Inventor
KAWAI HIDEMI
JP21 patents
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NIKON CORP
11 patentsUS5117255AMay 26, 1992
Projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP152 citations99
US7522259B2Apr 21, 2009
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography
NIKON CORP71 citations98
US5617182AApr 1, 1997
Scanning exposure method
NIKON CORP49 citations96
US4860374AAug 22, 1989
Apparatus for detecting position of reference pattern
NIKON CORP109 citations96
US5912727AJun 15, 1999
Projection exposure method in which mask patterns are imaged on photosensitive substrates with adjustment of illumination and projection parameters corresponding to the mask pattern
NIKON CORP19 citations92
US6195155B1Feb 27, 2001
Scanning type exposure method
NIKON CORP11 citations74
US6175405B1Jan 16, 2001
Projection exposure method and method of manufacturing a projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP9 citations74
US5671057ASep 23, 1997
Alignment method
NIKON CORP16 citations74
US5220176AJun 15, 1993
Apparatus and method for detecting alignment marks having alignment optical systems' driving means
NIKON CORP12 citations74
US9958786B2May 1, 2018
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography using object on wafer holder in place of wafer
NIKON CORP1 citations63
US12162070B2Dec 10, 2024
Processing system, processing method, computer program, recording medium, and control apparatus
NIKON CORP0 citations62
NIPPON KOGAKU KK
5 patentsUS4780747AOct 25, 1988
Projection exposure apparatus
NIPPON KOGAKU KK139 citations98
US4780616AOct 25, 1988
Projection optical apparatus for mask to substrate alignment
NIPPON KOGAKU KK42 citations93
US4704020ANov 3, 1987
Projection optical apparatus
NIPPON KOGAKU KK32 citations92
US4679942AJul 14, 1987
Method of aligning a semiconductor substrate and a photomask
NIPPON KOGAKU KK27 citations92
USRE38176EJul 8, 2003
Scanning exposure method
NIPPON KOGAKU KK2 citations62
KAWAI HIDEMI
5 patentsUS8670104B2Mar 11, 2014
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography with cleaning liquid opposed by a surface of object
KAWAI HIDEMI4 citations83
US8670103B2Mar 11, 2014
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography using bubbles
KAWAI HIDEMI4 citations83
US8493545B2Jul 23, 2013
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography supplying cleaning liquid onto a surface of object below optical element, liquid supply port and liquid recovery port
KAWAI HIDEMI5 citations83
US8269946B2Sep 18, 2012
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography supplying cleaning liquid at different times than immersion liquid
KAWAI HIDEMI8 citations83
US8085381B2Dec 27, 2011
Cleanup method for optics in immersion lithography using sonic device
KAWAI HIDEMI4 citations73