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Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a pattern on a workpiece, such as a photomask, a semiconductor wafer, an electronic interconnect device, a printed circuit board, a display panel, a microoptical device or a printing plate, whereby a pattern with less visible edges is created. The apparatus comprises a source for emitting light pulses, a spatial modulator (SLM) having several pixels, a projection system, an electronic data delivery system, and a precision mechanical system moving said workpiece relative to said projection system. Further, it comprises an electronic control system coordinating the workpiece, the modulator and light sources, so that a large pattern is stitched together from the partial images created by the sequence of radiation pulses, where adjacent images being stitched together are overlapping at the common boundary, and the overlapping images have essentially the same pattern in the overlap region and a reduced light intensity.

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First Claim