EP1573395A4 - Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography - Google Patents

Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography

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EP1573395A4
EP1573395A4 EP03767009A EP03767009A EP1573395A4 EP 1573395 A4 EP1573395 A4 EP 1573395A4 EP 03767009 A EP03767009 A EP 03767009A EP 03767009 A EP03767009 A EP 03767009A EP 1573395 A4 EP1573395 A4 EP 1573395A4
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Prior art keywords
scatterometry
alignment
imprint lithography
imprint
lithography
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EP03767009A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1573395A2 (en
Inventor
Michael P C Watts
Ian Mcmackin
Sidlgata V Sreenivasan
Byung-Jin Choi
Ronald D Voisin
Norman E Schumaker
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Canon Nanotechnologies Inc
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Molecular Imprints Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/210,785 external-priority patent/US7027156B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/210,894 external-priority patent/US7070405B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/210,780 external-priority patent/US6916584B2/en
Application filed by Molecular Imprints Inc filed Critical Molecular Imprints Inc
Publication of EP1573395A2 publication Critical patent/EP1573395A2/en
Publication of EP1573395A4 publication Critical patent/EP1573395A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/0002Lithographic processes using patterning methods other than those involving the exposure to radiation, e.g. by stamping
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/20Exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82YSPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y10/00Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82YSPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y30/00Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82YSPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y40/00Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7049Technique, e.g. interferometric
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03FPHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F9/00Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically
    • G03F9/70Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically for microlithography
    • G03F9/7065Production of alignment light, e.g. light source, control of coherence, polarization, pulse length, wavelength
EP03767009A 2002-08-01 2003-07-31 Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography Withdrawn EP1573395A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US210894 2002-08-01
US10/210,785 US7027156B2 (en) 2002-08-01 2002-08-01 Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography
US10/210,894 US7070405B2 (en) 2002-08-01 2002-08-01 Alignment systems for imprint lithography
US210780 2002-08-01
US210785 2002-08-01
US10/210,780 US6916584B2 (en) 2002-08-01 2002-08-01 Alignment methods for imprint lithography
PCT/US2003/023948 WO2004013693A2 (en) 2002-08-01 2003-07-31 Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography

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EP1573395A2 EP1573395A2 (en) 2005-09-14
EP1573395A4 true EP1573395A4 (en) 2010-09-29

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KR (1) KR20050026088A (en)
AU (1) AU2003261317A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2004013693A2 (en)

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