DE3377815D1 - Alignment and focusing system for a scanning mask aligner - Google Patents

Alignment and focusing system for a scanning mask aligner

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DE3377815D1
DE3377815D1 DE8383109458T DE3377815T DE3377815D1 DE 3377815 D1 DE3377815 D1 DE 3377815D1 DE 8383109458 T DE8383109458 T DE 8383109458T DE 3377815 T DE3377815 T DE 3377815T DE 3377815 D1 DE3377815 D1 DE 3377815D1
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Prior art keywords
alignment
focusing system
mask aligner
scanning mask
scanning
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DE8383109458T
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David A Markle
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SVG Lithography Systems Inc
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Perkin Elmer Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7003—Alignment type or strategy, e.g. leveling, global alignment
    • G03F9/7023—Aligning or positioning in direction perpendicular to substrate surface
    • G03F9/7026—Focusing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70216—Mask projection systems
    • G03F7/70358—Scanning exposure, i.e. relative movement of patterned beam and workpiece during imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7049—Technique, e.g. interferometric
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70—Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7073—Alignment marks and their environment
    • G03F9/7076—Mark details, e.g. phase grating mark, temporary mark
DE8383109458T 1982-12-21 1983-09-22 Alignment and focusing system for a scanning mask aligner Expired DE3377815D1 (en)

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US06/451,900 US4549084A (en) 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Alignment and focusing system for a scanning mask aligner

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DE3377815D1 true DE3377815D1 (en) 1988-09-29

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US (1) US4549084A (de)
EP (1) EP0111648B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS59132621A (de)
CA (1) CA1253021A (de)
DE (1) DE3377815D1 (de)

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US4549084A (en) 1985-10-22
JPH0442815B2 (de) 1992-07-14
CA1253021A (en) 1989-04-25
EP0111648A1 (de) 1984-06-27
JPS59132621A (ja) 1984-07-30
EP0111648B1 (de) 1988-08-24

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Owner name: SVG LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS, INC., WILTON, CONN., US

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Free format text: GRUENECKER, A., DIPL.-ING. KINKELDEY, H., DIPL.-ING. DR.-ING. STOCKMAIR, W., DIPL.-ING. DR.-ING. AE.E. CAL TECH SCHUMANN, K., DIPL.-PHYS. DR.RER.NAT. JAKOB, P., DIPL.-ING. BEZOLD, G., DIPL.-CHEM. DR.RER.NAT. MEISTER, W., DIPL.-ING. HILGERS, H., DIPL.-ING. MEYER-PLATH, H., DIPL.-ING. DR.-ING. EHNOLD, A., DIPL.-ING. SCHUSTER, T., DIPL.-PHYS. GOLDBACH, K., DIPL.-ING.DR.-ING. AUFENANGER, M., DIPL.-ING. KLITZSCH, G., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ANWAELTE, 8000 MUENCHEN

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee