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Exposure method and apparatus

US6984472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2001
Grant dateJan 10, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70941
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An unwanted deposited film is removed from the surface of a photomask in which a desired pattern has been formed. Then, a resist film is exposed to extreme ultraviolet radiation through the photomask, from which the deposited film has been removed, thereby transferring the desired pattern onto the resist film.

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