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YOSHII MINORU
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CANON KK
49 patentsUS5610715AMar 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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