Half circle chrome loss by electrochemical effects

D. Caspary; S. Jähne; P. Nesladek; M. Kristlib; L. Bahrig; A. Feicke; M. Kaiser; J. Lorbeer; T. Wandel

doi:10.1117/12.2279699

28 September 2017 Half circle chrome loss by electrochemical effects

D. Caspary, S. Jähne, P. Nesladek, M. Kristlib, L. Bahrig, A. Feicke, M. Kaiser, J. Lorbeer, T. Wandel

Proceedings Volume 10446, 33rd European Mask and Lithography Conference; 104460T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2279699
Event: 33rd European Mask and Lithography Conference, 2017, Dresden, Germany

Abstract

For certain designs, we observe a rather peculiar defect during phase-shift mask production. At distinct positions on the mask, the chrome disappears within the second level process in almost perfect half circles. This effect can even be observed if no etching is applied at all. The root cause of this defect is electrochemical dissolving of chrome in DI water during the development rinse process, which appears at locations where the chrome is in contact to the developer rinse medium. In this publication we describe the experimental set-up to investigate the root cause mechanism and propose solutions to overcome the effect.

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D. Caspary, S. Jähne, P. Nesladek, M. Kristlib, L. Bahrig, A. Feicke, M. Kaiser, J. Lorbeer, and T. Wandel "Half circle chrome loss by electrochemical effects", Proc. SPIE 10446, 33rd European Mask and Lithography Conference, 104460T (28 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2279699

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