Patents for G03F 9 - Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (10,803)
09/1994
09/13/1994US5347356 Substrate aligning device using interference light generated by two beams irradiating diffraction grating
09/13/1994US5347118 Aligning method and apparatus detecting misalignment using image signals from image pickup
09/13/1994US5345870 "Direct-to-press" positive lithographic printing plate and method for making same
09/08/1994DE4306677A1 Registerstanze für Druckplatten Register punch for printing plates
09/06/1994US5345310 Identifying and compensating for slip-plane dislocations in photolithographic mask alignment
08/1994
08/31/1994EP0613051A1 Method of exposing and apparatus therefor
08/30/1994US5343292 Method and apparatus for alignment of submicron lithographic features
08/30/1994US5343291 Method and apparatus for measuring an interval between two objects
08/25/1994DE4308895C1 Device for the accurately fitting positioning of printed circuit boards and a printing tool (printing tool)
08/25/1994DE4304912A1 Method and device for the automatic production of chips
08/23/1994US5340992 Apparatus and method of detecting positional relationship using a weighted coefficient
08/18/1994WO1994018522A1 Method for detecting positional shift and gap
08/17/1994EP0610889A1 A "direct-to-press" positive lithographic printing plate and method for making same
08/16/1994US5339275 Analog memory system
08/16/1994US5338630 Observing optical characteristics of exposed undeveloped photoresist without removing wafer from stepper
08/16/1994US5337668 Method of and apparatus for producing register mark pattern
08/10/1994EP0610055A2 Compound objective lens having two focal points and apparatus using the lens
08/09/1994US5337151 Double-sided circuit board exposure machine and method with optical registration and material variation compensation
08/09/1994US5335405 Method and apparatus for aligning phototools for photoprocessing of printed circuit boards
08/04/1994DE4303144A1 Mfg. printing plate for offset printing
08/03/1994EP0608448A1 Method and apparatus for determining position
08/02/1994US5334467 Gray level mask
08/02/1994US5334466 X-ray mask and process comprising convex-concave alignment mark with alignment reflection film
08/02/1994CA2010480C Method and apparatus for facilitating loading of a panel processing machine and positioning of artwork on a work surface thereon
07/1994
07/26/1994US5333167 Mask structure for x-ray exposure and x-ray exposure device and method using it
07/26/1994US5333050 Measuring method and apparatus for meausring the positional relationship of first and second gratings
07/19/1994US5331371 Alignment and exposure method
07/19/1994US5331369 Method of forming patterns and apparatus for carrying out the same
07/19/1994US5331191 Semiconductor integrated circuit device, process for fabricating the same, and apparatus for fabricating the same
07/13/1994CN1089360A Color filter of liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
07/12/1994US5329354 Alignment apparatus for use in exposure system for optically transferring pattern onto object
07/12/1994US5329334 Integrated circuit test reticle and alignment mark optimization method
07/12/1994US5329332 System for achieving a parallel relationship between surfaces of wafer and reticle of half-field dyson stepper
07/12/1994US5328074 Film registration gate assembly
07/12/1994US5327658 Registration board assembly
07/05/1994US5327221 Device for detecting positional relationship between two objects
07/05/1994US5327194 Lithographic printing plate printer
06/1994
06/28/1994US5325414 X-ray mask alignment method and apparatus therefor as well as X-ray mask to be used to said method and said apparatus
06/28/1994US5325176 Position detecting method and apparatus including Fraunhofer diffraction detector
06/28/1994US5324953 Reduced-projection exposure system with chromatic aberration correction system including diffractive lens such as holographic lens
06/22/1994EP0602918A1 Method and apparatus for preparing printing plates
06/22/1994EP0602200A1 System for detecting a latent image using an alignment apparatus
06/21/1994US5323209 Apparatus for precision alignment of plates used in two-sided contact printing
06/21/1994US5323207 Projection exposure apparatus
06/21/1994US5323016 Focusing method
06/16/1994DE4342123A1 Colour filter for LCD display - has a register code pattern with a given step difference to give a diffused light from a light beam
06/14/1994US5321502 Measuring method and measuring apparatus
06/07/1994US5319444 Position detecting method and apparatus
05/1994
05/31/1994US5317615 Exposure apparatus
05/31/1994US5317141 Apparatus and method for high-accuracy alignment
05/31/1994US5316984 Bright field wafer target
