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ASM Lithography B.V.

29Patents
0Active
29Granted
34Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1986 → Nov 5, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6208407A Method and apparatus for repetitively projecting a mask pattern on a substrate, using a time-saving height measurement Physics 546 Expired
US6262796A Positioning device having two object holders Electricity 378 Expired
US6020964A Interferometer system and lithograph apparatus including an interferometer system Physics 213 Expired
US6553562B2 Method and apparatus for generating masks utilized in conjunction with dipole illumination techniques Physics 192 Expired
US6297876A Lithographic projection apparatus with an alignment system for aligning substrate on mask Physics 93 Expired
US5144363A Apparatus for and method of projecting a mask pattern on a substrate Physics 74 Expired
US6160622A Alignment device and lithographic apparatus comprising such a device Physics 70 Expired
US6384899B1 Lithographic projection apparatus Physics 61 Expired
US6337484B1 Positioning device and lithographic projection apparatus comprising such a device Physics 44 Expired
US6122058A Interferometer system with two wavelengths, and lithographic apparatus provided with such a system Physics 42 Expired
US6368763B2 Method of detecting aberrations of an optical imaging system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6466304B1 Illumination device for projection system and method for fabricating Physics 37 Expired
US5204712A Support device with a tiltable object table, and optical lithographic device provided with such a support device Electricity 34 Expired
US6563564B2 Method of operating an optical imaging system, lithographic projection apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby Physics 29 Expired
US6084673A Lithographic apparatus for step-and-scan imaging of mask pattern with interferometer mirrors on the mask and wafer holders Physics 27 Expired
US6388736B1 Imaging method using phase boundary masking with modified illumination Physics 23 Expired
US6054784A Positioning device having three coil systems mutually enclosing angles of 120.degree. and lithographic device comprising such a positioning device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6028660A Illumination unit for an optical apparatus Physics 20 Expired
US6373552B1 Optical correction plate, and its application in a lithographic projection apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US6232615A Lithographic projection apparatus with improved substrate holder Physics 13 Expired
US5508528A Illumination unit having a facility for preventing contamination of optical components, and photolithographic apparatus including such an illumination unit Physics 12 Expired
US6144442A Pneumatic support device with a controlled gas supply, and lithographic device provided with such a support device Physics 12 Expired
US4746800A Positioning device comprising a z-manipulator and a .theta.-manipulator Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6373072B1 Lithographic projection apparatus Physics 8 Expired
US6067146A Photolithographic apparatus Physics 8 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.