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US 2003/0117482 A1Published application
Method of forming fiducial marks on a micro-sized article
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJohn Border, Susan H. Bernegger, John C. Pulver, Morgan A. Smith
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Abstract
A method of forming fiducial marks on a micro-sized article has at least one optical feature adjacent the micro-sized article that focuses a collimated beam of light onto a surface opposite the mounting surface of the micro-sized article. Fiducial mark is formed on the surface that enables precise alignment of the micro-sized articles.
Claims21
Method of forming fiducial marks on a micro-sized article supportedly mounted on a first surface of a transparent medium, said transparent medium having a second surface opposite said first surface, comprising:
- forming at least one optical feature adjacent said micro-sized article at a predetermined location on said first surface of said transparent medium;
- altering at least a portion of said second surface of said transparent medium;
- directing a collimated beam of light onto said at least one optical feature, said at least one optical feature focusing said collimated beam of light onto said second surface thereby forming a correspondingly precisely located at least one fiducial mark thereon opposite said at least one optical feature.
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