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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 29, 2002
Koichi Wago, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gennady Gauzner, Livermore, CA (US);
Christopher Joseph Formato, Brentwood, CA (US);
Koichi Wago, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gennady Gauzner, Livermore, CA (US);
Christopher Joseph Formato, Brentwood, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A stamper/imprinter for use in performing thermal imprint lithography of a substrate/workpiece surface to form a pattern of features in first portions of the surface intended to receive the pattern, without incurring random formation of undesired, disordered features in second portions of the substrate/workpiece surface not intended to receive the pattern, comprising an imprinting surface configured to substantially prevent formation of gaps between the imprinting surface and the second portions of the surface during stamping/imprinting. Embodiments include stampers/imprinters with a multilevel imprinting surface comprises a first portion having a first level for forming the pattern of features in the first portions of the surface and a second portion having a second level for substantially preventing formation of gaps between the imprinting surface and the second portions of the surface during stamping/imprinting.