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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.04.2010 (43) Date of publication: 18.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/20 (21) Application number: 09810440.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.08.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G03F 7/20(2006.01) G03F 1/16(2006.01) H01L 21/027(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/053327 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/025031 (04.03.2010 Gazette 2010/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 01.09.2008 US 202364 01.09.2008 US 202365 01.09.2008 US 202366 12.11.2008 US 269777 (71) Applicant: D2S, Inc. San Jose, CA 95117 (US)	(72) Inventors: FUJIMURA, Akira Saratoga CA 95070 (US) GLASSER, Lance Saratoga CA 95070 (US) MITSUHASHI, Takashi Fujisawa Kanagawa 251-0023 (JP) HAGIWARA, Kazuyuki Machida-shi Tokyo 194-0202 (JP) (74) Representative: Rees, Simon John Lewis  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)