Mitigation of substrate defects in reticles using multilayer buffer layers
Abstract
A multilayer film is used as a buffer layer to minimize the size of defects on a reticle substrate prior to deposition of a reflective coating on the substrate. The multilayer buffer layer deposited intermediate the reticle substrate and the reflective coating produces a smoothing of small particles and other defects on the reticle substrate. The reduction in defect size is controlled by surface relaxation during the buffer layer growth process and by the degree of intermixing and volume contraction of the materials at the multilayer interfaces. The buffer layers are deposited at near-normal incidence via a low particulate ion beam sputtering process. The growth surface of the buffer layer may also be heated by a secondary ion source to increase the degree of intermixing and improve the mitigation of defects.
- Inventors:
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- Sunol, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Los Altos, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874130
- Patent Number(s):
- 6319635
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- mitigation; substrate; defects; reticles; multilayer; buffer; layers; film; layer; minimize; size; reticle; prior; deposition; reflective; coating; deposited; intermediate; produces; smoothing; particles; reduction; defect; controlled; surface; relaxation; growth; process; degree; intermixing; volume; contraction; materials; interfaces; near-normal; incidence; via; particulate; beam; sputtering; heated; secondary; source; increase; improve; buffer layer; layer deposited; reflective coating; multilayer film; substrate prior; /430/378/
Citation Formats
Mirkarimi, Paul B, Bajt, Sasa, and Stearns, Daniel G. Mitigation of substrate defects in reticles using multilayer buffer layers. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Mirkarimi, Paul B, Bajt, Sasa, & Stearns, Daniel G. Mitigation of substrate defects in reticles using multilayer buffer layers. United States.
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"Mitigation of substrate defects in reticles using multilayer buffer layers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874130.
@article{osti_874130,
title = {Mitigation of substrate defects in reticles using multilayer buffer layers},
author = {Mirkarimi, Paul B and Bajt, Sasa and Stearns, Daniel G},
abstractNote = {A multilayer film is used as a buffer layer to minimize the size of defects on a reticle substrate prior to deposition of a reflective coating on the substrate. The multilayer buffer layer deposited intermediate the reticle substrate and the reflective coating produces a smoothing of small particles and other defects on the reticle substrate. The reduction in defect size is controlled by surface relaxation during the buffer layer growth process and by the degree of intermixing and volume contraction of the materials at the multilayer interfaces. The buffer layers are deposited at near-normal incidence via a low particulate ion beam sputtering process. The growth surface of the buffer layer may also be heated by a secondary ion source to increase the degree of intermixing and improve the mitigation of defects.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2001},
month = {1}
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