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7005221 Method and apparatus to easily measure reticle blind positioning with an exposure apparatus  
A method, exposure apparatus, and printed wafer such that a design is printed within a peripheral portion of the wafer. The peripheral portion of the wafer is between an outer boundary of an active...
7005245 Plasma deposited optical waveguide  
An optical element, such as a waveguide, is formed by utilizing a plasma deposited precursor optical material wherein the plasma deposition is a two-component reaction comprising a silicon donor,...
7005239 Method of forming metal line  
A method of forming a metal line includes the steps of forming a metal layer on a substrate in a chamber while maintaining a chamber pressure for a plasma to be equal to or smaller than 0.8 Pa, and...
7005249 Apparatus for processing substrate and method of processing the same  
A heating apparatus for a substrate to be processed with a coating film has a chamber with an inner space, a heating plate heating the substrate to be processed in the inner space, and a partition...
7001709 Method of drawing a pattern on a base material by scanning a beam  
A method of drawing a pattern on a base material by scanning a beam, comprising: drawing a pattern including ring-shaped zones on a first pattern-drawn field on a base material by scanning a beam...
6998220 Method for the production of thin layer chip resistors  
A method for manufacturing thin-film chip resistors, in which method a resistor layer ( 14 ) and a contact layer ( 15, 16 ) are applied onto the upper surface of a substrate ( 10 ) and structured...
6994939 Semiconductor manufacturing resolution enhancement system and method for simultaneously patterning different feature types  
A method and system of making a mask with a transparent substrate thereon is provided. A first resolution enhancement structure is formed on the first portion of the transparent substrate. A second...
6991893 Controlling resist profiles through substrate modification  
Photoresists may be formed over a structure that has been modified so as to poison a lower layer of the photoresist. Then, when the photoresist is patterned, it is only patterned down to the...
6989230 Producing low k inter-layer dielectric films using Si-containing resists  
In a process of producing low k inter-layer dielectric film in an interconnect structure on a semiconductor body, the improvement of preventing resist poisoning effects, comprising: a)...
6986983 Method for forming a reflection-type light diffuser  
A reflection-type light diffuser is fabricated on a glass substrate, which has a pixel matrix array disposed thereon. The pixel matrix array includes a plurality of adjacent pixel regions, and each...
6984473 Method of patterning a mask blank  
A light-block film is formed on a substrate, and a chemically amplified resist film is then formed on the light-block film. The chemically amplified resist film includes a photosensitive acid...
6979521 Method of making grayscale mask for grayscale DOE production by using an absorber layer  
The present invention relates to manufacturing grayscale masks that are used for mass-producing grayscale DOEs. More specifically, the present invention provides a method whereby a grayscale mask...
6977138 Reactive polymer coatings  
A method for coating of variable substrates with highly reactive polymers. Its combination with microcontact printing is used for generating several devices such as patterned arrays of ligands for...
6977137 Direct writing of optical devices in silica-based glass using femtosecond pulse lasers  
The invention relates to methods of writing a light-guiding structure in a bulk glass substrate. The bulk glass substrate is preferably made from a soft silica-based material having an annealing...
6974657 Compositions for microlithography  
A fluorine-containing polymer prepared from at least a spacer group selected from the group consisting of ethylene, alpha-olefins, 1,1′-disubstituted olefins, vinyl alcohols, vinyl ethers, and...
6969569 Method of extending the stability of a photoresist during direct writing of an image  
In photomask making, the environmental sensitivity of a chemically amplified photoresist is eliminated, or at least substantially reduced, by overcoating the photoresist with a thin coating...
6967067 Patterning methods and systems using reflected interference patterns  
A method for patterning a layer on a substrate can include projecting coherent radiation toward a reflector surface so that the coherent radiation is reflected off the reflector surface to provide...
6967054 Coating thickness control using surface features  
A uniform coating is provided using surface features. Multiple ridges or other shapes are fabricated near an area of interest to allow for uniform coating in between the ridges. Areas at either...
6964837 Utilization of beam crosslinkable polymer compositions as data recording medium  
The present invention relates to the use of at least one radiation crosslinkable, preferably UV crosslinkable, polymer composition as a data recording medium, especially in the form of what are...
6962767 Acetal compound, polymer, resist composition and patterning process  
Acetal compounds in which a 5- or 6-membered ring acetal structure is connected to a norbornene structure through a linker represented by —(CH 2 ) m — in which one hydrogen atom may be...
6958207 Method for producing large area antireflective microtextured surfaces  
A method employing a photolithography mask for producing microtextured antireflective surfaces is disclosed. The photolithography mask is used during the exposure of photoresist to a pattern of...
6953654 Process and apparatus for removing a contaminant from a substrate  
Contaminant removal from a substrate can be performed using a supercritical fluid. An apparatus can be configured to operate at conditions that take advantage of higher solubility of a contaminant...
6949319 Method for determining depth of focus  
A depth of focus determination method for finding an upper limit value of depth of focus during exposure, when a resist layer that has been formed on a substrate surface is at least exposed by...
6946238 Process for fabrication of optical waveguides  
A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide device in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of depositing a lower cladding layer; coating a photoresist layer directly on the...
6939650 Method of patterning photoresist on a wafer using a transmission mask with a carbon layer  
A photoresist layer on a semiconductor wafer is patterned using a mask with an absorbing layer that has been repaired by using an additional light-absorbing carbon layer that collects ions that are...
