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Amorphous fluoropolymer pellicle films

CA 2024618 C · Owner: Keys, Dalen E. · Inventors: Keys, Dalen E.

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A pellicle comprising a thin, durable film of substantially uniform thickness which absorbs less than 10% light at wavelengths between 190 and 820 nanometers, tautly adhered to one edge of an enclosed support frame said thin film comprising amorphous fluoropolymers having a refractive index between 1.24 and 1.41. Pellicles of this type are dust defocusing covers for photomasks and reticles used to project patterns onto light sensitive substrates such as photoresist-coated semiconductor wafers which are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.

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  • Filed September 5, 1990 and granted February 16, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 5, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 5, 1990
GrantedFebruary 16, 1999
Term endedSeptember 5, 2010
Patent numberCA 2024618 C
Classification (IPC)G03F1/62 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedSep 5, 1990Patent grantedFeb 16, 1999Term endedSep 5, 2010

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