Patents
Patents for G03F 1 - Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. masks, photo-masks or reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof (24,849)
05/2000
05/25/2000WO2000019272B1 Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processes
05/24/2000EP1003078A2 Replicating a nanoscale pattern
05/24/2000CN1254180A Method for correcting photo-adjacency effect in course of production of semiconductor device
05/23/2000US6067375 Correction method and correction apparatus of mask pattern
05/23/2000US6066418 Provide an x-ray mask having oxidation resistance comprising an x-ray transmissive film and an x-ray absorber selectively formed on the film and being formed entirely of an oxide of tantalum, tungsten and/or rhenium or nitride
05/23/2000US6066180 Automatic generation of phase shift masks using net coloring
05/18/2000WO2000028380A1 Exposure method and exposure apparatus
05/18/2000WO1999049346A8 High na system for multiple mode imaging
05/17/2000EP1001311A1 Patterning device
05/17/2000EP1000371A2 Ultra-broadband uv microscope imaging system with wide range zoom capability
05/16/2000US6064517 High NA system for multiple mode imaging
05/16/2000US6064485 Method of optical proximity correction
05/16/2000US6064477 Method of and apparatus for inspecting reticle for defects
05/16/2000US6064466 Planarization method and system using variable exposure
05/16/2000US6063546 Parts of the plate having different screen densities are exposed in a single exposure using mask having opaque and nonopaque areas which have corresponding first and second optical densities; exposure to ultraviolet light
05/16/2000US6063246 Membrane is used in ion projection lithography, by itself or as part of a lithography stencil mask
05/16/2000US6063208 Reticle cleaning without damaging pellicle
05/10/2000EP0999472A2 Method and apparatus for dry-etching half-tone phase-shift films, half-tone phase-shift photomasks and method for the preparation thereof, and semiconductor circuits and method for the fabrication thereof
05/10/2000EP0999440A1 System and method for inspecting matter
05/09/2000US6060716 Electron beam lithography method
05/09/2000US6060368 Mask pattern correction method
05/04/2000WO2000025351A1 Method and device for producing mask
05/04/2000WO2000025181A1 Method for fabricating semiconductor device and method for forming mask suitable therefor
05/03/2000EP0997781A1 Exposure method
05/03/2000EP0997779A1 Exposure method and x-ray mask structure for use with the same
05/03/2000EP0996547A2 The production of microstructures for use in assays
05/03/2000CN1252135A Highly transparent, color-pigmented high molecular weight material
05/02/2000US6058203 Correction method and correction apparatus of mask pattern
05/02/2000US6057249 Method for improving optical proximity effect in storage node pattern
05/02/2000US6057066 Method of producing photo mask
05/02/2000US6057065 Lithographic system having diffraction grating and attenuated phase shifters
05/02/2000US6057064 Double-alternating phase-shifting mask
05/02/2000US6057063 Phase shifted mask design system, phase shifted mask and VLSI circuit devices manufactured therewith
05/02/2000US6056785 Electron-beam data generating apparatus
04/2000
04/26/2000EP0995148A1 Method for producing active or passive components on a polymer basis for integrated optical devices
04/25/2000US6055040 Pellicle frame
04/20/2000DE19949478A1 Imaging element, e.g. silver halide photographic material, has electroconductive layer of sulfonated film-forming polyurethane binder and electroconductive polymer
04/20/2000DE19946447A1 Particle-optical imaging system for lithographical purposes has lens arrangement with ring pre-electrode facing mask holder to form grid lens having negative refractive index with mask foil
04/20/2000DE19942484A1 Inspection procedure for exposure of pattern data, involves computing error corresponding to predicted value of pattern width
04/19/2000EP0993963A1 Plastic film continuous printing process, apparatus therefore and plastic film printed by the same
04/19/2000EP0993627A2 Device for transferring structures
04/19/2000EP0993490A1 Method for producing fine pigment dispersions
04/19/2000EP0993489A1 Pigment dispersions containing c.i. pigment red 222
04/18/2000US6052478 Automated photomask inspection apparatus
04/18/2000US6052238 Near-field scanning optical microscope having a sub-wavelength aperture array for enhanced light transmission
04/18/2000US6051346 Process for fabricating a lithographic mask
04/18/2000US6051345 Damage to the transparent substrate due to etching is prevented. phase errors caused by defective regions in the phase shifting mask can be removed, easily resulting in the formation of a defect-free mask.
04/18/2000US6051344 Very small size patterns can be created even though a larger pattern starting reticle is used.
