Patent ID: 7081634
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: B82Y,H01J

Abstract:
1. A method for drawing a pattern with a variably shaped beam EB writing system which irradiates an energy beam and draws the pattern based on pattern data that includes predetermined pattern information, comprising: recognizing at least one of a first length unit and a first position unit, both the first length unit and the first position unit being included in the pattern data, the first length unit defining a pattern length, and the first position unit defining a pattern position; changing at least one of a second length unit and a second position unit of the variably shaped beam EB writing system to a value that is a product of (i) at least one of the recognized first length unit and the first recognized first position unit and (ii) a natural number; and drawing the pattern based on at least one of the changed second length unit and the changed second position unit.