System and method for distributed image recording and storage for charged particle systems

A method for distributing image recording and storage for charged particle tools, the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of images acquired from a plurality of scanning charged particle microscope (SCPM) tools in a first storage of a data center;
• storing metadata associated with the plurality of images and the plurality of SCPM tools in a second storage of a data center, wherein the second storage is different from the first storage;
• receiving, by an image hub server of the data center, a first query from an application for a location of a first image generated by a first SCPM tool of the plurality of SCPM tools;
• determining, by the image hub server of the data center, that the location of the first image is the first storage based on metadata stored in the second storage associated with the first image;
• and
• transferring, by the image hub server of the data center, the first image from the first storage to the application for inspection analysis of the first image.

A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a data hub to cause the data hub to perform a method for distributed image recording and storage for charged particle tools, the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of images acquired from a plurality of scanning charged particle microscope (SCPM) tools in a first storage of a data center;
• storing metadata associated with the plurality of images and the plurality of SCPM tools in a second storage of a data center, wherein the second storage is different from the first storage;
• receiving, by an image hub server of the data center, a first query from an application for a location of a first image generated by a first SCPM tool of the plurality of SCPM tools;
• determining, by the image hub server of the data center, that the location of the first image is the first storage based on metadata stored in the second storage associated with the first image;
• and
• transferring, by the image hub server of the data center, the first image from the first storage to the application for inspection analysis of the first image.