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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahiro Kitagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Masao Totsuka, Ohmiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 91 ; 355132 ;
Abstract
A contacting method comprises the steps of holding a photomask and a wafer at a predetermined interval, curving at least one of the photomask and the wafer so as to form a convexity relative to the other, and moving the photomask and the wafer relative to each other to bring them into intimate contact with each other.