Patent ID: 9625808
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G03F

Claim:
1. A method of repairing a semiconductor mask, the method comprising: positioning the semiconductor mask within a repair chamber including a repair tool; supplying a first gas to the repair chamber, the first gas comprising a repair material for repairing a defect on the semiconductor mask; supplying a second gas to the repair chamber, the second gas comprising a polar gas and assisting deposition of the repair material at a site of the defect on the semiconductor mask, wherein in the defect is an absence of a desired pattern material at the site of the defect; activating the repair tool such that the repair tool interacts with the first gas and the second gas to deposit the repair material at the site of the defect to repair the semiconductor mask, wherein a dimension of the deposited repair material is less than about 32 nanometers; and removing the repaired semiconductor mask from the repair chamber.