Patents for G03F 9 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (10,803)
05/2002
05/09/2002US20020054231 Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and process of production of device
05/09/2002US20020054209 Method for aligning two objects, method for detecting superimposing state of two objects, and apparatus for aligning two objects
05/09/2002US20020053644 Exposure apparatus and control method for correcting an exposure optical system on the basis of an estimated magnification variation
05/08/2002DE10054070A1 Precision process to determine the position of moving wafer bench and photo mask bench relative to each other
05/08/2002CN1348602A Exposure method and device
05/07/2002US6384899 Lithographic projection apparatus
05/07/2002US6383888 Method and apparatus for selecting wafer alignment marks based on film thickness variation
05/02/2002WO2002035288A1 System and method for facilitating wafer alignment by mitigating effects of reticle rotation on overlay
05/02/2002US20020052100 Photomask and method for manufacturing the same
05/02/2002US20020052091 Automated combi deposition apparatus and method
05/02/2002US20020052088 Method of manufacturing photomask, photomask, and method of manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuit device
05/02/2002US20020051943 Method of manufacturing an electronic device and a semiconductor integrated circuit device
05/02/2002US20020051913 Method and apparatus for making photomasks with improved inside corner resolution
04/2002
04/30/2002US6381002 Process for controlling a gap between a mask and a workpiece in proximity exposure and a proximity exposure device
04/30/2002US6380049 Semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
04/25/2002WO2002033352A1 Method and device for shape measurement, method and device for exposure, control program, and device manufacturing method
04/25/2002WO2002033351A1 Position detection method, position detection device, exposure method, exposure system, control program, and device production method
04/25/2002US20020048857 System for manufacturing semiconductor device utilizing photolithography technique, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and semiconductor device manufactured thereby
04/25/2002US20020048020 Process and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device
04/25/2002US20020048009 Balanced positioning system for use lithographic apparatus
04/25/2002US20020048006 Scan type projection exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method using the same
04/23/2002US6376329 Semiconductor wafer alignment using backside illumination
04/23/2002US6376134 Automated, flow-through, dual side, laser direct imaging process and apparatus which provides capability to simultaneously register and image both sides of substrate in continuous flow-through process
04/18/2002WO2002031868A1 Stacked wafer alignment method
04/18/2002WO2000072093A9 Optical gap measuring apparatus and method using two-dimensional grating mark with chirp in one direction
04/18/2002WO2000066969A9 Interferometry system having a dynamic beam-steering assembly for measuring angle and distance
04/18/2002US20020045107 Reticle for creating resist-filled vias in a dual damascene process
04/18/2002US20020045106 Isolated areas that contrast with a background and represent features to be printed, arranged generally in an array; and a plurality of assist features smaller than said isolated areas and positioned so as to make said array more symmetric.
04/18/2002US20020044268 Pattern forming apparatus and pattern forming method
04/18/2002US20020043163 Low distortion kinematic reticle support
04/17/2002EP0539384B1 Process for producing a marker indicating the orientation of the crystal lattice of a wafer
04/16/2002US6373976 Method and apparatus to accurately correlate defect coordinates between photomask inspection and repair systems
04/16/2002US6373555 Apparatus for projecting a mask pattern onto a wafer with reduced degradation of optical elements
04/16/2002US6372646 Optical article, exposure apparatus or optical system using it, and process for producing it
04/16/2002US6372395 Exposure method for overlaying one mask pattern on another
04/16/2002US6370793 Apparatus for controlling the temperature of a wafer located at a pre-alignment stage
04/11/2002WO2002029869A1 Projection aligner and method of producing device using this aligner
04/11/2002WO2002029867A1 Method for correcting electron beam and electron beam exposure system
04/11/2002WO2002029866A1 Electron beam exposure system and method for calibrating irradiating position of electron beam
04/11/2002WO2002029495A1 Mountable and removable sensor
04/11/2002US20020042664 Evaluation method, position detection method, exposure method and device manufacturing method, and exposure apparatus
04/11/2002US20020041380 Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby
04/11/2002US20020041367 Position detection apparatus having a plurality of detection sections, and exposure apparatus
04/10/2002EP1195796A1 Method and apparatus for detecting mark, exposure method and apparatus, and production method for device and device
04/10/2002EP1195647A1 Surface position detecting method and scanning exposure method using the same
04/10/2002EP1194731A1 Interferometric apparatus and method that compensate refractive index fluctuations
