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Apparatus and method for repairing photo mask

US8153338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2010
Grant dateApr 10, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2030

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

Abstract

An apparatus for repairing a photo mask, including a repairing atomic force microscope configured to repair a defective portion of the photo mask in a photo mask repair process, an electron microscope configured to navigate the repairing atomic electron microscope to the defective portion of the photo mask and to observe the photo mask repair process, and an imaging atomic microscope configured to image in-situ a shape of a repaired photo mask.

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