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Development of attenuating PSM shifter for F 2 and high-transmission ArF lithography

Nozawa et al., 2003

Document ID
15291105582124484564
Author
Nozawa O
Shiota Y
Mitsui H
Suzuki T
Ohkubo Y
Ushida M
Yusa S
Nishimura T
Noguchi K
Sasaki S
Mohri H
Hayashi N
Publication year
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Photomask and Next-Generation Lithography Mask Technology X

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A new att-PSM shifter for both F 2 and high-transmittance ArF lithography was developed. This shifter consists of SiON/TaHf in stacked layers. SiON for phase shift layer has a moderate transmittance and refractive index, and has sufficient laser durability. The TaHf …
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