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Extreme ultraviolet mask blank defect reduction methods

US11669008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2020
Grant dateJun 6, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21K2201/061
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for the manufacture of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks and production systems therefor are disclosed. A method for forming an EUV mask blank comprises forming a bilayer on a portion of a multi-cathode PVD chamber interior and then forming a multilayer stack of Si/Mo on a substrate in the multi-cathode PVD chamber.

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