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EP3011389 - SCANNING COHERENT DIFFRACTIVE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTINIC MASK INSPECTION FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.04.2018
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.04.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.05.2018  [2018/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Paul Scherrer Institut
5232 Villigen PSI / CH
[2016/17]
Inventor(s)01 / EKINCI, Yasin
Dora-Staudinger 6
CH-8046 Zürich / CH
 [2016/17]
Representative(s)Fischer, Michael
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2016/17]
Application number, filing date14729248.626.05.2014
[2016/17]
WO2014EP60834
Priority number, dateEP2013017223817.06.2013         Original published format: EP 13172238
[2016/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014202341
Date:24.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3011389
Date:27.04.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:G03F1/00, G03F1/84
[2016/17]
CPC:
G03F1/84 (EP,US); G03F1/24 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/17]
TitleGerman:ABTASTUNGSKOHÄRENTES DIFFRAKTIVES BILDGEBUNGSVERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR AKTINISCHEN MASKENINSPEKTION FÜR DIE EUV-LITHOGRAFIE[2016/17]
English:SCANNING COHERENT DIFFRACTIVE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTINIC MASK INSPECTION FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY[2016/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'IMAGERIE DIFFRACTIVE COHÉRENTE À BALAYAGE ET SYSTÈME POUR L'INSPECTION DE MASQUE ACTINIQUE POUR LA LITHOGRAPHIE À UVE[2016/17]
Entry into regional phase09.12.2015National basic fee paid 
09.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
09.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/17]
20.07.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.12.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/19]
05.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2018/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
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31.05.201704   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XP]  - LEE SANGSUL ET AL, "A novel concept for actinic EUV mask review tool using a scanning lensless imaging method at the Swiss Light Source", PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE, S P I E - INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, US, (20140417), vol. 9048, doi:10.1117/12.2046226, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 904811-1 - 904811-7, XP060030804 [XP] 1,2 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2046226
 [X]  - HARADA TETSUO ET AL, "Imaging of extreme-ultraviolet mask patterns using coherent extreme-ultraviolet scatterometry microscope based on coherent diffraction imaging", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART B, AVS / AIP, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 29, no. 6, doi:10.1116/1.3657525, ISSN 1071-1023, (20111101), pages 6F503-1 - 6F503-7, (20111103), XP012154901 [X] 1,2 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.3657525
 [I]  - HARADA TETSUO ET AL, "The coherent EUV scatterometry microscope for actinic mask inspection and metrology", PHOTOMASK AND NEXT-GENERATION LITHOGRAPHY MASK TECHNOLOGY XVIII, SPIE, 1000 20TH ST. BELLINGHAM WA 98225-6705 USA, (20110429), vol. 8081, no. 1, doi:10.1117/12.896576, pages 1 - 9, XP060015146 [I] 1,2 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.896576
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.05.012
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2011615
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