1 October 1993 Holographic mask aligner
Francis S. M. Clube, Simon Gray, Denis Struchen, Jean-Claude Tisserand
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Abstract
Total internal reflection holography permits high-resolution, noncontact lithography over very large fields. A production lithographic system has been constructed employing specially developed illumination, focus, and alignment subsystems integrated onto a 6-in. substrate-handling mechanism. The system achieves an imaging resolution of 0.25 μm with a present overlay capability of ± 0.5 μm. A fine alignment system under development has demonstrated a 50-nm measurement accuracy. The technology is well suited to many applications, including the manufacture of flat panel displays, surlace acoustic wave devices, integrated optics, and optical storage disks.
Francis S. M. Clube, Simon Gray, Denis Struchen, and Jean-Claude Tisserand "Holographic mask aligner," Optical Engineering 32(10), (1 October 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145967
Published: 1 October 1993
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Cited by 7 scholarly publications and 2 patents.
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KEYWORDS
Holography

Photomasks

Optical alignment

Semiconducting wafers

Holograms

Lithography

Imaging systems

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