Global Patent Index - EP 1092173 A1

EP 1092173 A1 20010418 - SILVER BASED PHOTOMASKS

Title (en)

SILVER BASED PHOTOMASKS

Title (de)

AUF SILBER BASIERENDE PHOTOMASKEN

Title (fr)

PHOTOMASQUES A BASE D'ARGENT

Publication

EP 1092173 A1 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 99923736 A 19990528

Priority

  • GB 9901484 W 19990528
  • GB 9811563 A 19980530

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9963406A1] In the field of semiconductor photomask manufacture there is a need to produce photomasks more rapidly and with fewer flaws. There is also a need for photomasks capable of producing much finer resolution circuits than hitherto. There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a photomask (10) in which a substrate (11) is coated with an emulsion of gelatin (18) and a photosensitive silver halide (17). On exposure to an electron beam (15) or a laser beam, controlled to generate a desired pattern of movement, the silver halide reduces to create a photomask (10) after development and fixing.

IPC 1-7

G03F 1/12

IPC 8 full level

G03F 1/08 (2006.01); G03F 1/12 (2006.01); G03F 1/54 (2012.01); H01L 21/027 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03F 1/54 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9963406A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9963406 A1 19991209; AU 4050199 A 19991220; EP 1092173 A1 20010418; GB 9811563 D0 19980729; JP 2002517785 A 20020618

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9901484 W 19990528; AU 4050199 A 19990528; EP 99923736 A 19990528; GB 9811563 A 19980530; JP 2000552555 A 19990528