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Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:

Kishore K. Chakravorty, San Jose, CA (US);

Frank E. Abboud, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Henry Yun, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kishore K. Chakravorty, San Jose, CA (US);

Frank E. Abboud, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Henry Yun, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Low stress reticle pellicle assemblies. In accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention, a pellicle frame of reduced stiffness is employed to reduce the stress a pellicle frame induces in a reticle plate. In other embodiments, a pellicle frame of reduced adhesive surface is employed to reduce the stress a pellicle frame induces in a reticle plate. In accordance with still other embodiments, a stress compensating frame is employed to reduce the cumulative stresses in an assembly comprising the reticle plate, pellicle and stress compensating frame.


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