Patent ID: 8163657
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of adjusting a lateral dimension or a shape of a at least one microscale or nanoscale protruding or recessed feature formed in a material on a surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing the substrate; placing, on the surface of the substrate, a layer of soft or softenable material with at least one microscale or nanoscale protruding or recessed feature; disposing a plate adjacent to the material, opposite from, said substrate, said plate spaced from said substrate by a gap, the plate including a smooth surface facing the material; and either (a) fixing the position of the plate relative to the substrate, and then softening the materials to allow the features to deform; or (b) while the material is in a soft state, precisely controlling the position of the plate relative to the substrate to establish the gap between them at a final dimension to deform the feature in the material and thereby adjust a lateral dimension and/or shape of the feature.