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Patent US7403266 - Maskless lithography systems and methods utilizing spatial light modulator ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA maskless lithography system that writes patterns on an object. The system can include an illumination system, the object, spatial light modulators (SLMs), and a controller. The SLMs can pattern light from the illumination system before the object receives the light. The SLMs can include a leading set...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7403266?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7403266 - Maskless lithography systems and methods utilizing spatial light modulator arraysPublication numberUS7403266 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/331,064Publication date22 Jul 2008Filing date13 Jan 2006Priority date29 May 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1573561A, CN100517070C, CN101344732A, EP1482366A2, EP1482366A3, US7061591, US20040239908, US20050046819, US20060114438Publication number11331064, 331064, US 7403266 B2, US 7403266B2, US-B2-7403266, US7403266 B2, US7403266B2InventorsArno Bleeker, Wenceslao A. Cebuhar, Jason Douglas Hintersteiner, Andrew W. McCullough, Solomon S. Wasserman, Karel Diederick VAN DER MastOriginal AssigneeAsml Holding N.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (71), Non-Patent Citations (8), Classifications (18), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMaskless lithography systems and methods utilizing spatial light modulator arraysUS 7403266 B2Abstract A maskless lithography system that writes patterns on an object. The system can include an illumination system, the object, spatial light modulators (SLMs), and a controller. The SLMs can pattern light from the illumination system before the object receives the light. The SLMs can include a leading set and a trailing set of the SLMs. The SLMs in the leading and trailing sets change based on a scanning direction of the object. The controller can transmit control signals to the SLMs based on at least one of light pulse period information, physical layout information about the SLMs, and scanning speed of the object. The system can also correct for dose non-uniformity using various methods.
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