Apparatus and method for defining a pattern on a substrate
First Claim
1. An apparatus for defining a pattern on a substrate, said apparatus comprisinga flexible member having a mounting base, a movable portion which is movable with respect to said mounting base, and defining at least one aperture which is positionable above said substrate, an emission source for directing an emission through said aperture and at said substrate, distance-controlling means for controlling the distance between said movable portion of the flexible member and said substrate, actuator means for moving said flexible member and said substrate relative to each other parallel to a surface of said substrate.
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and a method for defining a pattern on a substrate using a shadow masking technique. Said apparatus comprises a flexible member having a movable portion and at least one aperture. The flexible member is positioned in operation above the substrate thereby acting as a shadow mask. The apparatus further comprises a support for the substrate, distance-controlling means for controlling the distance between said movable portion and said substrate, and an actuator for moving the flexible member and substrate relative to each other parallel to a surface of the substrate. The apparatus further comprises an emission source which emits materials, electrons or light and which aims through the shadow mask at the substrate where the pattern is defined. Such a pattern might be employed in micromechanic, microoptic or microelectronic devices, for example. The described apparatus may be implemented using the AFM principal.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for defining a pattern on a substrate, said apparatus comprising
a flexible member having a mounting base, a movable portion which is movable with respect to said mounting base, and defining at least one aperture which is positionable above said substrate, an emission source for directing an emission through said aperture and at said substrate, distance-controlling means for controlling the distance between said movable portion of the flexible member and said substrate, actuator means for moving said flexible member and said substrate relative to each other parallel to a surface of said substrate.
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22. A method for defining a pattern on a substrate comprising:
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positioning a flexible member above said substrate, said flexible member having a mounting base, a movable portion which is movable with respect to said mounting base, and defining at least one aperture;
emitting emissions from a emission source through said aperture and towards said substrate; and
controlling the distance between said movable portion of the flexible member and said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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