Pattern formation method and exposure apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9500961
APP PUB NO 20160238947A1
SERIAL NO

14741554

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According to one embodiment, According to one embodiment, a pattern formation method includes disposing a mask and a substrate separately from each other, the mask having a plurality of light transmitting portions arranged periodically. The method includes irradiating the mask with illumination light emitted from an optical part to irradiate the substrate with at least a part of the illumination light transmitted through the light transmitting portions. a distance d between the mask and the substrate, a wavelength λ of the illumination light, a pitch p of an arrangement of the light transmitting parts, a numerical aperture NAi of the optical part, and at least one natural number n satisfy the following. p≧2λ, (np2/λ)−α≦d≦(np2/λ)+α, α=p2(2λ) and λ/(8np)≦NAi<λ/(2np).

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  • TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sato, Takashi Kanagawa, JP 951 9277
Suto, Takeshi Kanagawa, JP 11 132
Yamada, Akiko Tokyo, JP 95 1199

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