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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vibhu Jindal, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Bhat, Singapore, SG;
Wen Xiao, Singapore, SG;
Vinodh Ramachandran, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/24 (2012.01); G03F 1/60 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/24 (2013.01); G03F 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for improving flatness of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks are disclosed. The apparatus and methods may utilize one or more of heating the backside and/or the front side of the EUV mask blank and a cooling system. Interfacial layers of the EUV mask blank are selectively heated, resulting in improved flatness of the EUV mask blanks.