Patents for G03F 9 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (10,803)
12/2001
12/13/2001US20010051302 Preferential etching
12/13/2001US20010050437 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
12/13/2001US20010050341 Positioning system for use in lithographic apparatus
12/12/2001EP1162507A2 Alignment method, overlay deviation inspection method and photomask
12/12/2001EP1161707A1 Reduction of the effects of magnification errors and reticle rotation errors on overlay errors
12/11/2001US6330053 Image alignment method in checking reticle pattern
12/11/2001US6329780 Electromagnetic alignment and scanning apparatus
12/11/2001US6329306 Fine patterning utilizing an exposure method in photolithography
12/11/2001US6329104 Detecting a reflected optical beam on markers, total internal reflection (tir), microlithography
12/06/2001US20010049589 Alignment method and apparatus therefor
12/06/2001US20010048145 Photomask including auxiliary mark area, semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
12/05/2001EP1161123A2 Process to manufacture tight tolerance embedded elements for printed circuit boards
12/04/2001US6327513 Methods and apparatus for calculating alignment of layers during semiconductor processing
12/04/2001US6327034 Apparatus for aligning two objects
12/04/2001US6327026 Exposure apparatus and positioning apparatus
12/04/2001US6327025 Projection exposure apparatus for transferring mask pattern onto photosensitive substrate
12/04/2001US6326629 Projection lithography device utilizing charged particles
12/04/2001US6326106 Overlay measuring pattern, and photomask
11/2001
11/29/2001WO2001090819A2 Method and system for selective linewidth optimization during a lithographic process
11/29/2001WO2001090686A1 In-situ mirror characterization
11/29/2001US20010046315 Position detecting method and position detecting device for detecting relative positions of objects having position detecting marks by separate reference member having alignment marks
11/29/2001US20010046053 Interferometric apparatus and method(s) for precision measurement of altitude above a surface
11/29/2001US20010046037 Position transducer and exposure apparatus with same
11/29/2001US20010045690 Maskless laser beam patterning device and apparatus for ablation of multilayered structures with continuous monitoring of ablation
11/29/2001US20010045526 Stage device for an exposure apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method wich uses said stage device
11/27/2001US6323935 Electromagnetic alignment and scanning apparatus
11/27/2001US6323560 Registration accuracy measurement mark, method of repairing defect of the mark, photomask having the mark, method of manufacturing the photo mask and method of exposure thereof
11/27/2001US6321651 Pin registration system for mounting different width printing plates
11/22/2001WO2001088469A1 Interferometric apparatus and method
11/22/2001WO2001088467A2 Data age adjustments
11/22/2001US20010042838 Position detection device, apparatus using the same, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method using the same
11/21/2001CN1322972A Exposure apparatus and exposure method
11/21/2001CN1322971A Expoure method and equipment producing method
11/20/2001US6320659 Clearance measuring device and method for exposure
11/20/2001US6320658 Apparatus and method for detecting the position of a surface to be examined, exposure apparatus equipped with the detecting apparatus and method of producing the exposure apparatus, and method of producing devices using the exposure apparatus
11/20/2001US6320644 Reticle alignment system for use in lithography
11/20/2001US6319641 Scanning exposure method utilizing alignment marks based on scanning direction
11/20/2001US6319638 Semiconductor device manufacturing method of accurately performing alignment of patterning, mask for exposure
11/15/2001US20010042068 Methods and apparatus for data classification, signal processing, position detection, image processing, and exposure
11/15/2001US20010041417 Aligning method, exposure apparatus using this aligning method, and semiconductor device manufacturing method utilizing this exposure apparatus
11/15/2001US20010040674 Projection exposure method and apparatus
11/15/2001US20010040224 Positional deviation detecting method and device manufacturing method using the same
11/15/2001US20010040221 Method and apparatus for forming a curved polyline on a radiation-sensitive resist
11/13/2001US6317196 Projection exposure apparatus
11/13/2001US6316901 Exposure apparatus and method utilizing isolated reaction frame
11/08/2001US20010038154 Semiconductor device
11/07/2001EP0954444B1 Printing plate
11/06/2001US6313916 Position detecting system and projection exposure apparatus with the same
11/06/2001US6313542 Method and apparatus for detecting edges under an opaque layer
11/06/2001US6312872 Composite relief image printing plates
11/06/2001US6312871 Composite relief image printing plates
11/06/2001US6312859 Projection exposure method with corrections for image displacement
11/01/2001US20010036582 Comprising a rectangular portion, and band-shaped portions separated from opposite sides of the rectangular portion by an equal distance and parallel to the sides; overlay shift accurately obtained even when photoresist heat shrinks
