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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2001
Applicants:

Susumu Kawada, Saitama, JP;

Akihiko Isao, Saitama, JP;

Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Hyogo, JP;

Kazuyuki Maetoko, Hyogo, JP;

Inventors:

Susumu Kawada, Saitama, JP;

Akihiko Isao, Saitama, JP;

Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Hyogo, JP;

Kazuyuki Maetoko, Hyogo, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 9/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In the formation of a halftone type phase shift mask, a reactive gas introduction inlet and an inert gas introduction inlet are provided so as to introduce the respective gases separately and by using a reactive low throw sputtering method a molybdenum silicide based phase shifter film is formed. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide a halftone type phase shift mask, which is applicable to an ArF laser or to a KrF laser, by using molybdenum silicide based materials.


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