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Method and apparatus for application of proximity correction with unitary segmentation

US6499003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1998
Grant dateDec 24, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70441
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus for applying proximity correction to a piece of a mask pattern, by segmenting the piece into a plurality of segments, and applying proximity correction to a first segment without taking into consideration the other segments of the piece.

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