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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2005
Byung-jin Choi, Austin, TX (US);
Anshuman Cherala, Austin, TX (US);
Yeong-jun Choi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mario J. Meissl, Austin, TX (US);
Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Austin, TX (US);
Norman E. Schumaker, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoming LU, Austin, TX (US);
Ian M. Mcmackin, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel A. Babbs, Austin, TX (US);
Byung-Jin Choi, Austin, TX (US);
Anshuman Cherala, Austin, TX (US);
Yeong-jun Choi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mario J. Meissl, Austin, TX (US);
Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Austin, TX (US);
Norman E. Schumaker, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoming Lu, Austin, TX (US);
Ian M. McMackin, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel A. Babbs, Austin, TX (US);
Molecular Imprints, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a method of separating a mold, included in a template, from a layer disposed on a substrate, the method including, inter alia, applying a separation force to the template to separate the template from the layer; and facilitating localized deformation in the substrate to reduce the separation force required to achieve separation.