Reflective mask blank and process for producing the reflective mask blank

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9927693
APP PUB NO 20170082916A1
SERIAL NO

15266538

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A reflective mask blank, which includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer film for reflecting exposure light, and an absorber layer for absorbing the exposure light in this order; the reflective multilayer film having at least three fiducial marks formed in a concave shape in an area outside an exposure area for patterning the reflective multilayer film on a front side thereof, each of the fiducial marks including a concave portion having an inclination angle α, the absorber layer having a film thickness of from 40 to 90 nm; the absorber layer having transferred marks formed in a concave shape on a front side thereof, the transferred marks being transferred from the at least three fiducial marks, each of the transferred marks including a concave portion having an inclination angle of from 35 to 80°; and a difference between the inclination angle β and the inclination angle α (inclination angle β−inclination angle α) being at least 10°.

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  • ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hanekawa, Hiroshi Chiyoda-ku, JP 18 73
Hayashi, Kazuyuki Chiyoda-ku, JP 158 1241
Kageyama, Junichi Chiyoda-ku, JP 17 975

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