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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Satoshi Okazaki, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Tamotsu Maruyama, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Yukio Inazuki, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Hideo Kaneko, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Shinichi Kohno, Nakakubiki-gun, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a phase shift mask comprising an exposure light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting region thereon, the second light-transmitting region functions as a phase shifter and is made of a fluorine-doped molybdenum silicide film or fluorine-doped chromium silicide film formed by a sputtering technique that uses molybdenum metal, chromium metal, molybdenum silicide or chromium silicide as the target and SiF as the reactive gas. The phase shifter has a high refractive index to short-wavelength exposure light, enabling a 180-degree phase change to be achieved at a minimum film thickness, and also has a good stability to such light. The phase shift mask can be used to fabricate semiconductor integrated circuits to a smaller minimum feature size and a higher level of integration.