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Fine structure and devices employing it

US7018783B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 2002
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/0005
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In order to form three or more steps on a substrate with high precision, a first mask is formed to an area on the substrate corresponding with every other step, and also etching is performed on the area of the substrate to which the first mask is not formed, a second mask is formed to an area on the substrate to which the first mask has not been formed, and also etching is performed on the area on the substrate to which the first and the second masks are not formed.

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