The invention discloses a method for reducing pinholes in a film layer, the film layer and a
photomask substrate. The method for reducing the pinholes in the film layer comprises the steps of forming a bright
chromium layer by adopting a magnetron
sputtering process in a specific process gas distribution mode, forming an
oxide layer on the bright
chromium layer and the like, has strict process
parameter control, and further comprises the step of pre-treating a
sputtering cavity and the like, so that the performance of the film layer is improved, and the yield of the film layer is improved. Products are prevented from being broken, sunken, white defects, sawtooth edges and other defects, and the film layer forming quality is improved. And particularly, by controlling the use ratio of CO2 in the bright
chromium layer, the generation of particles in the bright chromium layer is greatly reduced, and the condition that particles on the surface of the whole plate are abnormal is avoided. The film layer produced by the method has the characteristics of low
reflectivity, acid and alkali resistance,
corrosion resistance, uniformity and the like, the product quality and performance of the
photomask substrate with the film layer are improved, the conditions of thin film light leakage, poor product
exposure and development and the like caused by pinholes are avoided, and the yield and quality reliability of the
photomask substrate are improved.