Radiation imagery chemistry: process – composition – or product th – Radiation modifying product or process of making – Radiation mask
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-07
2010-11-09
Huff, Mark F (Department: 1795)
Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product th
Radiation modifying product or process of making
Radiation mask
C430S311000, C430S394000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07829246
ABSTRACT:
Formation of a constricted portion in an interconnect pattern is inhibited while moderating design rule for a phase shifting mask. When an interconnect pattern including a plurality of straight lines that are arranged in parallel is formed in a photoresist film on or over a wafer, the process thereof comprises: providing different phase apertures114and116in longitudinal external side of the interconnect apertures110and112in the phase shifting mask100, the different phase aperture providing a phase of light that is different from a phase of light through the interconnect apertures110and112; transferring a basic pattern in the photoresist film via an exposure by using the phase shifting mask100, the basic pattern containing the interconnect pattern and a temporary pattern formed from an end of the interconnect pattern toward a longitudinal external side thereof; and transferring a temporary pattern in the photoresist for removing the temporary pattern from the basic pattern via an exposure by using a trim mask.
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Alam Rashid
Huff Mark F
NEC Electronics Corporation
Young & Thompson
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