Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Chi-Ping Wen

Hsin-Chang Lee

Pei-Cheng Hsu

Ta-Cheng Lien

Tzu Yi Wang

A method of manufacturing an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography mask includes forming an image pattern in an absorption layer of EUV mask blank. The EUV mask blank includes: a multilayer stack including alternating molybdenum (Mo) and silicon (Si) layers disposed over a first surface of a mask substrate, a capping layer disposed over the multilayer stack, and an absorption layer disposed over the capping layer. A border region surrounds the image pattern having a trench wherein the absorption layer, the capping layer and at least a portion of the multilayer stack are etched. Concave sidewalls are formed in the border region or an inter-diffused portion is formed in the multilayer stack of the trench.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chi-Ping Wen