Patents for G03F 9 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (10,803)
09/2005
09/22/2005WO2005087969A1 Alignment equipment and film forming equipment
09/22/2005US20050208685 Periodic patterns and technique to control misalignment
09/22/2005US20050208395 In a middle portion of a wafer the mask is die-by-die aligned based on marks provided at the chips, while in the second region outside of the first the coordinates of the respective chip are decided by a global alignment method based on detection of alignment marks of the first step
09/22/2005US20050208394 Alkali-soluble resin, a phthalocyanine dye, and a photosensitive compound; heat resistance and light fastness
09/22/2005US20050208393 Photomask and method for creating a protective layer on the same
09/22/2005US20050208392 An approximated curve to the curve of the actual pattern, mask pattern can be formed based on an individual and specific polygonal approximation in accordance with the shapes
09/22/2005US20050208390 Exposed regions of a substrate are etched to a predetermined depth; Additional regions are exposed and trimmed to a predetermined thickness to provide desired attenuation amount; final etched depth compensating for the change of relative phase shift caused by trimming
09/22/2005US20050208254 Image dividing film for photo or the like
09/22/2005US20050207637 Polarization analyzing system, exposure method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
09/22/2005US20050206888 Method and apparatus for inspecting a pattern formed on a substrate
09/22/2005US20050206877 Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and aligning method
09/22/2005US20050206867 Scanning exposure apparatus and method
09/22/2005US20050205805 Scratch repairing processing method and scanning probe microscope (SPM) used therefor
09/22/2005DE102004010902A1 Verfahren zur Übertragung eines kritischen Layouts einer Ebene einer integrierten Schaltung auf ein Halbleitersubstrat A method for transferring a layout of a critical level of an integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate
09/21/2005EP1577887A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
09/21/2005EP1576716A2 Apparatus for processing an object with high position accuracy
09/21/2005EP1576422A2 Method and system for overlay measurement
09/21/2005CN1220116C Device for measuring relative position error
09/20/2005US6947123 Exposure device with laser device
09/20/2005US6947122 Scanning exposure apparatus and method
09/20/2005US6947119 Distortion measurement method and exposure apparatus
09/20/2005US6946668 Electron beam lithography device and drawing method using electron beams
09/20/2005US6946666 Position detection device, apparatus using the same, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method using the same
09/15/2005US20050202327 Method and arrangement for controlling focus parameters of an exposure tool
09/15/2005US20050202324 Method for producing masks for photolithograpy and the use of such masks
09/15/2005US20050202323 Phase shift mask and method of manufacturing phase shift mask
09/15/2005US20050202322 Methods of forming alternating phase shift masks having improved phase-shift tolerance
09/15/2005US20050202321 Pliant sraf for improved performance and manufacturability
09/15/2005US20050199830 EUV light source optical elements
09/15/2005DE19510449B4 Retikel Reticle
09/15/2005DE102004009173A1 Verfahren zur Kompensation der Verkürzung von Linienenden bei der Bildung von Linien auf einem Wafer A method for compensating for the shortening of line ends in the formation of lines on a wafer
09/15/2005DE102004007678B3 Mask manufacturing method for semiconductor component, involves enlarging slivers after breaking up of semiconductor layout data, and transmitting enlarged slivers to generator in form of control data after photographic exposure of mask
09/14/2005EP1573395A2 Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography
09/13/2005US6944578 Measuring 3 dimensional profile changes in a photosensitive film and feeding back compensatory exposure tool focus corrections to maintain a stable lithographic process; measuring the relationship between line edge width and barometric pressure
09/13/2005US6943900 Generation of a library of periodic grating diffraction signals
09/13/2005US6943464 Lithographic apparatus and motor for use in the apparatus
09/13/2005US6943458 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof, and registration accuracy measurement enhancement method
09/13/2005US6942959 comprises angle redistributing prescreen, which minimizes/eliminates sensitivity to projector location, with conventional diffusion screen; high resolution; photoresists; photolithography; silver halide emulsions
09/09/2005WO2005083756A1 Pre-measurement processing method, exposure system and substrate processing equipment
09/08/2005US20050196689 Method for transferring a layout of an integrated circuit level to a semiconductor substrate
09/08/2005US20050196688 Performing model-based optical proximity correction (OPC) on the repair solution; allowing repair decision for an attenuated phase shifing mask to be made at the same time that inspection is done
09/08/2005US20050196686 Carrying out a rule-based correction of proximity effects for insertion or supplementation of one or more serifs in the circuit design onto the line end of a wafer
09/08/2005US20050196685 Rectangular contact lithography for circuit performance improvement and manufacture cost reduction
09/08/2005US20050196684 Mask pattern data producing method, patterning method, reticle correcting method, reticle manufacturing method, and semiconductor apparatus manufacturing method
09/08/2005US20050196683 Forming a first semitransparent layer configured to add a first phase rotation to a light beam passing through; forming a second semitransparent layer configured to add a second phase rotation to a light beam passing through; semiconductors
09/08/2005US20050196682 Generating a mask for use in a photolithography process; tuning the transmittance of features in a target mask pattern
09/08/2005US20050196681 Changing the illumination conditions in order to attempt to maximize common depth of focus (DOF), wherein the mask error constraints and Optical Proximity Correction are taken into account in attempting to maximize common DOF.
