Digital exposure machine and exposure control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11971662B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US17083979

    申请日:2020-10-29

    CPC classification number: G03F7/22 G03F7/2051 G03F7/70466 G03F7/70475

    Abstract: A digital exposure machine and an exposure control method thereof are disclosed. The exposure control method of the digital exposure machine includes: determining a scanning direction of the digital exposure machine, wherein a plurality of sub-pixels in an array include multiple rows of sub-pixels arranged in the scanning direction, the multiple rows of sub-pixels including a first row of sub-pixels in the scanning direction; determining a starting scanning position, the starting scanning position being located on an outer side of the first row of sub-pixels in the scanning direction; and performing a plurality of scannings to expose a display region of the first display substrate to be exposed, wherein a scanning pitch for each of the plurality of scannings is integer times of a pitch of two adjacent rows of sub-pixels of the first display substrate in the scanning direction.

    Movable body apparatus, moving method, exposure apparatus, exposure method, flat-panel display manufacturing method, and device manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US11187999B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16866622

    申请日:2020-05-05

    Inventor: Yasuo Aoki

    Abstract: A movable body apparatus that moves a substrate equipped with: a substrate holder which can move in the X-axis and the Y-axis directions; a Y coarse movement stage can move in the Y-axis direction, a first measurement system acquiring position information on the substrate holder with heads provided at the substrate holder and a scale provided at the Y coarse movement stage; a second measurement system acquiring position information on the Y coarse movement stage with heads at the Y coarse movement stage and a scale; and a control system controlling the position of the substrate holder based on position information acquired by the first and the second measurement systems, and the first measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the X-axis direction, and the second measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the Y-axis direction.

    Lithographic Method, Lithographic Product and Lithographic Material

    公开(公告)号:US20200341373A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16757431

    申请日:2018-10-23

    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of lithography and particularly to a lithographic method, a lithographic product and a lithographic material. The invention provides a lithographic method including the steps of: 1) providing first light and second light to the lithographic material, wherein at least part of molecules for generating effector molecules controllable by a molecular switch in a turned-on state generate effector molecules, thereby changing physical and/or chemical properties of the lithographic material in an area where the molecular switch is turned on; and 2) removing either the lithographic material that has changed in physical or chemical properties or the lithographic material that has not changed. The novel lithographic method provided by the invention can effectively break through the diffraction limit of light, thereby further improving lithography precision.

    Movable body apparatus, moving method, exposure apparatus, exposure method, flat-panel display manufacturing method, and device manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US10670977B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US16337272

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Inventor: Yasuo Aoki

    Abstract: A movable body apparatus that moves a substrate equipped with: a substrate holder which can move in the X-axis and the Y-axis directions; a Y coarse movement stage can move in the Y-axis direction, a first measurement system acquiring position information on the substrate holder with heads provided at the substrate holder and a scale provided at the Y coarse movement stage; a second measurement system acquiring position information on the Y coarse movement stage with heads at the Y coarse movement stage and a scale; and a control system controlling the position of the substrate holder based on position information acquired by the first and the second measurement systems, and the first measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the X-axis direction, and the second measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the Y-axis direction.

    MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, MOVING METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190384179A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16337272

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Inventor: Yasuo AOKI

    Abstract: A movable body apparatus that moves a substrate equipped with: a substrate holder which can move in the X-axis and the Y-axis directions; a Y coarse movement stage can move in the Y-axis direction, a first measurement system acquiring position information on the substrate holder with heads provided at the substrate holder and a scale provided at the Y coarse movement stage; a second measurement system acquiring position information on the Y coarse movement stage with heads at the Y coarse movement stage and a scale; and a control system controlling the position of the substrate holder based on position information acquired by the first and the second measurement systems, and the first measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the X-axis direction, and the second measurement system irradiates a measurement beam on the scale while moving the heads in the Y-axis direction.

    Inspection Apparatus and Methods, Substrates Having Metrology Targets, Lithographic System and Device Manufacturing Method

    公开(公告)号:US20180239263A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15961377

    申请日:2018-04-24

    Abstract: Disclosed is an inspection apparatus for use in lithography. It comprises a support for a substrate carrying a plurality of metrology targets; an optical system for illuminating the targets under predetermined illumination conditions and for detecting predetermined portions of radiation diffracted by the targets under the illumination conditions; a processor arranged to calculate from said detected portions of diffracted radiation a measurement of asymmetry for a specific target; and a controller for causing the optical system and processor to measure asymmetry in at least two of said targets which have different known components of positional offset between structures and smaller sub-structures within a layer on the substrate and calculate from the results of said asymmetry measurements a measurement of a performance parameter of the lithographic process for structures of said smaller size. Also disclosed are substrates provided with a plurality of novel metrology targets formed by a lithographic process.

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