Method to eliminate side lobe printing of attenuated phase shift masks

摘要

The present invention provides a method of reducing side lobe printing using an attenuated phase shift mask that is designed to diminish the background of the attenuating portions that would otherwise be associated with a side lobe. The present invention reduces the magnitude of the side lobe by placing an opaque material on the partially light transmissive material so as to reduce or prevent the background of the attenuating portion.