Method and apparatus for photomask plasma etching

A method and apparatus for etching photomasks are provided herein. The apparatus includes a process chamber with a shield above a substrate support. The shield comprises a plate with apertures, and the plate has two zones with at least one characteristic, such as material or potential bias, that is...

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Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Ajay, Chandrachood, Madhavi R, Lewington, Richard, Bivens, Darin, Sabharwal, Amitabh, Panayil, Sheeba J, Ouye, Alan Hiroshi
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for etching photomasks are provided herein. The apparatus includes a process chamber with a shield above a substrate support. The shield comprises a plate with apertures, and the plate has two zones with at least one characteristic, such as material or potential bias, that is different from each other. The method provides for etching a photomask substrate with a distribution of ions and neutral species that pass through the shield.