AU2002232716A1 - Method and apparatus for creating photolithographic masks - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for creating photolithographic masks

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AU2002232716A1
AU2002232716A1 AU2002232716A AU3271602A AU2002232716A1 AU 2002232716 A1 AU2002232716 A1 AU 2002232716A1 AU 2002232716 A AU2002232716 A AU 2002232716A AU 3271602 A AU3271602 A AU 3271602A AU 2002232716 A1 AU2002232716 A1 AU 2002232716A1
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photolithographic masks
creating
creating photolithographic
masks
photolithographic
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AU2002232716A
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Patrick J. La Cour
Franklin M. Schellenberg
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Mentor Graphics Corp
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Mentor Graphics Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/26—Phase shift masks [PSM]; PSM blanks; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/28—Phase shift masks [PSM]; PSM blanks; Preparation thereof with three or more diverse phases on the same PSM; Preparation thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/26—Phase shift masks [PSM]; PSM blanks; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/30—Alternating PSM, e.g. Levenson-Shibuya PSM; Preparation thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F1/00—Originals for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g., masks, photo-masks, reticles; Mask blanks or pellicles therefor; Containers specially adapted therefor; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/26—Phase shift masks [PSM]; PSM blanks; Preparation thereof
    • G03F1/32—Attenuating PSM [att-PSM], e.g. halftone PSM or PSM having semi-transparent phase shift portion; Preparation thereof
AU2002232716A 2000-10-31 2001-10-25 Method and apparatus for creating photolithographic masks Abandoned AU2002232716A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/703,294 US6728946B1 (en) 2000-10-31 2000-10-31 Method and apparatus for creating photolithographic masks
US09/703,294 2000-10-31
PCT/US2001/049720 WO2002037182A2 (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-25 Method and apparatus for creating photolithographic masks

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AU2002232716A1 true AU2002232716A1 (en) 2002-05-15

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WO (1) WO2002037182A2 (en)

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