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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2017
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Toshiyuki Uno, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
AGC Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a reflective element for a mask blank, of which a reflective layer is hardly damaged at the time of etching treatment of an absorber layer. A process for producing a reflective element for a mask blank, which comprises (1) a step of forming a reflective layer on a first surface of a substrate, (2) a step of forming a first protective layer on the reflective layer, (3) a step of cleaning the substrate to form an exposed part of the reflective layer, which is not covered with the first protective layer, and (4) a step of forming a second protective layer on the first surface of the substrate to cover the exposed part of the reflective layer with the second protective layer.