Stringent error budgets for Next Generation Lithography masks require accurate pattern placement. Therefore, predictions of distortions induced during mask fabrication and usage are needed to optimize processing and exposure conditions. This paper focuses on the in-plane distortions resulting from pattern transfer during the fabrication of ion-beam projection lithography and electron-beam projection lithography stencil masks.
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