A practical approach for submicron lithography is mix and match imaging using x -ray and optical steppers. The advantages of x -ray lithography are primarily submicron resolution, unlimited depth of focus and insensitivity to substrate topology and composition. Optical lithography on the other hand becomes most difficult in the submicron region where process latitude becomes tightly limited.
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