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Zone plate alignment marks

US4037969A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 1976
Grant dateJul 26, 1977
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Expiry dateApr 2, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Certain classes of patterns, for example so-called zone plates, are utilized as alignment marks in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Such a plate, which functions as a lens, provides a high-brightness image that is relatively insensitive to any degradation of the pattern.

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