Method of manufacturing X-ray mask and heating apparatus
US5953492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F1/22
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The X-ray mask manufactured according to the present invention can solve a problem that the thin film stress of the X-ray absorber cannot be made to be zero although the mean thin film stress throughout the X-ray absorber can be made to be zero. The thin film stress distribution over the X-ray absorber 4 after the X-ray absorber 4 has been formed on a silicon substrate 1 is measured, and then inputs of electric power to heaters 9a, 9b and 9c of a hot plate 8 are changed so as to heat the X-ray absorber 4 to temperatures according to a specified temperature distribution with which the thin film stress throughout the X-ray absorber can be made to be zero.
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