Mask blank, method of manufacturing phase shift mask, phase shift mask, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device

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PATENT NO 9939723
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15122453

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A mask blank having a structure in which, on a transparent substrate, a phase shift film, a light shielding film, and a hard mask film are laminated in the stated order from the transparent substrate side. The phase shift film is formed of a material containing silicon, the hard mask film is formed of a material containing at least one element selected from silicon and tantalum, and the light shielding film is formed of a material containing chromium. The mask blank has a structure in which the following three layers: a lower layer, an intermediate layer, and an upper layer are laminated, the upper layer having a highest content of chromium in the light shielding film, the intermediate layer having a lowest content of chromium in the light shielding film, and containing at least one metallic element selected from indium, tin, and molybdenum.

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HOYA CORPORATIONSHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 160-8347

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Nozawa, Osamu Tokyo, JP 129 1014
Shishido, Hiroaki Tokyo, JP 102 766
Uchida, Takashi Tokyo, JP 130 1306

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