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Stress adjustment method of X-ray mask

US6265113A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1998
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F1/22
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An X-ray absorber is deposited on a membrane. A stress adjust step is applied so that the average film stress of the X-ray absorber is 0. After patterning the X-ray absorber, the position accuracy of the pattern is measured. Then, a stress adjust process is applied to the patterned X-ray mask. Accordingly, a stress adjustment method is used to acquire an X-ray mask that has no pattern position offset of the X-ray absorber.

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