Patent ID: 6748865
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B82Y,G03F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
A nano-imprinting method for transferring an embossed pattern from a master plate having the embossed pattern to a pattern-receiving surface of a pattern-receiving element, comprising:preparing the master plate having an information carrier region on which the embossed pattern is formed, and a substantially flat information-free region; preparing the pattern-receiving element having the pattern-receiving surface which has a size corresponding to the information carrier region plus at least a part of the information-free region; preparing a buffer layer which is smaller than the master plate and the pattern-receiving surface and has a shape corresponding to the information carrier region; and applying a pressure to the master plate and the pattern-receiving element by a pair of press surfaces holding the master plate, the pattern-receiving element and the buffer layer.