04/13/2000WO2000020928A1 Photomask for projection lithography at or below about 160 nm and a method
04/13/2000DE19846529A1 Photopolymerisierbare Druckformen zur Herstellung von Reliefdruckplatten für den Druck mit UV-härtbaren Druckfarben Photopolymerizable printing plates for the production of relief printing plates for printing with UV-curable printing inks
04/12/2000EP0992849A1 Photopolymerizable printing forms for the production of relief printing plates suitable for printing with UV-curable printing inks
04/12/2000EP0992846A1 Use of an ink jet image as prepress intermediate
04/12/2000EP0991982A1 Transferring a programmable pattern by photon lithography
04/12/2000EP0886806B1 2-substituted malondialdehyde compounds as co-developers for black-and-white photothermographic and thermographic elements
04/11/2000US6048671 Ultra-fine microfabrication method using an energy beam
04/11/2000US6048652 Backside polish EUV mask and method of manufacture
04/11/2000US6048651 Photomasking
04/11/2000US6048650 Half tone phase shift mask comprising second pattern layer on backside of substrate
04/11/2000US6048649 Programmed defect mask with defects smaller than 0.1 μm
04/11/2000US6048648 Mask including optical shield layer having variable light transmittance
04/11/2000US6048647 Masking of attenuation type and semitransparent filns
04/06/2000WO2000019272A1 Methods of reducing proximity effects in lithographic processes
04/06/2000WO2000019271A1 Photomask and exposure method
04/06/2000WO2000019247A2 Multilayer optical element
04/06/2000DE19945170A1 Pattern mask, for ion beam, electron beam, x-ray or scanning angular limited electron beam lithography, is produced using a subdivided silicon nitride film as mask for mask substrate structuring
04/05/2000EP0991261A2 Motion artifact correction in exposure systems
04/05/2000EP0927381A4 Phase shifting circuit manufacture method and apparatus
04/04/2000US6047116 Method for generating exposure data for lithographic apparatus
04/04/2000US6045979 Method of photolithographically metallizing at least the inside of holes arranged in accordance with a pattern in a plate of an electrically insulating material
04/04/2000US6045954 Subjecting a mixture of a nitrogen bearing gas, such as nitrogen and/or ammonia, with a silicon bearing gas, such as silane, to a plasma discharge, forming a layer of nitrogen rich silicon nitride through vapor deposition
03/2000
03/30/2000WO2000017710A1 Fabrication of sub-micron etch-resistant metal/semiconductor structures using resistless electron beam lithography
03/30/2000CA2342195A1 Fabrication of sub-micron etch-resistant metal/semiconductor structures using resistless electron beam lithography
03/29/2000EP0989457A2 Pellicle, method of preparing the same and exposure method
03/29/2000EP0988647A1 Shaped shadow projection for an electron beam column
03/28/2000US6044007 Modification of mask layout data to improve writeability of OPC
03/28/2000US6043547 Circuit structure with an anti-reflective layer
03/28/2000US6043437 Alumina insulation for coating implantable components and other microminiature devices
03/28/2000US6043000 Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device
03/28/2000US6042996 Photoresist layer is formed on the dielectric layer; exposure using a mask that has a region light completely passes over, a transmissive region and a opaque region; method uses one photolithography step, decreases cost
03/28/2000US6042995 Multilayer film has thickness such that a portion of the ultraviolet radiation is transmitted through the inspection film, reflected from the multilayer film and back into the inspection film; the inspection film is developed, analyzed
03/28/2000US6042977 Method and apparatus for manufacturing photomask and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
03/28/2000US6042973 Subresolution grating for attenuated phase shifting mask fabrication
03/28/2000US6042972 Opaque material on substrate surface, reflective material configured to provide first alignment detection indication on portion of surface, second alignment detection indication is distributed among spaced regions on a second surface
03/28/2000US6042971 Extracting patterns for forming mask from design data stored; calculating an aperture area of an aperture section requested in an eb mask using the data; generating cell data for aperture creation using the value and forming the pattern
03/28/2000US6042738 Pattern film repair using a focused particle beam system
03/28/2000US6042257 Correction method and correction apparatus of mask pattern
03/23/2000WO2000016162A1 Method of using a modulated exposure mask
03/23/2000WO1999065803A9 Automated opening and closing of ultra clean storage containers
03/23/2000DE19944039A1 Blank for a phase shift photomask, useful in photolithographic circuit pattern transfer onto wafers, is produced by thin film reactive sputter deposition on a substrate moved repeatedly past a target
03/22/2000CA2282924A1 Pellicle, method of preparing the same and exposure method
03/21/2000US6040892 Multiple image reticle for forming layers
03/21/2000US6040119 Exposing through a mask a dried photoresist coated onto substrate to actinic radiation, then baking for a time at a low temperature prior to final development of photoresist to provide accurate image
03/21/2000US6040096 Measuring thermal expansion of mask substrate loosely supported to allow free thermal expansion, adjusting alignment of the mask substrate and the photosensitive substrate in response to the expansion amount
03/21/2000US6040095 Mask having measurement marks throughout the area of an e-beam projection mask on a grid of struts extending between sub-field membrane mask areas, the marks having been applied concurrently with patterning sub-field membrane mask areas
03/16/2000WO2000014601A1 Method of production of a negative photomechanical film, substrate and ink composition for carrying out such a method
03/16/2000WO2000013916A1 Three-dimensional microstructure
03/16/2000DE19938072A1 Self-aligned structure, especially for semiconductor, micro-optical or micromechanical devices, is produced using an existing substrate structure as mask for back face resist layer exposure
03/15/2000EP0985643A2 Method for producing synthetic quartz glass for the use in ArF excimer laser lithography
03/14/2000US6038020 Mask pattern verification apparatus employing super-resolution technique, mask pattern verification method employing super-resolution technique, and medium with program thereof
03/14/2000US6038019 Method for monitoring defects of semiconductor device