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Reflective photomask blank, reflective photomask, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using same

TLDR
In this article, a pattern of a reflective photomask used for EUV lithography is examined by observing the reflectance contrast of a DUV light, and a multilayer reflective film (2) and a light absorptive laminate (4) are arranged on a substrate.
Abstract
It is aimed to improve the accuracy of testing when a pattern of a reflective photomask used for EUV lithography is examined by observing the reflectance contrast of a DUV light Specifically disclosed is a reflective photomask blank wherein a multilayer reflective film (2) and a light absorptive laminate (4) are arranged on a substrate (1) The light absorptive laminate (4) is composed of a first light absorptive layer (41) with EUV light absorbing ability which contains tantalum and silicon, and a second light absorptive layer (42) with DUV light absorbing ability which is arranged on the first absorptive layer (41) and contains tantalum, silicon and at least one of nitrogen and oxygen

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Optimized capping layers for EUV multilayers

TL;DR: In this paper, a capping multilayer structure for EUV-reflective Mo/Si multilayers is proposed, which consists of two layers: a top layer that protects the multi-layer structure from the environment and a bottom layer that acts as a diffusion barrier between the top layer and the structure beneath.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a reflection type mask blank comprising a substrate and, sequentially formed thereon, a reflection layer (12) for reflecting an exposure light in a short-wave region including an extreme ultraviolet region and an absorber layer (16) for absorbing the exposure light.
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TL;DR: In this article, a reflection-type exposure mask was used in an EUV lithography technique, where a multilayered film 2 composed of two or more kinds of material layers which are cyclical laminated is formed on a base substrate 1, and a mask pattern pattern 11 of nitride-containing metal film or of laminated structure of a metal nitride film and a metal film was formed on the multilayed film 2.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a composite extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) mask absorber structure and method was proposed to address the structural and processing requirements of EUV lithography, which is anisotropic etched with minimal etch bias at a relatively fast etch rate.
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Reflecting type exposure mask, its manufacturing method and semiconductor element

TL;DR: In this article, a reflecting type exposure mask is proposed to suppress a positional deviation of a mask pattern and improve a contrast at a mask examining time with a DUV light without affecting an adverse influence to resolution in the mask used for an EUV lithography.