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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Shoki, Tokyo, JP;
Akinori Kurikawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Takamitsu Kawahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Ohkubo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/00 ; H01L 2/1027 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 9/00 ; H01L 2/1027 ;
Abstract
An X-ray mask including a mask support formed into the shape of a frame, an X-ray-transparent film which is supported so as to extend over the surface of the frame-shaped mask support and which permits transmission of X-rays, and a desired X-ray-absorbing film pattern laid on the X-ray-transparent film, wherein the mask support has a thickness which by itself affords sufficient mechanical strength; and a step is formed along the periphery of the mask support.