Patent ID: 11940724
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method of processing an EUV reticle blank, the method comprising:
providing a carrier base assembly including a carrier base and a reticle blank, the carrier base comprising top surface and a wall extending from carrier base defining a containment region, the containment region sized and shaped to contain the EUV reticle, the carrier base further including resting pins extending from a bottom surface of the containment region configured to support the reticle at a distance away from the bottom surface of the carrier base, and the wall defines a height such that the wall has a top surface that extends above a top surface of the reticle when the EUV reticle is placed upon the resting pins;
placing the carrier base atop a support assembly, the support assembly including a plate coupled to a frame;
depositing the reticle blank within containment region of the carrier base; and
removing the carrier base assembly from the support assembly.