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US 9,568,819 · App. 13/360,994 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Holding apparatus, imprint apparatus and article manufacturing method using same

Inventor: Hirotoshi Torii (Utsunomiya, JP)

Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

G03F7/0002 B82Y10/00 B82Y40/00

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Patent No.: US 9,568,819
App. No.: 13/360,994
Granted: Feb 14, 2017
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A holding apparatus of the present invention for holding a mold, includes a chuck configured to attract the mold to hold the mold, including a plurality of holding units each of which is configured to hold the attracted mold, and including a support configured to support the plurality of holding units; and an actuator supported by the support and deforms the mold by applying a force. At least one of the holding units is supported by the support unit so as to be displaceable in the direction of the force applied by the actuator.

Claims (93)

1. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

2. The holding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable via a leaf spring, included in the chuck, in which the plurality of grooves are formed.

3. The holding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuator configured to apply a force to a side surface of the chuck.

4. The holding apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a controller configured to control a force to be applied to the side surface of the chuck by the actuator applying the force to the side surface of the chuck based on a force to be applied to the side surface of the mold by the actuator applying the force to the side surface of the mold.

5. The holding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a chuck base configured to support the chuck;

a controller configured to control the actuator; and

at least one detector supported by the chuck base and configured to detect a position of a side surface of the mold,

wherein the controller is configured to control a force for deforming the mold by the actuator based on an output of the detector.

6. The holding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of grooves penetrates from an attraction surface of the chuck that vacuum-attracts the mold to a surface of the chuck opposite from the attraction surface.

7. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units;

an actuator configured to apply a force to to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units vacuum-attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, so that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units includes an exhaust portion, and a contact part, to be in contact with the mold, that is formed around the exhaust portion, a plurality of grooves being formed around the contact part in the chuck; and

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

8. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

forming a pattern on a substrate using an imprint apparatus, wherein the imprint apparatus molds an imprint material on the substrate using a mold to form the pattern on the substrate, and includes a holding apparatus, and a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, and wherein the holding apparatus includes a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units vacuum-attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, so that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units includes an exhaust portion, and a contact part, to be in contact with the mold, that is formed around the exhaust portion, a plurality of grooves being formed around the contact part in the chuck; and

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

9. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable via a leaf spring, included in the chuck, in which one of the plurality of grooves are formed such that the leaf spring is elastic in a direction.

10. The holding apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising an actuator configured to apply a compressive force to at least one of a first side surface of the chuck in an X direction and a second side surface of the chuck in a Y direction, wherein the compressive force causes the leaf spring to deform.

11. A holding apparatus for holding a mold, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck,

wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in a direction such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold.

12. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising: a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in a direction such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

13. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

forming a pattern on a substrate using an imprint apparatus, wherein the imprint apparatus molds an imprint material on the substrate using a mold to form the pattern on the substrate, and includes a holding apparatus, and a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, and wherein the holding apparatus includes a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in a direction such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

14. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

15. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising: a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

16. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

forming a pattern on a substrate using an imprint apparatus, wherein the imprint apparatus molds an imprint material on the substrate using a mold to form the pattern on the substrate, and includes a holding apparatus, and a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, and wherein the holding apparatus includes a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

17. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units includes an exhaust portion, and a contact part, to be in contact with mold, that is formed around the exhaust portion, a plurality of grooves being formed around the contact part in the chuck so that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable in each of two directions along the force.

18. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units;

and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

19. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

20. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that vacuum-attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

wherein the at least one of the plurality of attraction units includes an exhaust portion, and a contact part, to be in contact with the mold, that is formed around the exhaust portion, a plurality of includes an exhaust portion, and a contact part, to be in contact with the mold, that is formed around the exhaust portion, a plurality of grooves being formed around the contact part in the chuck so that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable in each of two directions along the force, and

21. A holding apparatus for holding a mold, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and

an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck,

wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction along the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in each of two directions along the force such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold.

22. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising: a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction of the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in each of two directions along the force such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

23. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

forming a pattern on a substrate using an imprint apparatus, wherein the imprint apparatus molds an imprint material on the substrate using a mold to form the pattern on the substrate, and includes a holding apparatus, and a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, and wherein the holding apparatus includes a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to deform the mold by applying a force in a plane orthogonal to a direction of attraction of the mold by the chuck, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in a direction of the force applied by the actuator via an elastic member, included in the chuck, which is elastic in each of two directions along the force such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

24. A holding apparatus for holding a mold that has a pattern on a surface, the apparatus comprising:

a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality attraction units; and

an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof,

wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in each of two directions along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold.

25. An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus comprising:

a holding apparatus comprising: a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in each of two directions along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate.

26. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:

forming a pattern on a substrate using an imprint apparatus, wherein the imprint apparatus molds an imprint material on the substrate using a mold to form the pattern on the substrate, and includes a holding apparatus, and a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, and wherein the holding apparatus includes a chuck having a plurality of attraction units that attracts the mold, and configured to hold the mold by the plurality of attraction units; and an actuator configured to apply a force to the mold to deform the mold for magnification correction thereof, wherein at least one of the plurality of attraction units is displaceable relative to another of the plurality of attraction units in each of two directions along the force, in a state that the at least one of the plurality of attraction units attracts the mold, in a case where the actuator applies the force to the mold, such that relative positions between the plurality of attraction units are changed in accordance with the deformed mold; and

etching the substrate, on which the pattern has been formed, to manufacture the article.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2012

From: TORII, HIROTOSHI

To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Priority Claims (1)

JP 2011-020494 · Feb 2, 2011 · national

Continuity (1)

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