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US4504726A
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Pattern generator
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1981-12-04
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Granted: 1985-03-12
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Expires: 2001-12-04
Abstract
Abstract A pattern generator in which a workpiece to be machined into a desired pattern shape is held in vacuum and is irradiated with a laser beam condensed to be fine, while scanning the laser beam so as to depict the desired pattern shape, whereby the workpiece is directly machined in conformity with the desired pattern shape. As the workpiece, one in which a shading film (for example, chromium film) is deposited on a transparent glass substrate is employed, and it is irradiated with the laser beam in the vacuum, whereby the irradiated parts of the shading film are vaporized to fabricate a shading mask pattern of good quality.
Inventors
- 👤 Sumio Hosaka
- 👤 Akihiro Takanashi
- 👤 Toshiei Kurosaki
- 👤 Shinji Kuniyoshi
- 👤 Yoshio Kawamura
- 👤 Tsuneo Terasawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 22:52
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/08; B23K26/083; B23K26/0853; B23K26/0861; B23K26/12; B23K26/1224; B23K26/123; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/24; G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/68; G03F1/76; G03F7/00; G03F7/70; G03F7/70383; G03F7/704; G03F7/708; G03F7/70858; G03F7/70866; G03F7/70875; H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A pattern generator comprising a laser source, means to modulate a laser beam emitted from said laser source and to deflect it in a desired direction, means to focus the laser beam and to project it onto a workpiece to subject the workpiece to machining by the laser beam, a sample stage on which the workpiece is placed, means for moving the sample stage in three dimensions with the workpiece placed thereon, means to arrange at least the workpiece in vacuum, and means to control scanning of the laser beam in order to form a predetermined pattern on the workpiece, the predetermined pattern being directly formed in a surface of the workpiece in the vacuum by the laser beam machining.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A pattern generator comprising a laser source, means to modulate a laser beam emitted from said laser source and to deflect it in a desired direction, means to focus the laser beam and to project it onto a workpiece to subject the workpiece to machining by the laser beam, a sample stage on which the workpiece is placed, means for moving the sample stage in three dimensions with the workpiece placed thereon, means to arrange at least the workpiece in vacuum, and means to control scanning of the laser beam in order to form a predetermined pattern on the workpiece, the predetermined pattern being directly formed in a surface of the workpiece in the vacuum by the laser beam machining.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pattern generator according to claim 1, wherein the workpiece is so constructed that a shading material is deposited on a glass substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pattern generator according to claim 2, wherein the shading material is so disposed as to be directly subjected to the machining by the laser beam from the projection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pattern generator according to claim 2, wherein the shading material is so disposed as to be subjected to the machining by the laser beam from the projection means, through the glass substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pattern generator according to claim 2, wherein the shading material deposited on the glass substrate is chromium.
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