Abstract: The method of preparing a laminate includes: preparing a process target, which is a laminate before being processed, where a light-shielding film has been disposed; and preparing a cleaned laminate through a first cleaning including applying UV rays and carbonated water to the process target, wherein the light-shielding film includes a transition metal and an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a layer including a light transmitting substrate, and a light shielding film disposed on the light transmitting substrate, and a phase shift film disposed between the light transmitting substrate and the light shielding film. A center measuring area based on the center of the light shielding film and an edge measuring area being distant by 20 mm from the edge of the light shielding film. The center measuring area and the edge measuring area are respectively squares having a side of 20 ?m.

Abstract: A laminate for a blank mask includes a light-transmitting layer; a phase shift film disposed on the light-transmitting layer; and residual ions measured from a surface of the phase shift film through ion chromatography comprises at least one of sulfate ions in a concentration of 0 ng/cm2 to 0.05 ng/cm2, nitric oxide ions in a concentration of 0 ng/cm2 to 0.5 ng/cm2, or ammonium ions in a concentration of 0 ng/cm2 to 5 ng/cm2, or any combination thereof. A sum of concentrations of the residual ions is more than 0.

Abstract: The blank mask according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a transparent substrate and a multilayer light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate. The multilayer light shielding film comprises a transition metal and at least any one between oxygen and nitrogen. The multilayer light shielding film comprises a first light shielding film and a second light shielding film disposed on the first light shielding film. The multilayer light shielding film comprises total nine parts that are formed by trisection in a width direction and a length direction of an upper surface of the multilayer light shielding film. Each part of the multilayer light shielding film comprises a measuring range disposed in a side thereof.

Abstract: A blank mask including a transparent substrate and a light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the light shielding film comprises a transition metal and at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, and wherein when an optical density of the light shielding film is measured ten times by a light with a wavelength of 193 nm, a standard deviation of measured optical density is 0.009 or less, is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of cleaning a substrate for a blank mask including: a first cleaning including irradiating a cleaning target substrate with a pre-treatment light to prepare a substrate cleaned with light, and a second cleaning including applying a first cleaning solution and a post-treatment light to the substrate cleaned with light to prepare the substrate for the blank mask, is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blank mask including a transparent substrate and a light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the light shielding film includes a transition metal and at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, wherein when a surface of the light shielding film includes nine sectors formed by trisecting the surface of the light shielding film vertically and horizontally, each of the nine sectors has a Rsk value, respectively, and an average value of the Rsk values of the nine sectors is equal to ?0.64 or more and less than or equal to 0, where Rsk value is a height symmetry of the surface of the light shielding film measured in accordance with ISO_4287, and wherein an average value of Rku values, which are kurtosis of the surface of the light shielding film measured in accordance with ISO_4287, of the nine sectors is 3 or less.

Abstract: A blank mask including: a transparent substrate and a light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the light shielding film includes a transition metal and at least one of oxygen and nitrogen, and wherein the light shielding film has an SA1 value of 60 to 90 mN/m according to Equation 1-1: SA1=?SL×tan ???[Equation 1-1] where, in the Equation 1-1, the ?SL is an interfacial energy between the light shielding film and a pure water and ? is a contact angle of the light shielding film measured with the pure water, is disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blank mask including: a transparent substrate; and a light shielding film disposed on the transparent substrate, wherein the light shielding film comprises a transition metal and at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen, and wherein a Mtr value of Equation 1 below of a surface of the light shielding film is 6 or less: Mtr=|Rsk|*Rku ??[Equation 1] where, in the Equation 1, |Rsk| is an absolute value of an Rsk value, which is a height skewness of the surface of the light shielding film, and Rku is kurtosis of the surface of the light shielding film.