09/08/2005US20050195405 Position detecting system and exposure apparatus using the same
09/08/2005US20050195397 In-situ overlay alignment
09/08/2005US20050194427 X-ray alignment system for fabricating electronic chips
09/08/2005US20050194352 Etching method, etched product formed by the same, and piezoelectric vibration device, method for producing the same
09/08/2005DE10356699A1 Lithographiemaske und Lithographiesystem für richtungsabhängige Belichtung Lithography mask lithography system for directional exposure
09/08/2005DE102004005981A1 Ausrichtungselemente einer Vorrichtung zur Handhabung von Druckplatten Alignment elements of a device for handling printing plates
09/07/2005EP1571696A1 Exposure apparatus and method for manufacturing device
09/07/2005EP1570232A1 Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry
09/07/2005CN1664702A Method and apparatus for performing model based placement of phase-balanced scattering bars for sub-wavelength optical lithography
09/06/2005US6940586 Exposure apparatus and method
09/06/2005US6940584 Exposure apparatus, maintenance method therefor, semiconductor device manufacturing method, and semiconductor manufacturing factory
09/06/2005US6939650 making integrated circuits using absorbent transmission masks that can be repaired
09/06/2005US6939475 Etching method, etched product formed by the same, and piezoelectric vibration device, method for producing the same
09/01/2005WO2005081290A1 Exposure apparatus and method of producing the device
09/01/2005WO2005081066A1 Rectangular contact lithography for circuit performance improvement
09/01/2005WO2005081059A1 Method for the production of masks used in photolithography, and use of such masks
09/01/2005WO2004059699A3 System and method for on-the-fly eccentricity recognition
09/01/2005US20050191566 Quick and accurate modeling of transmitted field
09/01/2005US20050191565 In-tool and out-of-tool protection of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) reticles
09/01/2005US20050191564 Annealing amorphous liner layer to increase degree of crystallisation and generate semi-crystalline liner layer with higher etching rate; implantating extrinsic boron ions to improve etch selectivity
09/01/2005US20050191563 Method and system for reducing and monitoring precipitated defects on masking reticles
09/01/2005US20050190349 Method for determining rotational error portion of total misalignment error in a stepper
09/01/2005US20050189502 Alignment systems and methods for lithographic systems
08/2005
08/31/2005EP1569037A2 Scanner system
08/31/2005EP1348150B1 Lithographic manufacturing process comprising a method of measuring overlay
08/31/2005EP1348149B1 Method of measuring alignment of a substrate with respect to a reference alignment mark
08/31/2005CN1661771A Method for aligning wafer
08/31/2005CN1661770A Method to predict and identify defocus wafers and system thereof
08/31/2005CN1661476A Method of passive alignment by using photo mask plate
08/31/2005CN1217237C Self-compensating mark arrangement for stepper alignment
08/30/2005US6937344 Method of measuring overlay
08/30/2005US6937334 Method of measuring alignment of a substrate with respect to a reference alignment mark
08/30/2005US6936931 For use in semiconductor device
08/30/2005US6936521 Alignment mark and alignment method using the same for photolithography to eliminating process bias error
08/30/2005US6936386 for application to semiconductor wafers; comprises charge coupled camera; lithography
08/30/2005US6936385 Calibration methods, calibration substrates, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing methods
08/25/2005WO2005076935A2 Wavelength filtering in nanolithography
08/25/2005WO2004008245A3 Method and system for context-specific mask inspection
08/25/2005US20050186753 FIB exposure of alignment marks in MIM technology
08/25/2005US20050186517 Overlay correction by reducing wafer slipping after alignment
08/25/2005US20050186509 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
08/25/2005US20050186488 Spin coated photomasks; antistatic, electroconductive film of oligomeric or polymeric N,N-dimethyl-N-ethyl-(p-vinylbenzyl)ammonium chloride; integrated circuit microlithography
08/25/2005US20050186487 Blank has a phase shift film sputtered onto a radiation transparent substrate comprising two or more silicides, nitrides or oxynitrides of molybdenum, zirconium, tantalum and tungsten; lithographic processing and etching the mask; improved high energy radiation resistance, especially to ArF or F2 lasers
08/25/2005US20050186485 Forming layer of metal and silicon-containing compound film on transparent substrate by co-sputtering; photoresists; semiconductors; integrated circuits
08/25/2005US20050186484 Method for forming mask pattern of semiconductor device
08/25/2005US20050186483 Method for determining a map, device manufacturing method, and lithographic apparatus
08/25/2005US20050186064 Positioning apparatus and exposure apparatus
08/25/2005US20050185683 Exposure apparatus with laser device
08/25/2005US20050185183 Method for aligning wafer
08/25/2005US20050185170 Method to predict and identify defocus wafers
08/25/2005US20050185166 Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method
08/25/2005US20050185164 Exposure apparatus and a device manufacturing method using the same
08/25/2005US20050184618 Transfer apparatus
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