Patent ID: 11874598
Assignee: CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 12:
13. A computer-readable storage device storing a computer program comprising instructions which, when they are executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to instruct an apparatus for disposing of excess material of a photolithographic mask to carry out the method steps of claim 1; wherein the apparatus for disposing of excess material of the photolithographic mask comprises:
a. at least one means which is configured to enlarge a surface of the excess material;
b. at least one probe of a scanning probe microscope which is configured to displace the enlarged excess material from a first location on the photolithographic mask to a second location on the photolithographic mask;
c. at least one means which is configured to remove the displaced enlarged excess material from the photolithographic mask; and
d. a particle beam microscope which is configured to monitor displacing and/or removing the enlarged excess material.