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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

John M. McIntosh, Orlando, FL (US);

Erik C. Houge, Orlando, FL (US);

Fred A. Stevie, Orlando, FL (US);

Catherine Vartuli, Windermere, FL (US);

Scott Jessen, Orlando, FL (US);

Assignee:

Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/726 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/726 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides a method of forming a dynamic template with a focused beam. The method includes forming a desired template that represents a desired image, forming an actual template that represents an actual image, such as a photolithographic mask or a semiconductor device feature, and comparing the desired template to the actual template to yield a deviation template. In one embodiment the deviation template is formed by subtracting the actual template from the desired template.


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