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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Shigeki Nojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuaki Matsunawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Soichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the pattern shape determining method of the embodiment, a first reference position of a pattern shape is set on a first pattern and a second reference position of a pattern shape is set on a second pattern. Moreover, an allowable dimensional difference between the first pattern and the second pattern is set to a value corresponding to a distance from the first reference position. Then, it is determined whether the second pattern has a pattern shape identical with the first pattern, based on whether a dimensional difference between the first pattern and the second pattern is within a range of an allowable dimensional difference set at a position at which the dimensional difference is calculated.