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Patente US8810768 - Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography ... - Google Patentes
A lithographic projection apparatus includes a liquid confinement structure extending along at least a part of a boundary of a space between a projection system and a substrate table, the space having a cross-sectional area smaller than the area of the substrate. The liquid confinement structure includes...http://www.google.es/patents/US8810768?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US8810768 - Environmental system including vacuum scavenge for an immersion lithography apparatus
Número de publicación US8810768 B2
Número de solicitud US 12/926,029
También publicado como CN1774668A, CN1774668B, CN101061429A, CN101061429B, CN103383527A, CN103383527B, CN103383528A, CN103383528B, CN103439864A, CN103439864B, CN104597717A, CN104597717B, CN105700301A, EP1611485A2, EP1611485A4, EP1611485B1, EP2667252A1, EP2667252B1, EP2667253A1, EP2667253B1, EP2717098A1, EP2717098B1, EP2950147A1, EP2950147B1, EP2950148A1, EP2950148B1, EP3232271A1, US7321415, US7355676, US7456930, US8089610, US8456610, US8836914, US9244362, US9658537, US20060028632, US20060033899, US20060114435, US20070103662, US20070132974, US20070247603, US20090180096, US20110037959, US20120262684, US20140320831, US20160085159, US20170235237, WO2004090634A2, WO2004090634A3
Número de publicación 12926029, 926029, US 8810768 B2, US 8810768B2, US-B2-8810768, US8810768 B2, US8810768B2
Citas de patentes (258), Otras citas (121), Clasificaciones (12)
US 8810768 B2
a first opening formed in a face of the member, the face arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate, the first opening located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the space to supply gas, and
a second opening formed in the face and located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of the first opening to remove fluid.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first opening extends around the final surface of the projection system.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first opening comprises a groove in the face.
6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second opening extends around the final surface of the projection system.
7. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second opening extends around the final surface of the projection system.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
a first opening that supplies gas and is formed in a face of the member, the face arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate and the first opening located radially outward, with respect to an optical axis of the projection system, of and substantially around the space, and
a second opening that removes fluid and is formed in the face, the second opening located radially outward, with respect to the optical axis of the projection system, of and substantially around the first opening.
15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the first opening comprises a groove in the face.
17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
18. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
a first opening that supplies gas and that is formed in a face of the member, the face arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate, and
a second opening that removes fluid and that is located further outward from the space than is the first opening, the second opening being formed in the face of the member.
23. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the first opening comprises a groove in the face.
25. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
27. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face.
30. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the fluid bearing is formed by supplying the gas from the first opening.
32. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the liquid confinement member comprises a third opening that removes fluid and that is located closer inward toward the space than is the first opening, the third opening being formed in the face of the member.
33. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the liquid confinement member comprises a third opening that removes fluid and that is located closer inward toward the space than is the first opening, the third opening being formed in the face of the member.
34. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the third opening comprises a groove in the face.
36. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the fluid removed from the third opening includes liquid.
37. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes liquid.
38. The apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
supplying a gas from a first opening of the liquid confinement member, the first opening being in fluidic communication with a gap between the liquid confinement member and the surface of the substrate during the exposure, and
removing fluid via a second opening of the liquid confinement member, the second opening being located further outward from the space than is the first opening, the second opening being in fluidic communication with the gap between the liquid confinement member and the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
40. The method according to claim 39, wherein the first opening is formed in a face of the liquid confinement member, the face of the liquid confinement member is arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
41. The method according to claim 40, wherein the first opening comprises a groove in the face of the liquid confinement member and the groove extends around the space.
42. The method according to claim 39, wherein the second opening is formed in a face of the liquid confinement member, the face of the liquid confinement member is arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
43. The method according to claim 42, wherein the second opening comprises a groove in the face of the liquid confinement member and the groove extends around the space.
45. The method according to claim 44, wherein the fluid bearing is formed by supplying the gas from the first opening.
46. The method according to claim 44, further comprising removing fluid via a third opening of the liquid confinement member, the third opening being located closer inward toward the space than is the first opening, the third opening of the liquid confinement member being arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
47. The method according to claim 39, further comprising removing fluid via a third opening of the liquid confinement member, the third opening being located closer inward toward the space than is the first opening, the third opening of the liquid confinement member being arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
48. The method according to claim 47, wherein the fluid removed from the third opening includes liquid.
49. The method according to claim 39, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes liquid.
50. The method according to claim 39, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
51. The method according to claim 40, wherein the second opening is formed in the face of the liquid confinement member.
53. The method according to claim 48, wherein the second opening, that is located further outward from the space than is the first opening, removes any liquid which has not been removed from the third opening.
54. The method according to claim 39, wherein the gas supplied from the first opening assists in containing the liquid.
55. The method according to claim 39, wherein the first opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
56. The method according to claim 55, wherein the second opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
57. The method according to claim 39, wherein the second opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
58. A lithographic projection apparatus in which a substrate is exposed through a liquid, the lithographic projection apparatus comprising:
a liquid confinement member by which the liquid is confined within a space between the projection system and the substrate during exposure of the substrate, the liquid confinement member being positioned adjacent a final surface of the projection system, the liquid confinement member having a first opening that supplies gas and that is arranged to oppose a surface of the substrate during the exposure, and the liquid confinement member having a second opening that removes fluid, that is located radially outward of the first opening, and that is arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
59. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the first opening comprises a groove.
60. The apparatus according to claim 59, wherein the groove extends around the space.
61. The apparatus according to claim 59, wherein the second opening comprises a groove.
62. The apparatus according to claim 61, wherein the groove extends around the space.
63. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the second opening comprises a groove.
64. The apparatus according to claim 63, wherein the groove extends around the space.
65. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein a fluid bearing is formed between the liquid confinement member and the substrate.
66. The apparatus according to claim 65, wherein the fluid bearing is formed by supplying the gas from the first opening.
67. The apparatus according to claim 65, wherein the liquid confinement member comprises a third opening that removes fluid, that is located radially inward of the first opening, and that is arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
68. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the liquid confinement member comprises a third opening that removes fluid, that is located radially inward of the first opening, and that is arranged to oppose the surface of the substrate during the exposure.
69. The apparatus according to claim 68, wherein the third opening comprises a groove.
70. The apparatus according to claim 69, wherein the groove extends around the space.
71. The apparatus according to claim 67, wherein the fluid removed from the third opening includes liquid.
72. The apparatus according to claim 68, wherein the fluid removed from the third opening includes liquid.
73. The apparatus according to claim 72, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
74. The apparatus according to claim 72, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes liquid.
75. The apparatus according to claim 68, wherein the first opening is disposed between the second and third openings.
76. The apparatus according to claim 68, wherein the third opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
77. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
78. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes liquid.
79. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the first opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
80. The apparatus according to claim 79, wherein the second opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
81. The apparatus according to claim 58, wherein the second opening of the liquid confinement member is below the final surface of the projection system.
82. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the first opening is disposed between the second and third openings.
83. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
84. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes liquid.
85. The method according to claim 47, wherein the first opening is disposed between the second and third openings.
86. The method according to claim 48, wherein the fluid removed from the second opening includes gas.
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