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Method for the repair of lithographic masks

US5686206A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 1994
Grant dateNov 11, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F1/72
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for the repair of void type defects in phase-shifting optical lithography masks by depositing a transparent mateial on the defect from a gaseous precursor by ultraviolet beam-induced deposition.

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