04/09/2002US6369877 System, method and article of manufacture for direct image processing of printed circuit boards
04/09/2002US6368972 Method for making an integrated circuit including alignment marks
04/09/2002US6368761 Procedure of alignment for optimal wafer exposure pattern
04/04/2002WO2002027410A1 Contrast enhancement for lithography alignment mark recognition
04/04/2002US20020039828 Method for exposing a layout comprising multiple layers on a wafer
04/04/2002US20020039694 On-the-Fly leveling is conducted using a setpoint derived by filtering the output of the combination of the output of a level sensor and another position sensor
04/04/2002US20020039516 Three degree of freedom joint
04/04/2002US20020039179 Stage apparatus providing multiple degrees of freedom of movement while exhibiting reduced magnetic disturbance of a charged particle beam
04/03/2002EP1192410A1 Helium-neon laser light source generating two harmonically related, single-frequency wavelengths for use in displacement and dispersion measuring interferometry
04/02/2002US6366361 Peeker detection and correction
03/2002
03/28/2002WO2002025711A1 Method of measuring image characteristics and exposure method
03/28/2002US20020038161 Methods and apparatus for calculating alignment of layers during semiconductor processing
03/28/2002US20020037625 Method of producing exposure mask
03/28/2002US20020037460 Stage unit, measurement unit and measurement method, and exposure apparatus and exposure method
03/28/2002US20020036777 Light receiving apparatus, mark detecting apparatus using light receiving apparatus, exposing apparatus, maintenance method of exposing apparatus, manufacturing method of semiconductor device using exposing apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing plant
03/28/2002US20020036357 Semiconductor device comprising layered positional detection marks and manufacturing method thereof
03/21/2002WO2002023231A2 Generation of a library of periodic grating diffraction signals
03/21/2002WO2001090819A3 Method and system for selective linewidth optimization during a lithographic process
03/21/2002WO2001088467A3 Data age adjustments
03/21/2002US20020035455 Generation of a library of periodic grating diffraction signals
03/21/2002US20020034831 Alignment method and exposure apparatus using the method
03/21/2002US20020033936 Projection exposure method and apparatus
03/21/2002US20020033935 Exposure apparatus, imaging performance measurement method, device manufacturing method, semiconductor manufacturing factory, and exposure apparatus maintenance method
03/20/2002EP1188184A2 Method to measure alignment using latent image grating structures
03/19/2002US6360134 Method for creating and improved image on a photomask by negatively and positively overscanning the boundaries of an image pattern at inside corner locations
03/19/2002US6359678 Exposure apparatus, method for producing the same, and exposure method
03/14/2002US20020031725 Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
03/14/2002US20020031712 Photomask making method and alignment method
03/14/2002US20020030796 Photolithographic process for producing etched patterns on the surface of fine tubes, wires, or other three dimensional structures
03/14/2002US20020030496 Apparatus for measuring the focus of a light exposure system used for fabricating a semiconductor device
03/14/2002US20020030165 Proximity exposure method by oblique irradiation with light
03/14/2002DE10136747A1 Image correction during print forme exposure, with forme exposed to position compensating temperature profile during exposure
03/13/2002EP1187186A1 Exposure method and device
03/13/2002EP1187169A2 Corpuscular optical components and assembly using same
03/13/2002EP1186959A2 Method for calibrating a lithographic projection apparatus
03/12/2002US6356616 Apparatus and methods for detecting position of an object along an axis
03/12/2002US6356343 Mark for position detection and mark detecting method and apparatus
03/12/2002US6354204 Printing method and device
03/07/2002WO2002019415A1 Overlay marks, methods of overlay mark design and methods of overlay measurements
03/07/2002WO2002018871A1 Improved overlay alignment measurement mark
03/07/2002US20020028528 Alignment marks and method of forming the same
03/07/2002US20020027646 Exposure system
03/07/2002US20020026878 Method for calibrating a lithographic projection apparatus and apparatus capable of applying such a method
03/06/2002EP1184896A1 Pattern matching method and device, position determining method and device, position aligning method and device, exposing method and device, and device and its production method
03/06/2002EP1184891A1 Electron beam lithography
03/05/2002US6352904 Alignment mark strategy for oxide CMP
03/05/2002US6352815 Production of large-format composite relief printing plates by laser positioning and subsequent image recording by means of a laser
02/2002
02/28/2002US20020025588 Position detection mark and position detection method
02/28/2002US20020025492 Composite relief image printing elements
02/28/2002US20020025482 Exposure method
02/28/2002US20020025479 Resolution
02/28/2002US20020024648 Exposure apparatus and exposure method
02/28/2002US20020024644 Alignment system and alignment method in exposure apparatus
02/27/2002EP1182509A2 Lithographic apparatus
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