EP1573395A4 - Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography - Google Patents

Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography

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Publication number
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 US10/210,780 external-priority patent/US6916584B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/210,785 external-priority patent/US7027156B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/210,894 external-priority patent/US7070405B2/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Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • G03F7/0002—Lithographic processes using patterning methods other than those involving the exposure to radiation, e.g. by stamping
    • 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
    • G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y30/00—Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y40/00—Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures
    • 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
    • G03F9/7065—Production of alignment light, e.g. light source, control of coherence, polarization, pulse length, wavelength

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nanotechnology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
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 1988-06-24
US210785 2002-08-01
US10/210,780 US6916584B2 (en) 2002-08-01 2002-08-01 Alignment methods for imprint lithography
US210780 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
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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JP (2) JP2006516065A (en)
KR (1) KR20050026088A (en)
AU (1) AU2003261317A1 (en)
TW (1) TWI266970B (en)
WO (1) WO2004013693A2 (en)

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