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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Naoki Matsuhashi, Niigata, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/24 (2012.01); G03F 1/32 (2012.01); G03F 1/54 (2012.01); G03F 1/58 (2012.01); G03F 1/80 (2012.01); H01L 21/027 (2006.01); H01L 21/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/24 (2013.01); G03F 1/32 (2013.01); G03F 1/54 (2013.01); G03F 1/58 (2013.01); G03F 1/80 (2013.01); H01L 21/0274 (2013.01); H01L 21/0332 (2013.01); H01L 21/0337 (2013.01);
Abstract

A photomask blank has a first layer, a second layer, a third layer and a fourth layer. The first layer has a chromium content of 40 atomic % or less, an oxygen content of 38 atomic % or more, and a nitrogen content of 22 atomic % or less. The second layer has a chromium content of 38 atomic % or less, an oxygen content of 30 atomic % or more, a nitrogen content of 18 atomic % or less, and a carbon content of 14 atomic % or less. The third layer has a chromium content of 50 atomic % or less, an oxygen content of 30 atomic % or less, and a nitrogen content of 20 atomic % or more. The fourth layer has a chromium content of 44 atomic % or less, an oxygen content of 20 atomic % or more, a nitrogen content of 20 atomic % or less, and a carbon content of 16 atomic % or less.


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