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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gennady Gauzner, San Jose, CA (US);

Zhaoning Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Nobuo Kurataka, Campbell, CA (US);

David S. Kuo, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Kim Y Lee, Fremont, CA (US);

Yautzong Hsu, Fremont, CA (US);

Hong Ying Wang, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 (2006.01); G01Q 40/02 (2010.01); G01Q 40/00 (2010.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); H01J 37/26 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 40/02 (2013.01); G01N 21/01 (2013.01); G01Q 40/00 (2013.01); G03F 7/0002 (2013.01); H01J 37/261 (2013.01); H01J 37/263 (2013.01); G01N 2201/13 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2602 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2826 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein in an apparatus, including a substrate; a functional layer, wherein the functional layer has a composition characteristic of a workpiece of an analytical apparatus; and pre-determined features configured to calibrate the analytical apparatus. Also provided herein is an apparatus, including a functional layer overlying a substrate; and pre-determined features for calibration of an analytical apparatus configured to measure the surface of a workpiece, wherein the functional layer has a composition similar to the workpiece. Also provided herein is a method, including providing a lithographic calibration standard having a functional layer to an analytical apparatus, wherein the functional layer has a composition characteristic of a workpiece of the analytical apparatus; providing calibration standard specifications to a computer interfaced with the analytical apparatus; and calibrating the analytical apparatus in accordance with calibration standard readings and the calibration standard specifications.


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