Patent ID: 8865046

Claim:
A method of edge field patterning on a substrate using an imprint lithography system, comprising: positioning an imprint lithography template with the substrate such that a portion of the imprint lithography template is in superimposition with the substrate, the imprint lithography template having at least one mesa corresponding to a partial field on the substrate; depositing polymerizable material in a layer having uniform thickness on the partial field in superimposition with the imprint lithography template; positioning the imprint lithography template toward the substrate; contacting the imprint lithography template with the polymerizable material; applying an asymmetrical force to the template such that the center of pressure on the template is offset from the center of the template, wherein the center of pressure on the template is offset to the center of pressure of the deposited polymerizable material on the partial field; and solidifying the polymerizable material to provide an edge field pattern on the substrate.