MASK PATTERN DETERMINING METHOD, MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

摘要

According to one embodiment, a mask pattern determining method includes a mask-pattern dimension variation amount of a first photomask is derived. Moreover, a correspondence relationship between a target dimension value of an on-substrate test pattern formed by using a second photomask and a dimension allowable variation amount of a mask pattern formed on the second photomask is derived. Then, it is determined whether pattern formation is possible with a pattern dimension that needs to be formed when performing the pattern formation on a substrate by using the first photomask based on the mask-pattern dimension variation amount and the correspondence relationship.