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公开(公告)号:US12235575B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US18439057
申请日:2024-02-12
Applicant: AGC INC.
Inventor: Yusuke Ono , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Hirotomo Kawahara
IPC: G03F1/24
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, includes: a substrate; a conductive film; a reflective layer; and an absorption layer, the absorption layer absorbing the EUV light, wherein the conductive film has a refractive index nλ1000-1100 nm of 5.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ1000-1100 nm of 5.200 or less, at a wavelength of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ600-700 nm of 4.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ600-700 nm of 4.500 or less, at a wavelength of 600 nm to 700 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ400-500 nm of 2.500 or more and has an extinction coefficient kλ400-500 nm of 0.440 or more, at a wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm, and the conductive film has a film thickness t of 40 nm to 350 nm.
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公开(公告)号:US20230350284A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18219452
申请日:2023-07-07
Applicant: AGC INC.
Inventor: Yusuke Ono , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Hirotomo Kawahara
CPC classification number: G03F1/24 , G03F7/70058
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, includes: a substrate; a conductive film; a reflective layer; and an absorption layer, the absorption layer absorbing the EUV light, wherein the conductive film has a refractive index nλ1000-1100 nm of 5.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ1000-1100 nm of 5.200 or less, at a wavelength of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ600-700 nm of 4.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ600-700 nm of 4.500 or less, at a wavelength of 600 nm to 700 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ400-500 nm of 2.500 or more and has an extinction coefficient kλ400-500 nm of 0.440 or more, at a wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm, and the conductive film has a film thickness t of 40 nm to 350 nm.
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公开(公告)号:US12038685B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US18201705
申请日:2023-05-24
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Hiroyoshi Tanabe , Toshiyuki Uno , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Daijiro Akagi
IPC: G03F1/24
CPC classification number: G03F1/24
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography includes a substrate, a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light, and an absorption layer for absorbing EUV light. The reflective layer and the absorption layer are formed on or above the substrate in this order. The absorption layer contains tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb), and the absorption layer has a composition ratio Ta:Nb of Ta (at %) to Nb (at %) of from 4:1 to 1:4. Among diffraction peaks derived from the absorption layer observed at 2θ: from 20° to 50° by out-of-plane XRD method, a peak having the highest intensity has a half width FWHM of 1.0° or more.
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公开(公告)号:US11036127B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-15
申请号:US16056765
申请日:2018-08-07
Applicant: AGC INC.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Toshiyuki Uno
Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a backside conductive film on a back surface of a substrate. The backside conductive film has a laminated structure including a stress compensation layer and a conductive layer in this order from the substrate side. The conductive layer includes a metal nitride. The stress compensation layer has a compressive stress and the stress compensation layer includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, oxynitrides, and nitrides, each having an absorption coefficient (k) over the wavelength range of 400 nm to 800 nm being 0.1 or less. The conductive layer has a thickness of 5 nm or more and 30 nm or less. The backside conductive film has a total thickness of 50 nm or more.
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公开(公告)号:US11982935B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US17529124
申请日:2021-11-17
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Toshiyuki Uno , Masafumi Akita
IPC: G03F1/24 , G03F1/52 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/033
CPC classification number: G03F1/24 , G03F1/52 , H01L21/0274 , H01L21/0332 , H01L21/0337
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography includes a substrate and, formed on or above the substrate in the following order, a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light, a protective layer for the reflective layer, an absorption layer for absorbing EUV light, and a hard mask layer. The protective layer contains ruthenium (Ru), the absorption layer contains tantalum (Ta), the hard mask layer contains chromium (Cr) and at least one of nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), and the hard mask layer has a film density of from 3.00 g/cm3 to 5.40 g/cm3.
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公开(公告)号:US11953822B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US18198881
申请日:2023-05-18
Applicant: AGC INC.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Daijiro Akagi , Hiroaki Iwaoka , Toshiyuki Uno , Michinori Suehara , Keishi Tsukiyama
Abstract: The present invention relates to a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, including: a substrate, a multilayer reflective film reflecting EUV light, and a phase shift film shifting a phase of the EUV light, in which the substrate, the multilayer reflective film, and the phase shift film are formed in this order, the phase shift film includes a layer 1 including ruthenium (Ru) and nitrogen (N), and the layer 1 has an absolute value of a film stress of 1,000 MPa or less.
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公开(公告)号:US20240045319A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US18380956
申请日:2023-10-17
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Daijiro AKAGI , Hirotomo Kawahara , Toshiyuki Uno , Ichiro Ishikawa , Kenichi Sakaki
IPC: G03F1/24 , H01L21/033 , G03F1/32
CPC classification number: G03F1/24 , H01L21/0337 , H01L21/0332 , G03F1/32
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography includes: a substrate; a multilayer reflective film for reflecting EUV light; and a phase shift film for shifting a phase of EUV light, the multilayer reflective film and the phase shift film formed on or above the substrate in this order. The phase shift film includes a layer 1 including ruthenium (Ru) and at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N). Among diffraction peaks derived from the phase shift film observed at 2θ: from 20° to 50° by out-of-plane XRD method, a peak having the highest intensity has a half value width FWHM of 1.0° or more.
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公开(公告)号:US11934093B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US18219452
申请日:2023-07-07
Applicant: AGC INC.
Inventor: Yusuke Ono , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Hirotomo Kawahara
IPC: G03F1/24
CPC classification number: G03F1/24
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography, includes: a substrate; a conductive film; a reflective layer; and an absorption layer, the absorption layer absorbing the EUV light, wherein the conductive film has a refractive index nλ1000-1100 nm of 5.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ1000-1100 nm of 5.200 or less, at a wavelength of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ600-700 nm of 4.300 or less and has an extinction coefficient kλ600-700 nm of 4.500 or less, at a wavelength of 600 nm to 700 nm, the conductive film has a refractive index nλ400-500 nm of 2.500 or more and has an extinction coefficient kλ400-500 nm of 0.440 or more, at a wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm, and the conductive film has a film thickness t of 40 nm to 350 nm.
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公开(公告)号:US11698580B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-11
申请号:US17235220
申请日:2021-04-20
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Hiroyoshi Tanabe , Toshiyuki Uno , Hiroshi Hanekawa , Daijiro Akagi
IPC: G03F1/24
CPC classification number: G03F1/24
Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography includes a substrate, a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light, and an absorption layer for absorbing EUV light. The reflective layer and the absorption layer are formed on or above the substrate in this order. The absorption layer contains tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb), and the absorption layer has a composition ratio Ta:Nb of Ta (at %) to Nb (at %) of from 4:1 to 1:4. Among diffraction peaks derived from the absorption layer observed at 2θ: from 20° to 50° by out-of-plane XRD method, a peak having the highest intensity has a half width FWHM of 1.0° or more.
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公开(公告)号:US10654746B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-19
申请号:US15986990
申请日:2018-05-23
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Hirotomo Kawahara , Kenichi Suzuki , Nobutaka Aomine
Abstract: Provided is a glass sheet with an antireflection film: containing a glass sheet, a first transparent high refractive index layer located on the glass sheet, a first transparent low refractive index layer located on the first transparent high refractive index layer, a second transparent high refractive index layer located on the first transparent low refractive index layer, and a second transparent low refractive index layer located on the second transparent high refractive index layer; having a haze after heating at 600° C. to 700° C. for 15 minutes being 0.4% or less; and having a visible light reflectance measured from the side of the second transparent low refractive index layer based on JIS R 3106 being 1.0% or less.
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