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Reflective mask blank, reflective mask, method for manufacturing reflective mask blank, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

US10481484B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2017
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/185
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reflective mask blank that comprises a multilayer reflective film 13, protective film 14, and phase-shift film 16 for shifting a phase of the EUV light, which are formed in said order on a substrate 12. The protective film 14 is made of a material containing ruthenium as a main component, and an anti-diffusion layer 15 which is an oxidized layer containing ruthenium as a main component is formed on a surface of the protective film 14, or as a part of the protective film 14 on a side adjacent to the phase-shift layer 16, so as to inhibit counter diffusion in relation to the phase-shift film 16, thereby inhibiting the thermal diffusion between the protective film 14 and the material of the phase-shift film pattern. Also, a reflective mask and method of manufacture.

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