Patents for G03F 9 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (10,803)
02/2004
02/05/2004US20040021866 Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography
02/05/2004US20040021801 Exposure mask for fabricating liquid crystal display and method for exposing substrate in fabricating liquid crystal display using the mask
02/05/2004US20040021254 Alignment methods for imprint lithography
02/05/2004DE10233491A1 Kompakte Einrichtung zur Bebilderung einer Druckform Compact device for imaging a printing forme
02/04/2004CN1472776A Optical masks, manufacture thereof and manufacture of electronic elements
02/04/2004CN1472604A Optical approaching correcting method
02/04/2004CN1472603A Scanning exposuring device and method, manufacture of scanning exposuring device
02/03/2004US6686991 Wafer stage assembly, servo control system, and method for operating the same
02/03/2004US6686214 Method of aligning a photolithographic mask to a crystal plane
02/03/2004US6686107 Method for producing a semiconductor device
01/2004
01/28/2004EP1385058A1 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
01/28/2004EP1385057A2 Compact device for exposing a printing form
01/28/2004CN1470947A Proximity effect correction method of electronic beam exposure and use thereof
01/28/2004CN1470943A Light cover combination and exposure method for forming threadlet pattern therewith
01/28/2004CN1470900A Compact device for printing-plate imaging
01/27/2004US6683684 Device for measuring relative position error
01/27/2004US6683673 Alignment system and projection exposure apparatus
01/27/2004US6683433 Exposure apparatus and method utilizing isolated reaction frame
01/22/2004WO2004008246A2 Method and system for context-specific mask writing
01/22/2004WO2004008245A2 Method and system for context-specific mask inspection
01/22/2004US20040013957 Resist is exposed to light by deviating a focus of the light by a given distance in relation to a semiconductor wafer, and after development of the resist, resist patterns for measurement are formed
01/22/2004US20040013954 Alignment sensor having an electron beam source for impinging an alignment marker on a substrate and a back-scattered electron detector
01/22/2004US20040013950 Photolithographic process used in semiconductor manufacturing
01/21/2004EP1383007A1 Lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method
01/21/2004CN1469990A Position detection method, position detection device, exposure method, exposure system, control program, and device production method
01/21/2004CN1469449A Mark position detecting apparatus and mark position detecting method
01/21/2004CN1469193A Objective table apparatus and exposure apparatus
01/20/2004US6680162 VLSI-based system for durable high-density information storage
01/15/2004US20040009416 Qualifying patterns, patterning processes, or patterning apparatus in the fabrication of microlithographic patterns
01/15/2004US20040008332 Exposure device
01/15/2004DE10229818A1 Verfahren zur Fokusdetektion und Abbildungssystem mit Fokusdetektionssystem Method of focus detection and imaging system with focus detection system
01/15/2004DE10227304A1 Verfahren zum Belichten eines Halbleiterwafers in einem Belichtungsapparat A method of exposing a semiconductor wafer in an exposure apparatus
01/14/2004EP1381039A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
01/14/2004EP1381038A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
01/14/2004EP1381034A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
01/14/2004EP1379923A2 Substrate alignment
01/14/2004CN1467569A Projection exposure equipment
01/13/2004US6677601 Method of detecting position of mark on substrate, position detection apparatus using this method, and exposure apparatus using this position detection apparatus
01/13/2004US6677107 Resist film is made to function as a light screening film, wherein the information detecting ability of the photo mask can be enhanced
01/08/2004WO2004003469A1 Pattern detector and its using method, measuring method and apparatus, position measuring method, exposing method and device, and method for fabricating device
01/08/2004WO2003088319A3 Method of etching substrates
01/08/2004WO2002097534A3 Apparatus and method for aligning an article with a reference object
01/08/2004US20040006443 Position measuring device and method for determining a position
01/08/2004US20040004700 Exposure apparatus and exposure method for use in forming a pattern of a semiconductor device
01/08/2004US20040004297 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof, and registration accuracy measurement enhancement method
01/07/2004EP1377881A2 Scanning probe based lithographic alignment
01/06/2004US6674510 Off-axis levelling in lithographic projection apparatus
01/02/2004EP1376558A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
01/02/2004EP1376236A2 Process for exposing a semiconductor wafer in an exposure device
01/02/2004EP1376052A2 System and method for automated focus measuring of a lithography tool
