Patent · US Expired

Mask compatible with different steppers

US6190807A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1999
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F9/7084
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mask includes a piece of reticle glass, a chromium thin film, a pre-alignment mark, a first alignment mark, a second alignment mark, a first identification barcode, and a second identification barcode. There is also a pellicle flame formed on the chromium thin film to prevent the patterning defects caused by particles. The mask of the invention is compatible with an ASML stepper and a Nikon stepper

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