In wafer steppers, the alignment of an exposure field to the reticle being imaged is known to affect the success or failure of that field's circuit(s). Because of this relationship between alignment accuracy and device yield, much emphasis is placed on obtaining and consistently maintaining an alignment accuracy within tight design rules.
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