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TANITSU OSAMU
JP57 patents
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NIKON CORP
39 patentsUS6913373B2Jul 5, 2005
Optical illumination device, exposure device and exposure method
NIKON CORP136 citations98
US5581605ADec 3, 1996
Optical element, production method of optical element, optical system, and optical apparatus
NIKON CORP148 citations98
US7423731B2Sep 9, 2008
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method with polarized switching device
NIKON CORP59 citations97
US6597430B1Jul 22, 2003
Exposure method, illuminating device, and exposure system
NIKON CORP92 citations97
US6563567B1May 13, 2003
Method and apparatus for illuminating a surface using a projection imaging apparatus
NIKON CORP143 citations97
US6741394B1May 25, 2004
Optical integrator, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus and observation apparatus
NIKON CORP63 citations96
US6238063B1May 29, 2001
Illumination optical apparatus and projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP89 citations96
US6236449B1May 22, 2001
Illumination optical apparatus and exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP70 citations96
US5636003AJun 3, 1997
Illumination optical apparatus and scanning exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP56 citations96
US5669708ASep 23, 1997
Optical element, production method of optical element, optical system, and optical apparatus
NIKON CORP90 citations95
US5867319AFeb 2, 1999
Illumination optical system, an exposure apparatus having the illumination system, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device
NIKON CORP64 citations94
US8379187B2Feb 19, 2013
Optical unit, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP12 citations93
US5986744ANov 16, 1999
Projection optical system, illumination apparatus, and exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP19 citations93
US5955243ASep 21, 1999
Illumination optical system and method of manufacturing semiconductor devices
NIKON CORP31 citations93
US5912725AJun 15, 1999
Illumination optical system to be used in an exposure apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure using the exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP21 citations93
US5731577AMar 24, 1998
Illumination apparatus and projection exposure apparatus using the same
NIKON CORP36 citations93
US7515248B2Apr 7, 2009
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method with polarized state detection result and adjustment
NIKON CORP25 citations92
US7095560B2Aug 22, 2006
Diffractive optical device, refractive optical device, illumination optical system, exposure apparatus and exposure method
NIKON CORP44 citations92
US5640284AJun 17, 1997
Optical reflector, illumination optical system, light source system and illumination optical apparatus
NIKON CORP40 citations92
US9423694B2Aug 23, 2016
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
NIKON CORP4 citations84
US8039807B2Oct 18, 2011
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device
NIKON CORP9 citations84
US6081320AJun 27, 2000
Illumination apparatus and exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP17 citations84
US5790239AAug 4, 1998
Illumination optical apparatus containing an optical integrator and projection exposure apparatus using the same
NIKON CORP12 citations74
US10768409B2Sep 8, 2020
Spatial light modulator unit, illumination optical system, exposure device, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP1 citations73
US10175583B2Jan 8, 2019
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, device production method, and light polarization unit
NIKON CORP2 citations73
US5963306AOct 5, 1999
Exposure apparatus and methods for using the same
NIKON CORP11 citations71
US9366970B2Jun 14, 2016
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP2 citations63
US9341954B2May 17, 2016
Optical unit, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP1 citations63
US9057963B2Jun 16, 2015
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP1 citations63
US7515247B2Apr 7, 2009
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method with polarized state fluctuation correcting device
NIKON CORP2 citations62
US10025194B2Jul 17, 2018
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device
NIKON CORP1 citations61
US9513558B2Dec 6, 2016
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device
NIKON CORP1 citations61
US8749759B2Jun 10, 2014
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device
NIKON CORP1 citations61
US6106139AAug 22, 2000
Illumination optical apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP6 citations60
US10691026B2Jun 23, 2020
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, device production method, and light polarization unit
NIKON CORP0 citations52
US10241417B2Mar 26, 2019
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
NIKON CORP0 citations52
US10234770B2Mar 19, 2019
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
NIKON CORP0 citations52
US10203496B2Feb 12, 2019
Spatial light modulator unit, illumination optical system, exposure device, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP0 citations52
US9817229B2Nov 14, 2017
Spatial light modulator unit, illumination optical system, exposure device, and device manufacturing method
NIKON CORP0 citations52
TANITSU OSAMU
7 patentsUS9429848B2Aug 30, 2016
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
TANITSU OSAMU6 citations84
US9140990B2Sep 22, 2015
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
TANITSU OSAMU8 citations84
US8456624B2Jun 4, 2013
Inspection device and inspecting method for spatial light modulator, illumination optical system, method for adjusting the illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
TANITSU OSAMU14 citations84
US8446579B2May 21, 2013
Inspection device and inspecting method for spatial light modulator, illumination optical system, method for adjusting the illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
TANITSU OSAMU7 citations84
US8913227B2Dec 16, 2014
Illumination optical system, aligner, and process for fabricating device
TANITSU OSAMU5 citations73
US8451427B2May 28, 2013
Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof, and device manufacturing method
TANITSU OSAMU1 citations63
US10007194B2Jun 26, 2018
Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method
TANITSU OSAMU1 citations62
NIPPON KOGAKU KK
2 patentsOWA SOICHI
1 patentMURAMATSU KOUJI
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