6936405 Organic polymeric antireflective coatings deposited by chemical vapor deposition  
An improved method for applying organic antireflective coatings to substrate surfaces and the resulting precursor structures are provided. Broadly, the methods comprise chemical vapor depositing...
6933085 Transparent phase shift mask for fabrication of small feature sizes  
In one exemplary embodiment, a resolution enhancement phase shift mask comprises a transparent substrate having a first clear region, a second clear region and a third clear region. An opaque film,...
6933082 Photomask with dust-proofing device and exposure method using the same  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photomask equipped with a dust-proofing device which has high ultraviolet transmittance in a short wavelength region and high light resistance...
6929904 Positive tone lithography with carbon dioxide development systems  
A process of forming a resist image in a microelectronic substrate, the process comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a polymer coating thereon, wherein the polymer is insoluble...
6929901 Method for reworking a lithographic process to provide an undamaged and residue free arc layer  
A method of removing resinous organic material over a semiconductor process surface including providing a semiconductor wafer having a process surface comprising a resinous organic material; and,...
6926953 Guided self-assembly of block copolymer films on interferometrically nanopatterned substrates  
Copolymer structures are formed by exposing a substrate with an imaging layer thereon to two or more beams of selected wavelengths to form interference patterns at the imaging layer to change the...
6926574 Plasma display panel that is operable to suppress the reflection of extraneous light, thereby improving the display contrast  
A plasma display device having a front substrate and a rear substrate is provided. The front substrate is constituted from a transparent first insulating substrate, and a plurality of stripe-shaped...
6924079 Resist resin, chemical amplification type resist, and method of forming of pattern with the same  
The present invention relates to a resist resin having an acid-decomposable group, which gives rise to decomposition of the acid-decomposable group to show an increased solubility to an aqueous...
6924070 Composite patterning integration  
Method and structure for masking are disclosed. In one embodiment, a thin layer of radiation sensitive material is combined with another layer of radiation opaque material with different etch...
6921626 Nanopastes as patterning compositions for electronic parts  
The present invention provides methods of making an electronic part in which a nanopaste composed of inorganic nanoparticles and a carrier is applied onto a surface of a substrate. The composition...
6921630 Photoresist substrate having robust adhesion  
A substrate material for LIGA applications w hose general composition is Ti/Cu/Ti/SiO 2 . The SiO 2 is preferably applied to the Ti/Cu/Ti wafer as a sputtered coating, typically about 100 nm...
6921615 High-resolution overlay alignment methods for imprint lithography  
A method of determining and correcting alignment during imprint lithography process is described. During an imprint lithographic process the template may be aligned with the substrate by the use of...
6919162 Method for producing high-structure area texturing of a substrate, substrates prepared thereby and masks for use therein  
A method is provided for preparing high-surface area texturing of a substrate using methods by which material from a substrate is subtracted from or added to the surface of the substrate. In one...
6916592 Esters, polymers, resist compositions and patterning process  
A resist composition comprising a base polymer having a fluorinated sulfonate or fluorinated sulfone introduced therein is sensitive to high-energy radiation, has excellent transparency, contrast...
6916585 Method of varying template dimensions to achieve alignment during imprint lithography  
A method of determining and correcting alignment during imprint lithography process is described. During an imprint lithographic process the template may be aligned with the substrate by the use of...
6916584 Alignment methods for imprint lithography  
Described are methods for patterning a substrate by imprint lithography. Imprint lithography is a process in which a liquid is dispensed onto a substrate. A template is brought into contact with...
6917411 Method for optimizing printing of an alternating phase shift mask having a phase shift error  
Optimizing printing of an image from an alternating phase shifting mask having a phase shift error is accomplished using off-axis illumination. By simulating the image using varying off-axis...
6913872 Dual-wavelength exposure for reduction of implant shadowing  
A method for generating a photoresist structure is disclosed in which a layer of photoresist is deposited over a semiconductor substrate. In a first exposure, the layer of photoresist is exposed to...
6913871 Fabricating sub-resolution structures in planar lightwave devices  
Optical gratings are fabricated on a scale that may be smaller than the resolution of the lithographic system used to generate the grating pattern. Parallel ridges are formed using lithographic...
6911297 Photoresist compositions  
Radiation sensitive compositions for use in producing a patterned image on a substrate comprise: a) a first photoacid generator compound which comprises one or more compounds of the structure (A);...
6908723 Photo-patternable mono-phase fluorinated organometallic sol-gels for integrated optics and methods of fabrication  
A photo-patternable perfluorinated silane sol-gel material is presented that exhibits a high refractive index and propagation losses below 1 dB/cm at the telecommunication wavelengths. The sol-gels...
6905621 Method for preventing the etch transfer of sidelobes in contact hole patterns  
A method is provided for removing sidelobes that are formed when patterning a positive photoresist layer with an Att. PSM, Alt. PSM or a binary mask with scattering bars. A water soluble negative...
6902870 Patterning of dielectric with added layers of materials aside from photoresist for enhanced pattern transfer  
For patterning an opening through a patterned material, a coating material, a slow-etch material, and a photoresist material are deposited over the patterned material. The opening is patterned...
6902871 Method for manufacturing polymer microstructures and polymer waveguides  
A microfabrication process for preparing articles in which a precursor article that includes (a) a substrate, (b) a first polymer layer overlying the substrate, (c) a second polymer layer overlying...
6899992 Polymerizable compounds with quadruple hydrogen bond forming groups  
QHB-Modified free radical polymerizable compounds and free radical polymerizable compositions that comprise these compounds are disclosed. A QBH-modified free radical polymerizable compound has at...