Patent ID: 8066930

Claim:
A method for forming an imprinting layer on a substrate, the imprinting layer having a plurality of features and a residual layer, the method comprising: selecting a sub-portion of the substrate, the sub-portion having a locus and a size defining an area A; providing an imprint lithography template having a mold having substantially uniform period features; providing a plurality of discrete and spaced apart droplets of material in a pattern within the sub-portion of the substrate, the pattern of droplets distributing the material over the sub-portion of the substrate wherein imprinting layer is to be formed, the plurality of droplets having a combined volume determined by area A of the sub-portion, fill factor, desired thickness of the residual layer, and desired thickness of the features, such that the thickness of the residual layer is minimized and visco-elastic behavior of the material is minimized; contacting the imprint lithography template with the droplets spreading the droplets of material; and, solidifying the material forming the imprinting layer having the plurality of features and the residual layer.