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CANON KK

49 patents
US5610715AMar 11, 1997

Displacement detecting system, an expose apparatus, and a device manufacturing method employing a scale whose displacement is detected by a selected detection head

CANON KK397 citations99
US5486919AJan 23, 1996

Inspection method and apparatus for inspecting a particle, if any, on a substrate having a pattern

CANON KK155 citations99
US5767962AJun 16, 1998

Inspection system and device manufacturing method using the same

CANON KK102 citations98
US5721721AFeb 24, 1998

Two scanning probes information recording/reproducing system with one probe to detect atomic reference location on a recording medium

CANON KK120 citations98
US5340992AAug 23, 1994

Apparatus and method of detecting positional relationship using a weighted coefficient

CANON KK110 citations98
US6636311B1Oct 21, 2003

Alignment method and exposure apparatus using the same

CANON KK63 citations96
US6040909AMar 21, 2000

Surface position detecting system and device manufacturing method using the same

CANON KK68 citations96
US5729290AMar 17, 1998

Movement detection device and focus detection apparatus using such device

CANON KK87 citations96
US5519686AMay 21, 1996

Encoder for controlling measurements in the range of a few angstroms

CANON KK69 citations96
US5333050AJul 26, 1994

Measuring method and apparatus for meausring the positional relationship of first and second gratings

CANON KK71 citations96
US5327221AJul 5, 1994

Device for detecting positional relationship between two objects

CANON KK99 citations96
US4804831AFeb 14, 1989

Focus detecting apparatus independent of object image contrast

CANON KK114 citations96
US4788596ANov 29, 1988

Image stabilizing device

CANON KK57 citations96
US4780739AOct 25, 1988

Anti-vibration imaging device

CANON KK105 citations96
US6906805B1Jun 14, 2005

Position detecting system and exposure apparatus using the same

CANON KK16 citations93
US6594012B2Jul 15, 2003

Exposure apparatus

CANON KK32 citations93
US6124601ASep 26, 2000

Position sensor having a reflective projecting system and device fabrication method using the sensor

CANON KK24 citations93
US5969820AOct 19, 1999

Surface position detecting system and exposure apparatus using the same

CANON KK47 citations93
US5861952AJan 19, 1999

Optical inspection method and apparatus including intensity modulation of a light beam and detection of light scattered at an inspection position

CANON KK37 citations93
US5834767ANov 10, 1998

Surface position detecting system and projection exposure apparatus using the same

CANON KK39 citations93
US5777744AJul 7, 1998

Exposure state detecting system and exposure apparatus using the same

CANON KK46 citations93
US5750294AMay 12, 1998

Best focus determining method

CANON KK30 citations93
US5751426AMay 12, 1998

Positional deviation measuring device and method for measuring the positional deviation between a plurality of diffraction gratings formed on the same object

CANON KK37 citations93
US5610718AMar 11, 1997

Apparatus and method for detecting a relative displacement between first and second diffraction gratings arranged close to each other wherein said gratings have different pitch sizes

CANON KK40 citations93
US5541729AJul 30, 1996

Measuring apparatus utilizing diffraction of reflected and transmitted light

CANON KK21 citations93
US5526044AJun 11, 1996

Movement detection device and focus detection apparatus using such device

CANON KK20 citations93
US5477554ADec 19, 1995

Phase shift device and laser apparatus utilizing the same

CANON KK21 citations93
US5461474AOct 24, 1995

Inspection apparatus for detecting foreign matter on a surface to be inspected, and an exposure apparatus and a device manufacturing method using the same

CANON KK49 citations93
US5432603AJul 11, 1995

Optical heterodyne interference measuring apparatus and method, and exposing apparatus and device manufacturing method using the same, in which a phase difference between beat signals is detected

CANON KK36 citations93
US5396336AMar 7, 1995

In-focus detecting device

CANON KK36 citations93
US5369486ANov 29, 1994

Position detector for detecting the position of an object using a diffraction grating positioned at an angle

CANON KK51 citations93
US5321502AJun 14, 1994

Measuring method and measuring apparatus

CANON KK25 citations93
US5200800AApr 6, 1993

Position detecting method and apparatus

CANON KK30 citations93
US5000572AMar 19, 1991

Distance measuring system

CANON KK27 citations93
US7508493B2Mar 24, 2009

Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method

CANON KK30 citations92
US5652657AJul 29, 1997

Inspection system for original with pellicle

CANON KK44 citations92
US4641962AFeb 10, 1987

Aberration measuring method

CANON KK26 citations92
US4842408AJun 27, 1989

Phase shift measuring apparatus utilizing optical meterodyne techniques

CANON KK21 citations79
US7030998B2Apr 18, 2006

Phase measurement apparatus for measuring characterization of optical thin films

CANON KK8 citations74
US5742386AApr 21, 1998

Apparatus for detecting foreign matter on a substrate, and an exposure apparatus including the same

CANON KK14 citations74
US5450503ASep 12, 1995

Image recognition method

CANON KK12 citations74
US5404220AApr 4, 1995

Measuring method and measuring apparatus for determining the relative displacement of a diffraction grating with respect to a plurality of beams

CANON KK11 citations74
US5343291AAug 30, 1994

Method and apparatus for measuring an interval between two objects

CANON KK16 citations74
US5325176AJun 28, 1994

Position detecting method and apparatus including Fraunhofer diffraction detector

CANON KK17 citations74
US5319444AJun 7, 1994

Position detecting method and apparatus

CANON KK14 citations74
US5291023AMar 1, 1994

Position detecting system utilizing a weight coefficient to determine a gravity center of light

CANON KK16 citations74
US5192998AMar 9, 1993

In-focus detecting device

CANON KK16 citations74
US5122660AJun 16, 1992

Distance measuring system utilizing an object with at least one inclined surface

CANON KK19 citations74
US5523844AJun 4, 1996

Displacement detection apparatus

CANON KK15 citations73

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