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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicants:
Tomoharu Fujiwara, Ageo, JP;
Noriyuki Hirayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Teruaki Okino, Kamakura, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoharu Fujiwara, Ageo, JP;
Noriyuki Hirayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Teruaki Okino, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J037/00 ; H01L021/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Reticles and apparatus for performing charged-particle-beam microlithography, and associated methods, are disclosed, in which the pattern to be transferred to a sensitive substrate is divided according to any of various schemes serving to improve throughput and pattern-transfer accuracy. The methods and apparatus are especially useful whenever a divided stencil reticle is used that includes complementary pattern portions.