LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE
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1. A lithography apparatus that performs drawing on a substrate with an energy beam based on bitmap data generated via error diffusion from pattern data, the lithography apparatus comprising:
- a smoothing device configured to perform smoothing on the pattern data before the error diffusion.
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Abstract
A lithography apparatus that performs drawing on a substrate with an energy beam based on bitmap data generated via an error diffusion from pattern data includes a smoothing device configured to perform smoothing on the pattern data before the error diffusion.
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13 Claims
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1. A lithography apparatus that performs drawing on a substrate with an energy beam based on bitmap data generated via error diffusion from pattern data, the lithography apparatus comprising:
a smoothing device configured to perform smoothing on the pattern data before the error diffusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:
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forming a pattern on a substrate using a lithography apparatus; and developing the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacturing the article, wherein the lithography apparatus performs drawing on the substrate with an energy beam based on bitmap data generated via error diffusion from pattern data, the lithography apparatus including; a smoothing device configured to perform smoothing on the pattern data before the error diffusion.
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