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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sanguk Park, Hanam-si, KR;
Yongwoo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongju Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Youngchang Seo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jongkeun Oh, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A correcting apparatus of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomask includes: a support portion configured to support an EUV photomask having a main area in which a plurality of pattern elements are arranged, a chemical supply unit configured to supply a chemical to the main area, a light source unit configured to generate a laser beam, and a control unit configured to irradiate the laser beam to the chemical supplied to the main area of the EUV photomask and to, based a laser dosage map for correcting critical dimensions (CDs) of the plurality of pattern elements in the main area, adjust a dosage of the laser beam based on the laser dosage map such that among the plurality of pattern elements, pattern elements having different critical dimensions are etched at different etching rates.