Patent ID: 7368737

Claim:
An electron beam writing method in which a pattern is written onto a resist on a substrate by using VSB and CP, the method comprising: preparing electron beam writing data which is structured from writing pattern data expressed by both data of VSB shots which are units of shaping beams at the time of carrying out writing a pattern and data of CP shots serving as bases of a repeating pattern, and CP aperture data into which identification numbers IDs and opening positions of respective openings of a CP aperture having openings for VSB shots and openings for CP shots are described; inputting the electron beam writing data to an electron beam writing apparatus; and expanding the electron beam writing data into data of the respective shots defined in the electron beam writing data, determining irradiation times of the respective expanded shots while correcting shot positions, and outputting control signals corresponding to shot data to repeat a shot of a desired pattern, by the electron beam writing apparatus, to write a pattern onto a resist.