US4411972A
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Integrated circuit photomask
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-30
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2001-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A photomask formed of a transparent dielectric substrate, such as glass and quartz based substrates, having a conductive surface adjacent region, which is patterned with sequential overcoatings of a composite chrome oxide layer and a chrome film. The mask comprises a combination of varied reflectivities to provide proper densities for the opaque areas of the mask.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernt Narken
- 👤 Henry C. Schick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:22
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24868; Y10T428/24917; Y10T428/24926; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/24992
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A photomask comprised of a transparent dielectric having a tin or tin-indium doped conductive zone therein coextensive with a surface thereof and a minimum transmittance of about 95%; and a mask on said surface and having a predetermined pattern of opaque extensions delineating a desired pattern of complementary transparent areas through said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A photomask comprised of a transparent dielectric having a tin or tin-indium doped conductive zone therein coextensive with a surface thereof and a minimum transmittance of about 95%; and a mask on said surface and having a predetermined pattern of opaque extensions delineating a desired pattern of complementary transparent areas through said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The photomask of claim 1 wherein said substrate is selected from glass and quartz based substrates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photomask of claim 2 wherein said zone comprises a tin doped region, said tin displacing oxygen in said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The photomask of claim 3 wherein said mask comprises a first film on said surface and adjacent said zone, and wherein said first film has a reflectance of 33%±6%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The photomask of claim 4 wherein said mask includes a transparent and conductive second film on top of said first film, and wherein said second film has a minimum reflectance of 50%, with the total reflectance of said first and second films in the range of 27 to 39%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The photomask of claim 5 wherein said first and second films have a combined minimum optical density of at least 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The photomask of claim 1 wherein said pattern comprises a first film on and adjacent said surface, with said first film selected from the group of Cr 2 O 3 , Cr 2 O 5 , and Cr 2 O 7 ; and a transparent chromium second film on said first film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The photomask of claim 7 wherein said substrate is selected from glass and quartz based substrates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photomask of claim 8 wherein said zone comprises a tin doped region, said tin displacing oxygen in said substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The photomask of claim 9 wherein said first film has a reflectance of 33%±6%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The photomask of claim 10 wherein said second film has a minimum reflectance of 50%, with the total reflectance of said first and second films in the range of 27 to 39%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The photomask of claim 9 wherein said first and second films have a combined minimum optical density of at least 3.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
A photomask comprising a transparent dielectric substrate having a tin or tin-indium doped conductive zone therein coextensive with and adjacent to and contiguous with a surface of said substrate with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95% and an opaque mask on said surface defining a predetermined complementary pattern of transparent areas in said mask.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
A photomask comprising a transparent dielectric substrate having a tin or tin-indium doped conductive zone therein coextensive with and adjacent to and contiguous with a surface of said substrate with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95% and an opaque mask on said surface defining a predetermined complementary pattern of transparent areas in said mask.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The photomask of claim 13 wherein said substrate is selected from glass and quartz based substrates.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photomask of claim 14 wherein said zone comprises a tin doped region, said tin displacing oxygen in said substrate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The photomask of claim 15 wherein said mask comprises a first film on said surface and adjacent said zone, and wherein said first film has a reflectance of 33%±6%.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The photomask of claim 16 wherein said mask includes a transparent conductive second film on top of said first film, and wherein said second film has a minimum reflectance of 50%, with the total reflectance of said first and second films in the range of 27 to 39%.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The photomask of claim 17 wherein said first and second films have a combined minimum optical density of at least 3.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
75 words
A photomask comprised of a transparent dielectric substrate; a first film on a surface of said substrate and selected from the group consisting of Cr 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 5 , a second film of chromium on said first film; and a tin or tin-indium doped transparent conductive region in said substrate coextending with said surface, thereof and adjacent said first film with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95%.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
75 words
A photomask comprised of a transparent dielectric substrate; a first film on a surface of said substrate and selected from the group consisting of Cr 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 5 , a second film of chromium on said first film; and a tin or tin-indium doped transparent conductive region in said substrate coextending with said surface, thereof and adjacent said first film with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95%.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
95 words
A photomask adapted for E-beam lithography comprised of a transparent dielectric substrate having formed therein a surface-adjacent coextending internal region doped with tin converting said region into a transparent electrically conductive layer contiguous with said surface, with said region spaced from the opposite surface of said substrate with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95%; a first film on said first surface adjacent said region, with said film selected from the group consisting of Cr 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 5 ; and a chromium second film over said first film.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
95 words
A photomask adapted for E-beam lithography comprised of a transparent dielectric substrate having formed therein a surface-adjacent coextending internal region doped with tin converting said region into a transparent electrically conductive layer contiguous with said surface, with said region spaced from the opposite surface of said substrate with said substrate having a minimum transmittance of about 95%; a first film on said first surface adjacent said region, with said film selected from the group consisting of Cr 2 O 3 and Cr 2 O 5 ; and a chromium second film over said first film.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The photomask of claim 20 wherein said first and second films are coextensively delineated in a predetermined pattern of opaque and transparent areas on said substrate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
The photomask of claim 21 wherein said substrate is selected from the glass and quartz based substrates, with said tin displacing oxygen in said substrates.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
The photomask of claim 22 wherein said first film has a reflectance of 33%±6%.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
42 words
The photomask of claim 23 wherein said second film has a thickness of about 50 to about 100 Å and a minimum reflectance of 50%, with the total reflectance of said first and second films in the range of 27 to 39%.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
The photomask of claim 22 wherein said first and second films have a combined minimum optical density of at least 3.
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