Method for repairing photomasks

A method for repairing a defect in an opaque layer of a photomask by applying a photoresist layer over the opaque layer and then removing the photoresist over the defect to reveal the defect which is repaired by a wet etch. The repair procedure of the present invention is "self-aligning" i...

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Hauptverfasser: NEARY, TIMOTHY E, GEORGE, MERRILOU
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for repairing a defect in an opaque layer of a photomask by applying a photoresist layer over the opaque layer and then removing the photoresist over the defect to reveal the defect which is repaired by a wet etch. The repair procedure of the present invention is "self-aligning" in that the portion of the photoresist layer covering the defect, prior to being removed, extends to the edges of the defect, so that only this portion of the photoresist layer is removed to reveal only the defect in the opaque layer.