your application, types of samples, and microscope. Don’t know what to choose? No worries, let us assist you.

Sample positioning XYZ sub-stage

Move the sample independently from the probes in X, Y, Z directions with nm resolution. Reduce probes landing time and accelerate multiple devices characterization.

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Large sample adapter

This adapter gets mounted with a single screw on the nanoprobing stage. It raises the miBot robots and provide space below for large and packaged samples. 

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Electrical Failure Analysis

High performance and integrated quantitative system for Electrical Failure Analysis (EFA) in SEM and Dual-Beam, including EBAC/RCI, EBIC, EBIRCh and related techniques.

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Thermal stage

Vibration-free thermal stage for precise temperature control in the range from -25°C to 150°C. Flexible radiator can be folded to fit the thermal stage into small SEM chambers.

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Robot NANO+

2-4 times faster and safer probe landing thanks to the fine-mode (scanning) motion of the piezo actuator in Z axis extended to 15 µm. Available as an upgrade. 

Technical note about NANO+

Stage mounted platform 4-Bot [SM100]  

  • Compact design (diameter: 100 mm)
  • Up to 4 independently driven miBot™ nanoprobers
  • Sample size up to approx. 1”

Stage mounted platform 8-Bot [SM125]

  • Wide design (diameter: 125 mm)
  • Up to 8 independently driven miBot™ nanoprobers
  • Sample size up to approx. 2”

Load-lock platform 4-Bot [LL10]

  • Compact design (diameter: 100mm)
  • Up to 4 independently driven miBot™ nanoprobers
  • Sample size up to approx. 1”
  • Typical airlock door inner dimensions: 100 (w) x 45 (h) mm


Load-lock platform 8-Bot [LL11]

  • Wide design (diameter: 112 mm)
  • Up to 8 independently driven miBot™ nanoprobers
  • Sample size up to approx. 1.5”
  • Typical airlock door inner dimensions: 150 (w) x 45 (h) mm

Special integrations

Would you like to integrate our nanoprobing solutions in non-conventional vacuum chambers or with third party analytical equipment?

Feel free to contact us, we have solutions for integration with:

  • Cooling and heating stages
  • Custom chamber set-ups (e.g port-mounted, flip-stages)
  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes (STEM)


Electrical Probes

Tip radius
5 nm to 10 µm
Material
Tungsten, Gold Plated, Tungsten Carbide, Beryllium Copper

Optical Fibers

Outer diameter
typ. 250 µm
Angle
0° or 35°

Your Tool

The exchange of tools is fast and convenient with the miBot’s patented tool holder mechanism. In minutes, turn the miBot from an electric probe or optical fiber positioner into a manipulator of nanoparticles or biological samples. Do you need to position other tools like for example a MEMS, multiprobes, miniforks, AFM probes, or force sensors?

Contact us, several OEM tools holders are available upon request


Nanoprober miBot™ NANO
Degrees of freedom 4 independently driven (X,Y,R,Z) per prober
Dimensions & weight     Body: 20.5 x 21.7 x 12.5 mm3
Arm: 8.3 mm (without tool)
Weight: 12 g (without tool)
Max. positioning resolution Motion modes: coarse (stepping) and fine (scanning)
Stepping: 60 nm (X, Y), 120 nm (Z)
Scanning: 0.02 nm (X, Y), 0.1 nm (Z)
Motion range Stepping (XY,R,Z): 20 x 20 mm2 , ± 180°, 41°
Scanning (X Y Z): 250 x 440 x 780 nm3
Note: in stepping, actual X, Y, R range are only limited by the size and shape of the stage where the miBot moves, and the length of the driving cable. 
Speed X and Y: up to 1.5 mm.s-1    Z: up to 150 mrad.s-1
Forces & torques     X and Y: push: 0.3 N     Z:   lift: 0.7 mNm (5 g)      
hold: 0.2 N hold: 0.9 mNm (6 g)
Tilt angle Holding position up to 55°
Drift
< 1 nm/min
Tool holders Range of holders for probes and optical fibers
Specifications are measured at tool-holder tip (label “THT” on schema) and measured at 300 K with motion controller MC410/20 and robot BT-19.


Electrical probing
Voltage range
± 100V
Current range
100 mA
Leakage current
<100 fA/V
Bandwidth
Max. 25 MHz
Resistance
Approx. 3.5 Ω from probe tip to flange connectors
Low noise probing accessories and suitable measurement environments are required to achieve the best measurement performance of the system

All technical specifications

Do you need to probe outside of the electron microscope?

Accessories exist to easily operate the main components of a NANO solution under optical microscopes, probe stations and inspection tools. Increase the value of your investment and check out our solutions to:

  • Retrofit standard probe stations
  • Integrate with wafer inspection tools
  • Mount under optical microscopes and AFMs

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Featured Applications

Explore some typical applications that our industrial and academic customers regularly address with the NANO product line.

In Situ Nanoprobing
Get the electrical properties of your device on even the smallest technology nodes.

Electrical Failure Analysis
Isolate defects and increase your chips reliability and performances.

Nanomanipulation
Handle your structures and precisely position them with an unmatched dexterity.

Because seeing is believing!

We have a fully equipped demo lab for semiconductor electrical failure analysis. Our applications team is eager to perform live demonstrations and feasibility studies for you, onsite or online.

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In the meantime, do not miss the opportunity to learn more about our products and applications with one of our webinars!

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Imina Technologies' application engineer in the lab shows a colleague how to land probes for in-situ SEM transistor characterization.