A method of fabricating an imprint stamp is disclosed. The imprint stamp
includes a plurality of layers of material that are deposited in a
deposition order. After deposition, each layer is patterned and then
etched to form a portion of an application specific imprint pattern. The
portion includes variations in a topography of the layer. The application
specific imprint pattern comprises a plurality of features that are
defined by the variations in the topographies of all of the layers of
material that were deposited, patterned, and etched. The imprint stamp
can be used in a soft-lithography process by pressing the application
specific imprint pattern into a mask layer in which the application
specific imprint pattern is replicated.