05/31/1994US5316897 Exposing a substrate to radiation according to a predetermined pattern recorded on a mask
05/31/1994US5316276 Thickness compensation actuator system
05/31/1994CA1329930C Universal platen holddown apparatus
05/25/1994EP0598406A1 Method of and apparatus for producing register mark pattern
05/24/1994USRE34615 Video probe aligning of object to be acted upon
05/24/1994US5315349 Projection aligner
05/10/1994US5310627 Enhancing contrast, proofing elements for printing multicolor images
05/05/1994DE4242632C1 X-ray mask copying system using X-ray beam lithography - uses telescope and capacitive spacing sensor for accurate alignment and spacing of mask holders and heat sink
05/04/1994EP0595196A1 Optical focus test pattern monitoring system and process
05/03/1994US5309247 Image pick-up device
05/03/1994US5309197 Projection exposure apparatus
05/03/1994US5308682 Alignment check pattern for multi-level interconnection
04/1994
04/26/1994US5307420 Method and apparatus for monitoring plates in marking device
04/26/1994US5306902 Confocal method and apparatus for focusing in projection lithography
04/05/1994US5300973 Track image registration system
04/05/1994US5300786 Optical focus phase shift test pattern, monitoring system and process
03/1994
03/31/1994WO1994007179A1 Method and apparatus for the photolithographic exposure of excess photoresist on a substrate
03/29/1994US5299251 Exposure apparatus
03/29/1994US5298976 Method and apparatus for measuring surface distances from a reference plane
03/29/1994US5298939 Method and apparatus for transfer of a reticle pattern onto a substrate by scanning
03/29/1994US5298761 Method and apparatus for exposure process
03/29/1994US5298365 Size-reducing projection exposure optical system
03/29/1994CA2018449C Process and device for detecting print register marks on a multi-colour printing press
03/22/1994US5296916 Mask alignment system for components with extremely sensitive surfaces
03/16/1994EP0587208A1 Confocal method and apparatus for focusing in projection lithography
03/15/1994US5294980 Positioning detecting method and apparatus
03/10/1994DE4329803A1 Projection exposure method for ultra large scale integration chip mfr. - diffracting exposure light beam to eliminate perpendicular incidence angle component
03/03/1994DE4228904A1 Checking printing forms e.g. of non-impact printer for quality control prior to printing - using photoelectric or piezoelectric scanner to generate digital signals which reproduce surface structure and position of register marks from each form in set, and comparing with stored values
03/02/1994EP0585041A1 Surface position detecting method
03/01/1994US5291239 System and method for leveling semiconductor wafers
03/01/1994US5291023 Position detecting system utilizing a weight coefficient to determine a gravity center of light
02/1994
02/15/1994US5286963 Projection exposure apparatus and method, a semiconductor device manufacturing system and method, and a semiconductor device manufactured by illuminating an original having a circuit pattern when the original and a wafer are in a focused state
02/15/1994CA1326948C Releasable fastener
02/08/1994US5285259 Position detecting method
02/08/1994US5285258 Method of and an apparatus for detecting alignment marks
02/08/1994US5284725 Photo-mask for manufacture of two-layer tab
02/03/1994WO1994002807A1 Double-sided circuit board exposure machine and method with optical registration and sag compensation
02/02/1994EP0581118A1 Light source for a heterodyne interferometer
02/01/1994US5283205 Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device on a substrate having an anisotropic expansion/contraction characteristic
02/01/1994US5283141 Photolithography control system and method using latent image measurements
01/1994
01/20/1994WO1994001808A1 System for detecting a latent image using an alignment apparatus
01/20/1994WO1994001240A1 Use of fresnel zone plates for material processing
01/18/1994US5280437 Structure and method for direct calibration of registration measurement systems to actual semiconductor wafer process topography
01/13/1994DE4221482A1 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Lagekontrolle eines Druckbildes auf einer Druckform Method and device for position control of a print image on a printing forme
01/12/1994EP0578562A1 Procedure for determining the focus of a photolithographic exposure apparatus
01/06/1994WO1994000802A1 Process and device for monitoring the position of a printed image on a printing block
01/04/1994US5276337 Accuracy of alignment and O/L measurement systems by means of tunable source and handling of signal
01/04/1994US5275517 Riston cutting machine
12/1993
12/29/1993EP0576372A1 Device for aligning a film in a projection gate