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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshihiro Koura, Utsunomiya, JP;

Kunihiko Asada, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 59/02 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 59/02 (2013.01); G03F 7/0002 (2013.01); H01L 21/027 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling an imprint process to form a pattern by using a mold on a substrate is provided. The method includes inspecting to determine whether to continue or stop a series of imprint processes during the series of imprint processes of a lot, wherein the inspecting includes capturing an image of the pattern formed on a shot region by the imprint process, obtaining, by comparing a position of a peripheral portion of the pattern in the image and a design value of the position of the peripheral portion, an extrusion amount of an imprint material from the shot region due to the imprint process, and determining, based on a change in the extrusion amount over a plurality of imprint processes, a next process to transition from a current process upon stopping the series of imprint processes.


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