Block mask and charged particle beam exposure method and apparatus using the same
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsAkio Yamada, Hiroshi Yasuda
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Abstract
A block mask for making a charged particle beam exposure using block exposure includes a plurality of block mask patterns respectively including repeating patterns, where the block mask patterns are arranged in an order dependent on an exposure sequence, at least one first block mask pattern group made up of arbitrary ones of the block mask patterns which are arranged in a predetermined direction, and at least one second block mask pattern group made up of the arbitrary ones of the block mask patterns which are arranged in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction. The second block mask pattern group is arranged adjacent to the first block mask pattern group.
Claims6
A block mask for making a charged particle beam exposure using block exposure, said block mask comprising:
- a plurality of block mask patterns respectively including repeating patterns, said block mask patterns being arranged in an order dependent on an exposure sequence;
- a first block mask pattern group including arbitrary block mask patterns of said block mask patterns, said arbitrary block mask patterns in said first block mask pattern group being arranged in a predetermined direction in the order dependent on the exposure sequence;
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- a second block mask pattern group including arbitrary block mask patterns of said block mask patterns, said arbitrary block mask patterns in said second block mask pattern group being arranged in a direction opposite to said predetermined direction in the order dependent on the exposure sequence, said second block mask pattern group being arranged adjacent to said first block mask pattern group,
- said order of arrangement of said arbitrary block mask patterns of said first block mask pattern group being the same as said order of arrangement of said arbitrary block mask patterns of said second block mask pattern group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.