Patents by Inventor Yusuke Tokuyama

Yusuke Tokuyama 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).

  • Patent number: 8072579
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring method including: transferring a measuring mark disposed on an original to a substrate at a plurality of locations; moving a substrate stage for holding the substrate so that the substrate is rotated by 90 degrees about a rotation axis parallel to an optical axis of a projection optical system; then transferring the measuring mark to the substrate at a plurality of locations so that the measuring mark overlaps the transfer region; measuring positional deviations among the transferred measuring marks and a first overlap mark in a region where the transfer regions overlap each other; and calculating at least one of a positional error of a shot on the substrate, a rotational error of the same, and an orthogonality in shot arrangement based on a result of the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yusuke Tokuyama
  • Publication number: 20090257045
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring method including: transferring a measuring mark disposed on an original to a substrate at a plurality of locations; moving a substrate stage for holding the substrate so that the substrate is rotated by 90 degrees about a rotation axis parallel to an optical axis of a projection optical system; then transferring the measuring mark to the substrate at a plurality of locations so that the measuring mark overlaps the transfer region; measuring positional deviations among the transferred measuring marks and a first overlap mark in a region where the transfer regions overlap each other; and calculating at least one of a positional error of a shot on the substrate, a rotational error of the same, and an orthogonality in shot arrangement based on a result of the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Tokuyama