摘要 |
<p>Methods for etching chromium and forming a photomask using a carbon hard mask are provided. In one embodiment, a method of a chromium layer includes providing a substrate in a processing chamber, the substrate having a chromium layer partially exposed through a patterned carbon hard mask layer, providing a process gas containing chlorine and carbon monoxide into the etching chamber, and maintaining a plasma of the process gas and etching the chromium layer through the carbon hard mask layer. The method of etching a chromium layer through a patterned carbon hard mask layer is useful for fabricating photomasks.</p> |