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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Alton Phillips, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Yuichi Shibazaki, Kumagaya, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, , JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/703 (2013.01); G03F 7/707 (2013.01); G03F 7/70783 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanning lithography tool that includes a reticle stage for clamping and imparting a bending moment onto a reticle by applying a force along a plane surface of the reticle to bend the reticle in a deterministic manner.