Patent ID: 8142704
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B29C,B82Y,G03F

Abstract:
1. A method for patterning a substrate using an imprint lithography template, comprising: positioning the imprint lithography template on a loading port; unloading the imprint lithography template from the loading port to an imprinting module, wherein unloading includes positioning the imprint lithography template on a template chuck within the imprinting module; positioning a substrate on the loading port; scanning a surface of the substrate for particles and defects using a surface scanning module; positioning the substrate in superimposition with the template within the imprinting module; patterning at least one field of the substrate; and, unloading the substrate from the loading port, wherein the loading port, surface scanning module, and imprint module are integrated in a single imprinting station reducing exposure of the imprint lithography template and substrate to particles.