Abstract:
Consistent optical signals are produced for an electro-optical fine alignment system by the use of an overcoating. The overcoating is reflective at the alignment wave lengths so that the coating acts to present a new relief image to the alignment optics.
Abstract:
A mask for the manufacture of semiconductor and other very small components. The mask is comprised of patterns of multi-component oxides and fluorides, such as spinels, perovskites, and garnets. In general, the materials are harder than the components being manufactured and are opaque to the wavelength used in photoresist techniques, while being transparent to the visible wavelengths. Materials with an energy gap between approximately 2.8 eV and 5 eV satisfy these optical properties, a particular example being GaFeO3. These masks are not damaged by surface defects on the components and can be visually aligned.