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Patent US7415694 - Graph based phase shift lithography mapping method and apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsFor phase-shifting micro lithography, a method of assigning phase to a set of shifter polygons in a mask layer separated by a set of target features includes assigning a first phase to a first shifter polygon, identifying a set of target features that touch the first shifter polygon, and assigning a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7415694?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7415694 - Graph based phase shift lithography mapping method and apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7415694 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/169,099Publication dateAug 19, 2008Filing dateJun 27, 2005Priority dateJun 30, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6493866, US6918105, US20030159126, US20050257189, WO2002003139A2, WO2002003139A3, WO2002003139A9Publication number11169099, 169099, US 7415694 B2, US 7415694B2, US-B2-7415694, US7415694 B2, US7415694B2InventorsJeffrey P. MayhewOriginal AssigneeSynopsis IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (19), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (7), Classifications (7), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetGraph based phase shift lithography mapping method and apparatus
US 7415694 B2Abstract
assigning a first phase to a first node representing a first polygon in P1 assigning a second phase to each node having a corresponding connection to the first node, said each node representing polygon in P1 having an edge adjacent to a corresponding target feature in P2, said corresponding target feature representing said corresponding connection to the first node; and
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