Patents by Inventor Keiko Amai

Keiko Amai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060152723
    Abstract: In fabrication of a semiconductor device having plural patterns on a plurality of layers by using complementary divided masks each having alignment marks distributed therein, because of the presence of a plurality of complementary divided mask layers, misalignment between respective layers tends to occur. To solve this problem, divided alignment marks (M1a, M2a, M3a, M4a) are formed in respective complementary divided regions corresponding to respective blocks (B1, B2, B3, B4) of complementary divided masks obtained by dividing a stencil mask. By distributing alignment marks to respective complementary divided masks, a positional deviation between respective masks is averaged, thereby enabling to fabricate a semiconductor device in which a large positional deviation between patterns of adjoining layers is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichiro Nohdo, Keiko Amai