The present invention is intended to highly fast, stably acquire highly accurate images from irradiated positions with an electron beam on a circuit pattern in the step of fabricating a semiconductor device including an insulating material or a mixture of an insulating material and a conductive material,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6509564?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6509564 - WORKPIECE HOLDER, SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTING APPARATUS, CIRCUIT PATTERN INSPECTING APPARATUS, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPLICATION APPARATUS, CALIBRATING SUBSTRATE, WORKPIECE HOLDING METHOD, CIRCUIT PATTERN INSPECTING METHOD, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPLICATION METHOD