Semiconductor integrated test structures are designed for electron beam
inspection of semiconductor wafers. The test structures include pattern
features that are formed in designated test regions of the wafer
concurrently with pattern features of integrated circuits formed on the
wafer. The test structures include conductive structures that are
designed to enable differential charging between defective and
non-defective features (or defective and non-defection portions of a
given feature) to facilitate voltage contrast defect detection of CMOS
devices, for example, using a single, low energy electron beam scan,
notwithstanding the existence of p/n junctions in the wafer substrate or
other elements/features.