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Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing article

US9798231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2013
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29K2101/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an imprint apparatus comprising a deforming unit configured to deform a pattern surface by applying a force to a mold, a measuring unit configured to measure a deformation amount of the pattern surface, a control unit configured to control the measuring unit to measure the deformation amount in each of a plurality of states in which a plurality of the forces are applied to the mold, a calculation unit configured to calculate a rate of change in the deformation amount as a function of a change in the force applied to the mold, and a calibration unit configured to calibrate a control profile describing a time in the imprint process, and the force applied to the mold, based on the rate of change in the deformation amount.

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