Method and apparatus for registration control in production by imaging
US6493064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/09918
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for imaging an overlying conductive pattern over an underlying conductive pattern on a substrate, by determining deviations between the actual locations and the nominal locations of predetermined reference targets in the underlying conductive pattern on the substrate; and utilizing the determined deviations for modifying the scanning control data used for imaging the image data of the overlying conductive pattern in order to reduce misregistration thereof with respect to the underlying conductive pattern. Preferably, the reference targets are predetermined connection sites in the underlying conductive pattern to be precisely located with respect to connection sites in the overlying conductive pattern. The reference features may be assigned different weights according to their registration importance, and the deviations may be determined according to a threshold which varies with the weight assigned to the respective reference feature.
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