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A thermal treatment of a translucent film is carried out at a 15 deg C after forming the translucent film on a transparent substrate. The translucent film has a thin film of nitrogen, metal and silicon as main components. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) Photo mask manufacturing method; (2) Pattern transcription method; (3) Mask blank; (4) Photo mask; (5) Method of manufacturing half tone type phase shaft mask; and (6) Half tone type shift mask.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mask blank and a photomask, capable of avoiding the problems that may occur when a light-shielding film and a light semi-translucent film located close to each other are exposed to an etching liquid. SOLUTION: Provided is a multi-level grayscale photomask, wherein a light semi-translucent film that partially transmits exposure light and a light-shielding film that blocks exposure light, are provided, in a random order, on a transparent substrate; and a light-transmitting part that transmits exposure light, a light semi-translucent part that partially transmits exposure light and a light-shielding part that blocks exposure light, are formed, by respectively patterning the light semi-translucent film and the light-shielding film through wet etching, wherein at least one of the light-shielding film and the light semi-translucent film is made of a non-conductive material, or a layer with a given thickness, including a surface where these films are in contact with each other, of at least one of the light-shielding film and the light semi-translucent film, is made of a non-conductive material. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mask blank and a photomask suitable for processes (such as a drawing method and a resist coating method) in a large mask for an FPD (flat panel display) and various conditions (kinds of resists or resist film thickness). SOLUTION: A mask blank for manufacturing the FPD device has at least a light shielding film on a light transmitting substrate, and is used to form a resist film for laser drawing on the light shielding film. The light shielding film is controlled to have the film surface reflectance of 15% or less to the wavelength of laser drawing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems caused by a substrate being large in size upon using a large alkali metal-containing glass substrate for a large mask blank for a FPD (flat panel display). SOLUTION: The large alkali metal-containing glass substrate has at least a light shielding film applied on an alkali metal-containing glass substrate in which the alkali metal ion concentration on the substrate surface is lower than the alkali metal ion concentration in the inside part of the substrate. The large mask blank is used for manufacturing an FPD device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a large mask and a mask blank for FPD suitable for multicolor exposure. SOLUTION: The mask blank for the manufacture of an FPD device, having at least a semi-light transparent film for a gray tone mask having the function of regulating transmission amount provided on a light transparent substrate, is characterized in that the semi-light transparent film for the gray tone mask is a film regulated so that, in a wavelength range at least from (i) line to (g) line radiated from an ultrahigh pressure mercury lamp, the transmittance (that is, semitransmittance) range of the semi-light transparent film is within less than 5%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a phase shift mask blank having a light translucent film or a light translucent portion having a predetermined phase angle and transmittance and being superior in film characteristics such as chemical resistance, light resistance and internal stress. SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing a halftone phase shift mask blank having a light translucent film on a transparent substrate is carried out by sputtering a target containing 70 to 95 mol% silicon and metal in an atmosphere containing nitrogen to form a light translucent film containing nitrogen, metal and silicon and having compressive stress on the transparent substrate, and heat treating the light translucent film at a temperature higher than the baking temperature of a resist film to be formed on the light translucent film, so as to reduce the internal stress of the light translucent film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the dimensional accuracy of a halftone material film pattern of a halftone type phase shift mask manufactured by using a blank having a laminated structure of the halftone material film and a light shielding film. SOLUTION: The halftone type phase shift mask blank 1 having the halftone material film 3 on a transparent substrate 1 and the light shielding film consisting of a metallic film 4 and antireflection film 5 formed on the halftone material film 3 is formed by depositing the light shielding film in such a manner that the film thickness thereof attains a range from 50 to 77 nanometers. As a result, the difference in the film stress before and after the removal of the light shielding film is reduced in manufacturing the halftone type phase shift mask. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a producing method of a halftone phase shift mask, having a semitransparent part which is superior in film characteristics such as acid resistance, light resistance, conductivity, refractive index (film thickness), transmittance, phase shift amount and etching selectivity, and to provide a producing method of a phase shift mask blank. SOLUTION: By the producing method of a phase shift mask blank, a transparent substrate 1 is disposed in an atmosphere of gaseous mixture, containing nitrogen, and a semitransparent thin film 3a comprising nitrogen, metal and silicon as the main structural elements, is formed on the transparent substrate 1 by DC sputtering of a mixture target of metal and silicon. The amount of silicon in the mixture target is 70 to 95 mol.%.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a phase shift mask which allows patterning with high accuracy and has high acid resistance and reliability and a phase shift mask blank. SOLUTION: The metallic film 12 of the halftone type phase shift mask blank having a transparent substrate 10, a halftone material film 11 laminated on this transparent substrate 10 and the metallic film 12 laminated on this halftone material film 11 is formed of plural metallic films varying in etching rates. The etching grade of the metallic film 12 existing on the transparent substrate 10 side is set higher stepwise or continuously than the etching grade of the metallic film 13 existing on the front surface side.
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PURPOSE:To provide a phase shift mask which can be produced while suppressing the generation of microdefects by relatively simple stages and makes possible pattern transfer with high resolution and the phase shift mask blank which is the blank material thereof. CONSTITUTION:Mask patterns formed on a transparent substrate 1 is constituted of light transparent parts 4 which allow the transmission of light of the intensity substantially contributing to exposing and light translucent parts 2 which allow the transmission of light of the intensity not substantially contributing to exposing. The phase of the light passing the light translucent parts 2 and the phase of the light passing the passing the light transparent parts 4 are varied by shifting the phase of the light passing the light translucent parts 2, by which the light beams passing the parts near the boundary parts between the light transparent parts 4 and the light translucent parts 2 are negated with each other so that the contrast of the boundary parts is well maintained. The light translucent parts 2 are constituted of chromium films contg. oxygen and the content of the oxygen in the chromium films contg. the oxygen is specified to 30 to 60atm.%.