Method to reduce line waviness

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9927696
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15705771

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Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an exposure pattern alteration software application which manipulates exposure polygons having lines with angles substantially close to angles of symmetry of a hex close pack arrangement, which suffer from long jogs. Long jogs present themselves as high edge placement error regions. As such, the exposure pattern alteration software application provides for line wave reduction by serrating polygon edges at affected angles to reduce edge placement errors during maskless lithography patterning in a manufacturing process.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INCP O BOX 450-A SANTA CLARA CA 95052

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Bencher, Christopher Dennis Cupertino, US 100 4880
Johnson, Joseph R Redwood City, US 46 67
Laidig, Thomas L Richmond, US 49 402

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