GENEVA, Feb. 4 -- HOYA CORPORATION (6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo1608347), HOYA株式会社 (東京都新宿区西新宿六丁目10番1号) filed a patent application (PCT/JP2024/026655) for "MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM-EQUIPPED SUBSTRATE, REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, REFLECTIVE MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE" on Jul 25, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/023299, the details related to the patent application was published on Jan 30, 2025.

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