01/02/2004EP1373982A2 Method for adjusting the overlay of two masking planes in a photolithographic process for the production of an integrated circuit
01/01/2004US20040001192 System and method for automated focus measuring of a lithography tool
01/01/2004US20040001191 Scanning exposure apparatus and method
01/01/2004US20040000729 Alignment marks of semiconductor device
01/01/2004US20040000627 Method for focus detection and an imaging system with a focus-detection system
12/2003
12/31/2003WO2004001820A1 Exposure apparatus and method
12/31/2003WO2004001508A2 Method and apparatus for maskless photolithography
12/30/2003US6671049 Article of manufacture bearing a universal alignment target
12/30/2003US6671048 Method for determining wafer misalignment using a pattern on a fine alignment target
12/30/2003US6671036 Balanced positioning system for use in lithographic apparatus
12/30/2003US6670632 Reticle and method of fabricating semiconductor device
12/25/2003US20030235330 Position detection apparatus, position detection method, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, and substrate
12/25/2003US20030234939 Alignment apparatus, control method therefor, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, semiconductor manufacturing factory, and exposure apparatus maintenance method
12/24/2003WO2003017006A3 A method of substrate processing and photoresist exposure
12/24/2003WO2002079880A9 Method for adjusting the overlay of two masking planes in a photolithographic process
12/24/2003CN1463032A Identifying method of mark on semiconductor device
12/23/2003US6668075 Position detection apparatus and method
12/23/2003US6667806 Process and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device
12/23/2003US6667253 Alignment mark and exposure alignment system and method using the same
12/23/2003US6666611 Three degree of freedom joint
12/18/2003WO2003105217A1 Wafer pre-alignment apparatus and method
12/18/2003WO2003104929A2 Use of overlay diagnostics for enhanced automatic process control
12/18/2003WO2003104746A1 Position measurement method, exposure method, exposure device, and device manufacturing method
12/18/2003US20030230730 Semiconductor exposure apparatus, control method therefor, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
12/17/2003EP1372041A2 Control of an apparatus for exposing a semiconductor device
12/17/2003EP1372040A2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
12/17/2003CN1462471A Method of measuring image characteristics and exposure method
12/17/2003CN1462065A Wiring forming system and wiring forning method for wiring on wiring board
12/17/2003CN1461977A Projection exposure device, position alignment device and position alignment method
12/17/2003CN1461972A Graphic writer and graphic write method
12/17/2003CN1461971A Exposure method, exposure device and manufacture method of device
12/16/2003US6665050 Projection exposure methods using difracted light with increased intensity portions spaced from the optical axis
12/16/2003US6664999 Image-recording device and method
12/16/2003US6664551 Methods for detecting incidence orthogonality of a patterned beam in charged-particle-beam (CPB) microlithography, and CPB microlithography systems that perform same
12/16/2003US6664012 Projection imaging of microelectronics using mask and substrate mounted on scanning platform; optical path from light source, refractive elements, reverser, reflector, lens and fold mirror
12/16/2003US6662725 Positioning method and positioning device for positioning printing plate relative to surface plate
12/16/2003US6662720 Apparatus for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head and a method for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head
12/11/2003WO2003102691A1 Patterning method
12/11/2003WO2003065119A3 Overlay measurements using periodic gratings
12/11/2003WO2002101464A3 Optical proximity correction for phase shifting photolithographic masks
12/11/2003US20030228527 Method for compensating for scatter/reflection effects in particle beam lithography
12/11/2003US20030227625 Wafer alignment device and method
12/11/2003US20030227608 Exposure device
12/11/2003US20030227605 System and method for using a two part cover for protecting a reticle
12/11/2003US20030227604 Lithographic apparatus, alignment method and device manufacturing method
12/11/2003US20030226976 Stage-actuators that do not generate fluctuating magnetic fields, and stage devices comprising same
12/10/2003CN1460895A Processing method, mfg. method and processing device for semiconductor
12/09/2003US6661517 Shot averaging for fine pattern alignment with minimal throughput loss
12/09/2003US6661105 Alignment mark structure
12/09/2003US6660438 A halftone phase-shift pattern on an optically transmissive plate and a resist film outside the pattern formation area, is illuminated, transferring the pattern to a photosensitive film
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