Reflective mask blank and reflective mask

    公开(公告)号:US11914283B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17658763

    申请日:2022-04-11

    Applicant: AGC INC.

    CPC classification number: G03F1/24 G03F1/52 G03F1/54

    Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate and, on or above the substrate in order, a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light, a protective layer for protecting the reflective layer, and an absorbent layer for absorbing EUV light. The absorbent layer has a reflectance for a wavelength of 13.53 nm of from 2.5% to 10%. A film thickness d of the absorbent layer satisfies a relationship of:






    d

    M

    A

    X


    -


    (


    i
    ×
    6

    +
    1

    )



    nm



    d



    d

    M

    A

    X


    -


    (


    i
    ×
    6

    -
    1

    )



    nm






    where the integer i is 0 or 1, and dMAX is represented by:






    d
    MAX

    (
    nm
    )

    =


    13.53

    2

    n

    cos

    6

    °



    {


    INT

    (

    0.58

    1
    -
    n


    )

    +


    1

    2

    π




    (



    tan

    -
    1


    (


    -
    k


    1
    -
    n


    )

    +
    0.64

    )



    }






    where n is a refractive index of the absorbent layer, k is an absorption coefficient of the absorbent layer, and INT(x) is a function of returning an integer value obtained by truncating a decimal part.

    REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND SUBSTRATE WITH CONDUCTIVE FILM

    公开(公告)号:US20250147406A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US19013635

    申请日:2025-01-08

    Applicant: AGC INC.

    Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, including: a substrate; a conductive film on or above a back surface of the substrate; a reflective layer that reflects EUV light and is on or above a front surface of the substrate; and an absorption layer that absorbs the EUV light and is on or above the reflective layer, where the conductive film has a light transmittance at a wavelength of 1000 nm to 1100 nm of 2.0% or more, a light transmittance at a wavelength of 600 nm to 700 nm of 1.0% or more, and a light transmittance at a wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm of less than 1.0%.

    Reflective mask blank and reflective mask

    公开(公告)号:US11150550B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16056786

    申请日:2018-08-07

    Applicant: AGC INC.

    Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes, on/above a substrate in the following order from the substrate side a multilayer reflective film which reflects EUV light and an absorber film which absorbs EUV light. The absorber film is a tantalum-based material film containing a tantalum-based material. The absorber film provides a peak derived from the tantalum-based material in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the peak having a peak diffraction angle (2θ) of 36.8 degrees or more and a full width at half maximum of 1.5 degrees or more.

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