Apparatus and method for phase shift photomasking

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PATENT NO 6480263
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09526592

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A photolithographic method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus uses a diffraction plate or traditional optical elements to control and shape the light from an illuminator into a Gaussian light intensity distribution for illuminating a phase shift photomask. The Gaussian distribution reduces asymmetrical aberrations of the objective lens that are exaggerated by the phase shift photomask.

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ASML NETHERLANDS B VP O BOX 324 VELDHOVEN 5500 AH

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Smith, Bruce W Webster, NY 29 877

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