摘要:
A photomask blank having a film on a substrate is inspected by (A) measuring a surface topography of a photomask blank having a film to be inspected for stress, (B) removing the film from the photomask blank to provide a treated substrate, (C) measuring a surface topography of the treated substrate, and (D) comparing the surface topography of the photomask blank with the surface topography of the treated substrate, thereby evaluating a stress in the film.
摘要:
A photomask blank has a film of a transition metal/silicon base material comprising a transition metal, silicon, oxygen and nitrogen, having an oxygen content of at least 3 atom %, and satisfying the formula: 4×CSi/100−6×CM/100>1 wherein CSi is a silicon content in atom % and CM is a transition metal content in atom %.
摘要:
A photomask blank which is manufactured by depositing a phase shift film on a substrate and irradiating the phase shift film with high-energy radiation to effect substrate shape adjusting treatment is inspected by measuring a surface topography of the photomask blank after the substrate shape adjusting treatment, removing the phase shift film from the photomask blank, measuring a surface topography of the treated substrate after removal of the phase shift film, and comparing the surface topographies, thereby evaluating a warpage change before and after removal of the phase shift film, due to a stress of the phase shift film having undergone substrate shape adjusting treatment.
摘要:
In a phase shift mask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a phase shift film thereon, after the phase shift film is formed on the substrate, it is surface treated with ozone water having an ozone concentration of at least 1 ppm. The resulting phase shift film is of quality in that it experiences minimized changes of phase difference and transmittance upon immersion in chemical liquid during subsequent mask cleaning step or the like.
摘要:
In a phase shift mask comprising an exposure light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting region thereon, the second light-transmitting region functions as a phase shifter and is made of a fluorine-doped molybdenum silicide film or fluorine-doped chromium silicide film formed by a sputtering technique that uses molybdenum metal, chromium metal, molybdenum silicide or chromium silicide as the target and SiF2 as the reactive gas. The phase shifter has a high refractive index to short-wavelength exposure light, enabling a 180-degree phase change to be achieved at a minimum film thickness, and also has a good stability to such light. The phase shift mask can be used to fabricate semiconductor integrated circuits to a smaller minimum feature size and a higher level of integration.
摘要:
A continuous casting apparatus comprises continuously supplying molten metal from a tundish to a cooled mold having an inlet and an outlet at least through a break ring, forming a cast section by continuously cooling the molten metal in the mold and starting the solidification of the molten metal below its surface, and intermittently withdrawing the cast section with respect to the mold through its outlet. During continuous casting, a sealing gas having a pressure higher than atmospheric and being soluble in the molten metal is invariable supplied to the entirety of the contact area of the mold and the break ring.
摘要:
An improvement is proposed in the method for the preparation of a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic substrate plate of silicon and a magnetic recording layer formed on the substrate surface by the method of bias-sputtering, by which the magnetic recording layer can be imparted with an unexpectedly large coercive force. The improvement can be accomplished by the use of a silicon substrate plate which has a volume resistivity not exceeding 2 ohm-cm at room temperature. The improvement is more remarkable when the contact resistance between the silicon substrate plate and the substrate holder is kept not to exceed 10 kohm during the bias-sputtering for the formation of the magnetic recording layer on the substrate surface.
摘要:
A continuous cast method comprises continuously supplying molten metal from a tundish through a break ring to a cooled mold having an inlet and an outlet. A cast section is formed by continuously cooling the molten metal in the mold and starting the solidification of the molten metal below its surface and intermittently withdrawing the cast section with respect to the mold through its outlet. During continuous casting, a sealing gas having a pressure higher than atmospheric and soluble in the molten metal is constantly supplied to the entirety of the contact area of the mold and the break ring.
摘要:
A horizontal continuous casting method for continuously feeding a molten metal stored in a tundish through a tundish nozzle located in the vicinity of the tundish at its bottom to a mold horizontally connected to the tundish nozzle to produce a strand, wherein an electromagnetic field generating device is arranged in the vicinity of the boundary between the tundish nozzle and the mold for exerting an electromagnetic force directed toward a center of the molten metal flowing through the vicinity of the boundary or in a strand withdrawing direction, to separate the molten metal from the inner surface of the tundish mozzle anterior to the boundary with respect to the strand withdrawing direction, to allow the molten metal to come into contact with the inner surface of the mold posterior to the boundary with respect to the strand withdrawing direction. Control of the electromagnetic force exerted on the molten metal is effected by the electromagnetic field generating device arranged in the vicinity of the boundary in such a manner that a point at which the molten metal begins to come into contact with the inner surface of the mold coincides with a predetermined point. The electromagnetic force may also be controlled in such a manner that the points at which the molten metal begins to come into contact with the inner surface of the mold are brought to the same position peripherally of the molten metal with respect to the axis thereof.
摘要:
A method of electrical machining by the travelling-wire EDM process is improved by utilizing as the wire electrode for increased removal rate and reduced wear an electrode material which is drawn from a composition of 0.1 to 3% by weight zirconium, 0.3 to 10% zinc and the balance copper.