PHASE SHIFT MASK BLANK, PHASE SHIFT MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHASE SHIFT MASK

    公开(公告)号:EP4212956A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-19

    申请号:EP21866769.9

    申请日:2021-09-07

    IPC分类号: G03F1/32 G03F1/48

    摘要: There are provided a phase shift mask blank capable of sufficiently suppressing the generation of a haze on a mask, a phase shift mask with few haze defects, and a method for manufacturing the phase shift mask. A phase shift mask blank (10) according to this embodiment is a phase shift mask blank used for producing a phase shift mask to which an exposure light with a wavelength of 200 nm or less is applied, and the phase shift mask blank (10) includes: a substrate (11); and a phase shift film (14) formed on the substrate (11), in which the phase shift film (14) includes a phase layer (12) capable of adjusting each of the phase and the transmittance by a predetermined amount with respect to a transmitting exposure light and a protective layer (13) formed on the phase layer (12) and preventing gas permeation into the phase layer (12), when the film thickness of the phase layer (12) is defined as d1 and the film thickness of the protective layer (13) is defined as d2, the film thickness (d1) of the phase layer (12) is larger than the film thickness (d2) of the protective layer (13) and the film thickness (d2) of the protective layer (13) is 15 nm or less.

    MASK FOR EXTREME-UV LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:EP3486721A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-22

    申请号:EP17202392.1

    申请日:2017-11-17

    申请人: IMEC vzw

    摘要: A mask for extreme-UV lithography, of attenuated phase shift mask type, comprises a substrate (1), a reflecting structure (2) and attenuating and phase-shifting portions (3). An additional capping layer (4) covers at least sidewalls (SW) of the portions (3). It allows reducing a reflection of an incident beam of extreme-UV on the sidewalls of the portions, so that reflection peaks on opposite sides of each attenuating and phase-shifting portion are substantially identical. An additional protection function for the mask during cleaning processes is also provided by the capping layer.

    REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF REFLECTIVE MASK

    公开(公告)号:EP4443235A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-09

    申请号:EP24164620.7

    申请日:2024-03-19

    IPC分类号: G03F1/24 G03F1/48 G03F1/58

    CPC分类号: G03F1/24 G03F1/58 G03F1/48

    摘要: In a reflective mask blank including a substrate, a multilayer reflection film, a protection film, an absorber film and a hard mask film, the protection film is composed of a material containing ruthenium (Ru), the absorber film consists of a first layer and a second layer, or a first layer, a second layer and a third layer, the first layer has a composition containing tantalum (Ta) and being free of nitrogen (N), the second layer has a composition containing tantalum (Ta) and nitrogen (N), the third layer has a composition containing tantalum (Ta), nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), and the hard mask film is composed of a material containing chromium (Cr).

    THIN FILM MASK
    10.
    发明公开
    THIN FILM MASK 审中-实审

    公开(公告)号:EP4379463A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-05

    申请号:EP22866663.2

    申请日:2022-09-07

    发明人: CAI, Yongan

    摘要: The present application provides a thin film mask including a first layer and a second layer; the first layer and the second layer are arranged in layer configuration; the second layer includes an adhesive film; under irradiation of an ultraviolet light source and with a thickness of the first layer being 200 µm or less, an absorption coefficient of the first layer is ≥ 20%, wherein a wavelength of the ultraviolet light source is 355 ± 15 nm; or under irradiation of a green light source and with the thickness of the first layer being 200 µm or less, the absorption coefficient of the first layer is ≥ 20%, wherein a wavelength of the green light source is 530 ± 15 nm; or under irradiation of an infrared light source and with the thickness of the first layer being 200 µm or less, the absorption coefficient of the first layer is ≥ 20%, wherein a wavelength of the infrared light source is 1045 ± 20 nm; and a visible light transmittance of the first layer is ≤ 90%. The optical properties are utilized by the thin film mask provided by the present application, less power for the light source is required and the cost can be saved comparing with a common thin film. Further, by the patterning content formed by a light source with low power consumption, and the cost of the adhesive film is low. A complicated process is not needed to be matched with to achieve the patterning process, and cost reduction and efficiency increase are achieved.