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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/38 (2012.01); G03F 1/58 (2012.01); G03F 1/80 (2012.01); G03F 1/26 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/38 (2013.01); G03F 1/26 (2013.01); G03F 1/58 (2013.01); G03F 1/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photomask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a Cr-containing film is provided. The Cr-containing film includes a layer which is composed of a C-containing Cr compound and further contains O or O and N. The layer has a C/Cr atomic ratio of at least 0.3 and a N/Cr atomic ratio of up to 0.1, and has a Cr content of up to 50 at % and a C/O atomic ratio of at least 0.8, or a Cr content of up to 60 at % and a C/O atomic ratio of at least 1. The photomask blank is processed into a photomask by dry etching the Cr-containing film.