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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuya Okumura, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Junichiro Iba, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 5/00 ;
Abstract
A method and system for planarization is disclosed. The system includes a mask including a medium density, sub-resolution region which allows less than the full intensity of the exposing radiation through to a resist layer. By including multiple density regions, improved planarization can be achieved.