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Alignment system

US10585363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2016
Grant dateMar 10, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70141
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alignment system, method and lithographic apparatus are provided for determining the position of an alignment mark, the alignment system comprising a first system configured to produce two overlapping images of the alignment mark that are rotated by around 180 degrees with respect to one another, and a second system configured to determine the position of the alignment mark from a spatial distribution of an intensity of the two overlapping images.

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