Modeling and simulation

Handbook of Photomask Manufacturing Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 649-692

  Erdmann, Andreas ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY IISB   (Germany)

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