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MIZUTANI HIDEO
JP66 patents
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NIKON CORP
43 patentsUS6153886ANov 28, 2000
Alignment apparatus in projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP175 citations99
US5424552AJun 13, 1995
Projection exposing apparatus
NIKON CORP162 citations99
US7460207B2Dec 2, 2008
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
NIKON CORP87 citations98
US7436487B2Oct 14, 2008
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
NIKON CORP75 citations98
US7379158B2May 27, 2008
Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
NIKON CORP85 citations98
US5489986AFeb 6, 1996
Position detecting apparatus
NIKON CORP119 citations97
US5995198ANov 30, 1999
Exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP60 citations96
US5734478AMar 31, 1998
Projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP55 citations96
US5633721AMay 27, 1997
Surface position detection apparatus
NIKON CORP84 citations96
US5587794ADec 24, 1996
Surface position detection apparatus
NIKON CORP45 citations96
US5583609ADec 10, 1996
Projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP92 citations96
US5528027AJun 18, 1996
Scanning exposure apparatus having a scanning device for scanning light beams along the movement direction of a moving mask stage
NIKON CORP69 citations96
US5488230AJan 30, 1996
Double-beam light source apparatus, position detecting apparatus and aligning apparatus
NIKON CORP47 citations96
US5416562AMay 16, 1995
Method of detecting a position and apparatus therefor
NIKON CORP74 citations96
US5347356ASep 13, 1994
Substrate aligning device using interference light generated by two beams irradiating diffraction grating
NIKON CORP71 citations96
US5220454AJun 15, 1993
Cata-dioptric reduction projection optical system
NIKON CORP72 citations96
US5151750ASep 29, 1992
Alignment apparatus
NIKON CORP88 citations96
US5118953AJun 2, 1992
Substrate alignment apparatus using diffracted and reflected radiation beams
NIKON CORP54 citations96
US5070250ADec 3, 1991
Position detection apparatus with adjustable beam and interference fringe positions
NIKON CORP61 citations96
US4864123ASep 5, 1989
Apparatus for detecting the level of an object surface
NIKON CORP61 citations96
US4801977AJan 31, 1989
Projection optical apparatus
NIKON CORP63 citations96
US6320658B1Nov 20, 2001
Apparatus and method for detecting the position of a surface to be examined, exposure apparatus equipped with the detecting apparatus and method of producing the exposure apparatus, and method of producing devices using the exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP31 citations93
US6124933ASep 26, 2000
Exposure apparatus utilizing surface position detection, method thereof, and semiconductor device production method using the apparatus
NIKON CORP20 citations93
US5801835ASep 1, 1998
Surface position detection apparatus and method
NIKON CORP25 citations93
US5684595ANov 4, 1997
Alignment apparatus and exposure apparatus equipped therewith
NIKON CORP49 citations93
US5602399AFeb 11, 1997
Surface position detecting apparatus and method
NIKON CORP52 citations93
US5241188AAug 31, 1993
Apparatus for detecting a focussing position
NIKON CORP47 citations93
US5214489AMay 25, 1993
Aligning device for exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP54 citations93
US5204535AApr 20, 1993
Alignment device having irradiation and detection light correcting optical elements
NIKON CORP42 citations93
US5689339ANov 18, 1997
Alignment apparatus
NIKON CORP48 citations92
US5568257AOct 22, 1996
Adjusting device for an alignment apparatus
NIKON CORP24 citations92
US5510892AApr 23, 1996
Inclination detecting apparatus and method
NIKON CORP42 citations92
US5171999ADec 15, 1992
Adjustable beam and interference fringe position
NIKON CORP40 citations92
US4902900AFeb 20, 1990
Device for detecting the levelling of the surface of an object
NIKON CORP46 citations92
US5751403AMay 12, 1998
Projection exposure apparatus and method
NIKON CORP22 citations91
US5184196AFeb 2, 1993
Projection exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP53 citations90
US6304319B1Oct 16, 2001
Exposure apparatus, method of producing the same, and method of producing devices
NIKON CORP15 citations84
US5757505AMay 26, 1998
Exposure apparatus
NIKON CORP18 citations84
US6894763B2May 17, 2005
Exposure apparatus and methods utilizing plural mask and object stages movable in opposite directions, and methods of producing devices using the same
NIKON CORP15 citations83
US5569929AOct 29, 1996
Double-beam light source apparatus, position detecting apparatus and aligning apparatus
NIKON CORP14 citations82
US5805347ASep 8, 1998
Variable-magnification telecentric optical system
NIKON CORP13 citations74
US5572288ANov 5, 1996
Exposure apparatus with variable alignment optical system
NIKON CORP17 citations74
US5530257AJun 25, 1996
Double-beam light source apparatus, position detecting apparatus and aligning apparatus
NIKON CORP7 citations74
NIPPON KOGAKU KK
5 patentsUS4780747AOct 25, 1988
Projection exposure apparatus
NIPPON KOGAKU KK139 citations98
US4748333AMay 31, 1988
Surface displacement sensor with opening angle control
NIPPON KOGAKU KK55 citations92
US4730900AMar 15, 1988
Projection optical apparatus
NIPPON KOGAKU KK50 citations91
US4723845AFeb 9, 1988
Optical apparatus for the detection of position
NIPPON KOGAKU KK20 citations82
US4641964AFeb 10, 1987
Apparatus for measuring optical characteristics of optical systems
NIPPON KOGAKU KK20 citations78
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