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Number: 356/399
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > By alignment in lateral direction
Description: Subject matter where two objects or an object and a light beam are laterally aligned by displacing the objects along an axis essentially normal to the line connecting them or displacing the object and light beam along an axis essentially normal to the light beam.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
356/400 With light detector (e.g., photocell) 964
356/401 With registration indicia (e.g., scale) 1,225


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7602489 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Oct. 13, 2009
7602490 Liquid ejecting head alignment apparatus and liquid ejecting head alignment method Oct. 13, 2009
7602491 Optical gain approach for enhancement of overlay and alignment systems performance Oct. 13, 2009
7593104 Method for manufacturing optical module, positioning apparatus, evaluation method and evaluation apparatus for evaluating optical module Sep. 22, 2009
7586608 Wafer-level testing of optical and optoelectronic chips Sep. 8, 2009
7573585 Detection apparatus detecting predetermined positions of member Aug. 11, 2009
7562809 Method for detecting component placement errors in product assembly and assemblies made therewith Jul. 21, 2009
7561260 System for verifying the accuracy of lens holder attachment, lens attachment stage, and lens processing system Jul. 14, 2009
7548798 Paste dispenser and method for controlling the same Jun. 16, 2009
7542141 Stage controller and exposure method in which position of the stage is controlled based on position measurements of first and second laser interferometers Jun. 2, 2009
7535001 Method and system for focusing a charged particle beam May. 19, 2009
7532305 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method using overlay measurement May. 12, 2009
7522262 Method for determining position of reference point Apr. 21, 2009
7515281 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Apr. 7, 2009
7508512 Continuous optical self-alignment for light curtains and optical presence sensors for simplification and maintenance of alignment Mar. 24, 2009
7508513 Measuring apparatus and measuring method Mar. 24, 2009
7508514 Correction of off-axis translation of optical elements in an optical zoom assembly Mar. 24, 2009
7505134 Automated ellipsometer and the like systems Mar. 17, 2009
7486397 Device for aligning substrate with mask and method using the same Feb. 3, 2009
7480051 Apparatus and method for hard-docking a tester to a tiltable imager Jan. 20, 2009
7471395 Light-emitting module and methods for optically aligning and assembling the same Dec. 30, 2008
7466412 Method of detecting displacement of exposure position marks Dec. 16, 2008
7466411 Replacement and alignment of laser Dec. 16, 2008
7459247 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Dec. 2, 2008
7460229 Beam alignment in spectroscopic microscopes Dec. 2, 2008
7456966 Alignment mark system and method to improve wafer alignment search range Nov. 25, 2008
7446872 Positioning apparatus and positioning method using the same Nov. 4, 2008
7443505 Optical alignment method and apparatus Oct. 28, 2008
7417580 Object detection system and object detection method Aug. 26, 2008
7414713 Method of measuring focal point, instrument used therefor, and method of fabricating semiconductor device Aug. 19, 2008
7411678 Alignment apparatus, control method thereof, exposure apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device by exposure apparatus controlled by the same control method Aug. 12, 2008
7410880 Method for measuring bonding quality of bonded substrates, metrology apparatus, and method of producing a device from a bonded substrate Aug. 12, 2008
7408642 Registration target design for managing both reticle grid error and wafer overlay Aug. 5, 2008
7405388 Video centerscope for machine alignment Jul. 29, 2008
7388663 Optical position assessment apparatus and method Jun. 17, 2008
7382448 Alignment system for observation instruments Jun. 3, 2008
7375810 Overlay error detection May. 20, 2008
7375361 Optical alignment device for machine tool May. 20, 2008
7372569 Method of correcting alignment errors in a segmented reflective surface May. 13, 2008
7372029 Scanning transmission electron microscope and scanning transmission electron microscopy May. 13, 2008
7368206 Automated overlay metrology system May. 6, 2008
7369214 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method utilizing a metrology system with sensors May. 6, 2008
7369237 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system May. 6, 2008
7369238 Lens blank alignment and blocking device and method May. 6, 2008
7359053 Optical array with beam alignment feature Apr. 15, 2008
7355675 Method for measuring information about a substrate, and a substrate for use in a lithographic apparatus Apr. 8, 2008
7339282 Topographically indexed support substrates Mar. 4, 2008
7333199 Aligning optical components with three degrees of translational freedom Feb. 19, 2008
7332255 Overlay box structure for measuring process induced line shortening effect Feb. 19, 2008
7315373 Wafer positioning method and device, wafer process system, and wafer seat rotation axis positioning method for wafer positioning device Jan. 1, 2008

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