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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Shoki, Hachioji, JP;
Takamitsu Kawahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378 35 ; 378210 ;
Abstract
An X-ray mask blank makes it possible to manufacture an X-ray mask which has an extremely low stress, thus providing an extremely high positional accuracy. In the X-ray mask blank, an X-ray transparent film is formed on a substrate, and an X-ray absorber film is formed on the X-ray transparent film. The top and/or the bottom of the X-ray absorber film is provided with a film in which the product of the film stress and the film thickness thereof lies in the range of 0 to .+-.1.times.10.sup.4 dyn/cm.