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Patent US7969557 - Exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method - Google PatentS�k Bilder Kartor Play YouTube Nyheter Gmail Drive Mer » Avancerad patents�kning | Webbhistorik | Logga in Avancerad patents�kning PatentA lithographic projection apparatus includes a substrate table that holds a substrate, a projection system that projects a patterned beam of radiation onto the substrate, and a liquid confinement structure that confines a liquid in a space between the projection system and the substrate, the substrate,...http://www.google.se/patents/US7969557?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7969557 - Exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method PublikationsnummerUS7969557 B2Typ av kung�relseBeviljande Ans�kningsnummer11/785,716 Publiceringsdatum28 jun 2011 Registreringsdatum19 apr 2007 Prioritetsdatum19 jun 2003�ven publicerat somCN1802726ACN100459036CCN101436003ACN101436003BEP1635382A1EP1635382A4EP1635382B1EP2216685A2EP2216685A3EP2216685B1EP2275869A2EP2275869A3EP2278401A2EP2278401A3US7321419US7486385US7812925US8027027US8319941US20060114445US20060132739US20070064214US20070211234US20080002166US20090190112US20120200837WO2004114380A1 UppfinnareAkimitsu Ebihara Ursprunglig innehavareNikon Corporation USA-klassificering355/72355/53 Internationell klassificeringG03B27/42G03B27/58G03F7/20 Kooperativ klassningB82Y10/00G03F7/70325G03F7/70716G03F7/70816G03F7/70733G03F7/70341 Europeisk klassificeringG03F 7/70F24B82Y 10/00G03F 7/70N4G03F 7/70F22G03F 7/70P2BG03F 7/70N6H�nvisningarCitat fr�n patent (102)Citat fr�n andra k�llor (110)Externa l�nkarUSPTO �verl�telse av �gander�tt till patent som har registrerats av USPTO EspacenetExposure apparatus, and device manufacturing methodUS 7969557 B2 Sammanfattning A lithographic projection apparatus includes a substrate table that holds a substrate, a projection system that projects a patterned beam of radiation onto the substrate, and a liquid confinement structure that confines a liquid in a space between the projection system and the substrate, the substrate, the substrate table, or both, to form a part of a boundary of the space. In addition, a closing plate forms a part of a boundary of the space in place of the substrate, the substrate table, or both, when moved without substantially disturbing the liquid, the liquid confinement structure, or both.
developing the substrate that has been exposed. Beskrivning
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