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Exposure method and apparatus

US7217503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2002
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70466
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exposure method comprising the steps of forming onto a mask that arranges a pattern of a contact hole and a plurality of patterns each being smaller than the contact hole pattern, and illuminating the mask using plural kinds of light so as to resolve the desired pattern without the smaller patterns on a target via a projection optical system.

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