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App. No. 18/276,789

REFLECTIVE PHOTOMASK BLANK AND REFLECTIVE PHOTOMASK

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18/276,789
Abstract

There are provided a reflective photomask and a reflective photomask blank having high transfer performance while suppressing the influence of the shadowing effect. A reflective photomask blank ( 100 ) according to this embodiment includes: a substrate ( 11 ); a reflective part ( 17 ) formed on the substrate ( 11 ) and configured to reflect an incident light; and a low reflective part ( 18 ) formed on the reflective part ( 17 ) and configured to absorb an incident light, in which the low reflective part ( 18 ) is a multi-layer structural body having at least two or more layers including an absorption layer ( 14 ) and a phase shift layer ( 15 ), the absorption layer ( 14 ) and the phase shift layer ( 15 ) are deposited in this order on the reflective part ( 17 ), the optical constant to a wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the absorption layer ( 14 ) satisfies an extinction coefficient k>0.04, and the optical constant to the wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the phase shift layer ( 15 ) satisfies a refractive index n<0.94 and the extinction coefficient k<0.02.

Claims (22)

1 . A reflective photomask blank for producing a reflective photomask for pattern transfer using an extreme ultraviolet light as a light source comprising:

a substrate;

a reflective part formed on the substrate and configured to reflect an incident light; and

a low reflective part formed on the reflective part and configured to absorb an incident light, wherein

the low reflective part is a multi-layer structural body having at least two or more layers including an absorption layer and a phase shift layer,

the absorption layer and the phase shift layer are deposited in this order on the reflective part,

an optical constant to a wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the absorption layer satisfies an extinction coefficient k>0.041, and

the optical constant to the wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the phase shift layer satisfies a refractive index n<0.94 and the extinction coefficient k<0.02.

2 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 1 , wherein the absorption layer contains a total of 50 at % or more of at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of tellurium (Te), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), platinum (Pt), silver (Ag), tin (Sn), indium (In), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and bismuth (Bi).

3 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 1 , wherein the phase shift layer contains a total of 50 at % or more of at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), and niobium (Nb).

4 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 1 , wherein the low reflective part including the absorption layer and the phase shift layer has a phase difference of 160 to 200° to the reflective part and a reflectance of 1% to 40% according to a film thickness ratio of the absorption layer and the phase shift layer.

5 . A reflective photomask for pattern transfer using an extreme ultraviolet light as a light source comprising:

a substrate;

a reflective part formed on the substrate and configured to reflect an incident light; and

a low reflective part formed on the reflective part and configured to absorb an incident light, wherein

the low reflective part is a multi-layer structural body having at least two or more layers including an absorption layer and a phase shift layer,

the absorption layer and the phase shift layer are deposited in this order on the reflective part,

an optical constant to a wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the absorption layer satisfies an extinction coefficient k>0.041, and

the optical constant to the wavelength of 13.5 nm of a material constituting the phase shift layer satisfies a refractive index n<0.94 and the extinction coefficient k<0.02.

6 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 2 , wherein the phase shift layer contains a total of 50 at % or more of at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), and niobium (Nb).

7 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 2 , wherein the low reflective part including the absorption layer and the phase shift layer has a phase difference of 160 to 200° to the reflective part and a reflectance of 1% to 40% according to a film thickness ratio of the absorption layer and the phase shift layer.

8 . The reflective photomask blank according to claim 3 , wherein the low reflective part including the absorption layer and the phase shift layer has a phase difference of 160 to 200° to the reflective part and a reflectance of 1% to 40% according to a film thickness ratio of the absorption layer and the phase shift layer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: TOPPAN PHOTOMASK CO., LTD.
To: TEKSCEND PHOTOMASK CORP.
Reel/Frame 069870/0131 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2023
From: GORAI, RYOHEI; GODA, AYUMI
To: TOPPAN PHOTOMASK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064572/0806 →