Patent ID: 8308471
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B81C,B82Y,G03F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mold for imprinting a pattern onto a member to be processed, the mold comprising: a mold body having a front surface, at which an imprint pattern is formed, and a rear surface opposite from the front surface; a coating layer for covering the front surface of said mold body; and a coating layer for covering the rear surface of said mold body, wherein an alignment mark as an object to be subjected to optical observation is provided at the front surface of said mold body, wherein said coating layer for covering the rear surface includes (i) a hole for observation of the alignment mark and (ii) a stress adjusting pattern corresponding to a density of the imprint pattern, wherein the hole for observation is formed at the rear surface of said mold body opposite from the alignment mark, wherein the stress adjusting pattern is formed at the rear surface of said mold body opposite from the imprint pattern, and wherein said coating layer for covering the front surface is provided at projections of the imprint pattern, but is not provided at recesses of the imprint pattern.