Radiation imagery chemistry: process – composition – or product th – Radiation modifying product or process of making – Radiation mask
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-20
2009-08-04
Rosasco, Stephen (Department: 1795)
Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product th
Radiation modifying product or process of making
Radiation mask
Reexamination Certificate
active
07569312
ABSTRACT:
A mask pattern includes a main pattern to be transferred through exposure and an auxiliary pattern that diffracts exposing light and is not transferred through the exposure. The main pattern is made from a shielding portion, a phase shifter or a combination of a semi-shielding portion or a shielding portion and a phase shifter. The auxiliary pattern is made from a shielding portion or a semi-shielding portion. The auxiliary pattern is disposed in a position away from the main pattern by a distance M×(λ/(2×sin φ)) or M×((λ/(2×sin φ))+(λ/(NA+sin φ))), wherein λ indicates a wavelength of the exposing light, M and NA indicate magnification and numerical aperture of a reduction projection optical system of an aligner and φ indicates an oblique incident angle.
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McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Panasonic Corporation
Rosasco Stephen
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