11/01/2001US20010036581 Photolithography; positioning an exposure mask and an object to be processed to locate the object in a region where near-field light is present, and controlling light intensity as a function of aperture density of the mask
11/01/2001US20010035959 In-situ mirror characterization
10/2001
10/31/2001EP1150249A1 Mark detecting method, exposure method, device manufacturing method, mark detector, exposure apparatus, and device
10/31/2001EP1150173A2 Determining the position of a substrate alignment mark
10/31/2001EP1150162A2 Exposure method and exposure apparatus using near-field light and exposure mask
10/31/2001EP1149328A1 Method and assembly for producing printing plates
10/31/2001CN1074165C Optical mask with vernier
10/30/2001US6310680 Method of adjusting a scanning exposure apparatus and scanning exposure apparatus using the method
10/30/2001US6310482 Capacitance gauge tracking apparatus used for exposure system for manufacturing semiconductor device, method for the tracking surface of semiconductor device using the same, leveling apparatus including tracking apparatus, and leveling method
10/30/2001US6309800 Irradiating a mask to enlarge circuit pattern
10/30/2001US6309580 Release surfaces, particularly for use in nanoimprint lithography
10/25/2001DE10018810A1 Aligning photolithographic masks relative to wafers involves observing optical effect in plane orthogonal to z-axes caused by interaction of light with adjustment and reference marks
10/24/2001EP1148390A2 Mark independent alignment sensor
10/24/2001CN1318973A Positioning device for use in process for manufacturing multi-layer printed circuit board and its using method
10/24/2001CN1073719C Point-to-point photoetch method and system used for producing circular optical grating code disk
10/23/2001US6306548 Mask including plurality of first light sealed patterns arranged with predetermined interval to form alignment mark on substrate, plurality of second patterns disposed between adjacent first patterns with smaller interval in between
10/20/2001CA2338479A1 Self referencing mark independent alignment sensor
10/18/2001US20010030747 Method for aligning two objects
10/18/2001US20010030522 Guideless stage with isolated reaction stage
10/18/2001US20010030299 Method of detecting position of mark on substrate, position detection apparatus using this method, and exposure apparatus using this position detection apparatus
10/18/2001US20010029755 Method of forming an alignment marker for optical devices
10/18/2001DE10015987A1 Automatic printing plate exposure assembly has overlapping conveyor belts to carry the plates through the exposure station between plate buffer stores and moving alignment pins position the plates for exposure
10/17/2001EP1146395A2 Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured by said method
10/17/2001EP1145082A1 Reticle, wafer and method for determining an alignment error in a stepper
10/17/2001EP1145081A1 Method for determining rotational error portion of total misalignment error in a stepper
10/17/2001EP1145080A1 Reticle, wafer, measuring stepper and methods for preventative maintenance
10/17/2001EP1145079A2 Method for determining misalignment between a reticle and a wafer
10/17/2001CN1318157A Fabrication of sub-micron etch-resistant metal/semiconductor structures using resistless electron beam lithography
10/16/2001US6304319 Exposure apparatus, method of producing the same, and method of producing devices
10/11/2001US20010028457 Semiconductor device and alignment apparatus and alignment method for same
10/11/2001US20010028456 Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and method for producing device
10/11/2001US20010028446 Optical exposure apparatus of scanning exposure system and its exposing method
10/11/2001US20010028039 Method for directing an electron beam onto a target position on a substrate surface
10/11/2001US20010028037 Hollow-beam aperture for charged-particle-beam optical systems and microlithography apparatus, andbeam-adjustment methods employing same
10/09/2001US6301001 Optical element manufacturing system, an illumination system, and an exposure apparatus
10/09/2001US6300018 Photolithography mask having a subresolution alignment mark window
10/09/2001US6299572 Print image positioning
10/04/2001US20010026975 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
10/04/2001US20010026897 For manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit or liquid display element; high precision
10/04/2001US20010026894 Photomask and exposure method for large scaled LCD device
10/04/2001US20010026638 Positioning apparatus used in a process for producing multi-layered printed circuit board and method of using the same
10/04/2001US20010026368 Mark position detecting system and method for detecting mark position
10/04/2001US20010026366 Method of measuring displacement of optical axis, optical microscope and evaluation mark
10/04/2001US20010026358 Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby
10/04/2001US20010026357 Position transducer and exposure apparatus with same
10/04/2001US20010026356 Scanning exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method
10/04/2001EP1139706A2 Positioning apparatus used in a process for producing multi-layered printed circuit board and method of using the same
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