Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Hill

Stephen L. Hill 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).

  • Wafer stage position calibration method and system
    Patent number: 7142314
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a positioning stage includes placing a substrate on the positioning stage. The substrate has a contrast film above a portion of the substrate. At least one pattern is at a predetermined location above the substrate, corresponding to a predetermined location on the positioning stage if the positioning stage has zero offset from a registration position. A beam is applied to a position where the pattern on the substrate would be located if the positioning stage has zero offset. At least one of the group consisting of reflected, transmitted and scattered portions of the beam is measured. Whether the positioning stage has a non-zero offset is detected based on the measured portion of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Wafertech, LLC
    Inventors: Phong T. Nguyen, Stephen L. Hill, Nadja Orlova