Abstract:
A method of producing a glass substrate for a mask blank has the steps of measuring a convex/concave profile of a surface of the glass substrate, controlling a flatness of the surface of the glass substrate to a value not greater than a predetermined reference value by specifying the degree of convexity of a convex portion present on the surface of the glass substrate with reference to a result of measurement obtained in the profile measuring step and executing local machining upon the convex portion under a machining condition depending upon the degree of convexity, and polishing, after the flatness control step, the surface of the glass substrate subjected to the local machining by the action of a machining liquid interposed between the surface of the glass substrate and a surface of a polishing tool without direct contact therebetween.
Abstract:
In a method of producing a glass substrate for a mask blank, a surface of the glass substrate is polished by the use of a polishing liquid containing abrasive grains, and the abrasive grains include colloidal silica abrasive grains produced by hydrolysis of an organosilicon compound.
Abstract:
A method of producing a glass substrate for a mask blank has the steps of measuring a convex/concave profile of a surface of the glass substrate, controlling a flatness of the surface of the glass substrate to a value not greater than a predetermined reference value by specifying the degree of convexity of a convex portion present on the surface of the glass substrate with reference to a result of measurement obtained in the profile measuring step and executing local machining upon the convex portion under a machining condition depending upon the degree of convexity, and polishing, after the flatness control step, the surface of the glass substrate subjected to the local machining. The surface of the glass substrate subjected to the local machining is subjected to acid treatment after the flatness control step and before the polishing step.
Abstract:
A flatness of a substrate is determined to achieve a desired flatness of a mask blank by predicting the variation in flatness resulting from a film stress of a thin film formed on the substrate. The flatness is adjusted by measuring the flatness of the substrate as a measured flatness, selecting a load type with reference to the measured flatness, and polishing the substrate under pressure distribution specified by the load type. A principal surface of the substrate has a flatness greater than 0 nullm and not greater than 0.25 nullm. A polishing apparatus includes a rotatable surface table, a polishing pad formed thereon, abrasive supplying means for supplying an abrasive to the polishing pad, substrate holding means, and substrate pressing means for pressing the substrate. The substrate pressing means has a plurality of pressing members for individually and desirably pressing a plurality of divided regions of the substrate surface.