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Manufacturing method for substrate for mask blank, mask blank, photo mask, and semiconductor device

A manufacturing method and mask technology, which are used in the manufacture of semiconductor/solid-state devices, originals for photomechanical processing, and photoengraving of patterned surfaces, can solve problems such as deterioration of flatness and deformation of photomasks, and achieve Yield improvement effect

Active Publication Date: 2011-07-20
HOYA CORP
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In this way, after the photomask is clamped on the mask stage of the exposure device by vacuum clamping, due to the compatibility of the mask stage and vacuum clamping, large deformation may occur during clamping
[0004] In the past, product management was carried out according to the flatness of the photomask before clamping, so even if it is an excellent product with a high flatness of the main surface shape before clamping, due to the compatibility of the mask stage and vacuum clamping, On the other hand, deformation occurs when clamped on the mask stage of the exposure device, which may significantly deteriorate the flatness of the photomask.

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[0077] For glass substrates (approximately 152mm x 152mm x 6.45mm) on which synthetic quartz glass substrates were ground and chamfered, a predetermined number of them were placed on a double-sided grinding machine, and rough grinding was performed under the following grinding conditions. After the rough grinding step, ultrasonic cleaning is performed on the glass substrate in order to remove abrasive grains adhering to the glass substrate. In addition, grinding conditions such as processing pressure, each rotation speed of the upper and lower plates, and grinding time are appropriately adjusted.

[0078] Grinding liquid: cerium oxide (average particle size 2μm~3μm) + water

[0079] Grinding pad (pad): Hard grinding disc (polisher) (polyurethane pad)

[0080] Next, a predetermined number of rough-polished glass substrates were placed on a double-side polishing device, and a fine-polishing process was performed under the following polishing conditions. After the precision pol...

Embodiment 2

[0093] In the same manner as in Example 1, the steps from ST11 to ST17 were performed, and 98 glass substrates were selected. Next, main surface shape correction in the slit direction (second direction) is performed ( ST18 ). right Figure 6 The glass substrate with the shape of the main surface after clamping shown in (b), such as Figure 8 As shown in (a), each straight line Y of the upper end, center, and lower end parallel to the direction of the slit in the correction area X of the main surface shape after clamping of the mask board substrate 2 Calculate the cross-sectional shape of the substrate in the direction of the slit, and calculate the quadratic curve by the least square method for the three cross-sectional shapes, and calculate Figure 8 Approximate curve (second approximate curve) Z in the direction of the slit shown in (b) 2 . Then, according to the approximate curve Z 2 work out Figure 8 The approximate curved surface shown in (c) is subtracted from the ...

Embodiment 3

[0099] In the same manner as in Example 1, the steps from ST11 to ST17 were performed, and 98 glass substrates were selected. Next, main surface shape correction is performed from both the scanning direction (first direction) and the slit direction (second direction) ( ST18 ). right Figure 6 The glass substrate with the shape of the main surface after clamping shown in (b), such as Figure 7 As shown in (a), straight lines Y at the right end, center, and left end of the correction area X parallel to the scanning direction according to the main surface shape of the substrate for the mask after clamping 1 Calculate the cross-sectional shape of the substrate in the scanning direction from the height information of Figure 7 Approximate curve (first approximate curve) Z in the scanning direction shown in (b) 1 . and, if Figure 8 As shown in (a), each straight line Y of the upper end, center, and lower end parallel to the direction of the slit in the correction area X of the ...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a substrate for a maskplate, a maskplate, a photo mask, and a semiconductor device. The shape of a main surface of a substrate which has been precisely ground within an actual measurement area prior to chucking is measured and the shape of the main surface of the substrate after chucking when a photo mask (2) fabricated from the substrate is set in an exposure device is obtained by simulation, on the basis of the shape of the substrate prior to chucking and the shape of a mask stage (1). A substrate having a flatness below a first threshold value within a virtual calculation area of the main surface shape after chucking is selected. For the selected substrate, a first approximate curve approximate to the sectional shape in a first direction within a correction area of the main surface shape after chucking is calculated. A correction is carried out by calculating an approximate curved surface from the first approximate curve andsubtracting the same from the main surface shape after chucking, in order to calculate a corrected main surface shape. A substrate having a flatness below a second threshold value within the correction area of the corrected main surface shape is selected.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mask blank used for a mask blank used for producing a photomask used in a photolithography process. Background technique [0002] Photomasks are used in photolithography processes in semiconductor manufacturing processes. Along with the miniaturization of semiconductor devices, the demand for miniaturization in this photolithography process is also increasing. In particular, in order to cope with miniaturization, the increase in NA of an exposure device using ArF exposure light (193 nm) is being promoted, and the introduction of liquid immersion exposure technology is further promoting an increase in NA. In order to cope with the request for such high miniaturization and high NA, it is required to increase the flatness of the photomask. That is, since the pattern line width is miniaturized, the allowable width of misalignment of the transfer pattern due to flatness becomes smaller, and as t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G03F1/14H01L21/027G03F1/50G03F1/60
CPCG03F1/82G03F1/60G03F1/14G03F1/20G03F1/62H01L21/0274
Inventor 田边胜
Owner HOYA CORP