Pattern delineating apparatus for use in the EUV spectrum

Radiation imagery chemistry: process – composition – or product th – Radiation modifying product or process of making – Radiation mask

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430322, 430324, 378 34, 378 35, G03F 900

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ABSTRACT:
The operating principle of the attenuated phase mask is incorporated in a reflecting structure for use with extreme ultraviolet radiation. A working projection-reduction system for use with 0.18 .mu.m and smaller features combines the mask with all-reflecting optics.

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