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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
William T Chou, Cupertino, CA (US);
Solomon I Beilin, San Carlos, CA (US);
David Kudzuma, San Jose, CA (US);
Wen-chou Vincent Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430-5 ; 430296 ; 430311 ; 2504923 ;
Abstract
Methods for pretreating patterned masks layers, such as photoresist masks, with electron-beam radiation for use in high temperature processes are disclosed. The electron-beam exposure deactivates compounds within the mask material which would ordinarily decompose and produce gasses within the photoresist layer. The gasses cause blistering in the untreated photoresist layer, which in turn degrades the dimensional integrity of the untreated layer.