EP1730764A4 - Lpp euv light source - Google Patents
Lpp euv light sourceInfo
- Publication number
- EP1730764A4 EP1730764A4 EP05724577A EP05724577A EP1730764A4 EP 1730764 A4 EP1730764 A4 EP 1730764A4 EP 05724577 A EP05724577 A EP 05724577A EP 05724577 A EP05724577 A EP 05724577A EP 1730764 A4 EP1730764 A4 EP 1730764A4
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- light source
- euv light
- lpp euv
- lpp
- source
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05G—X-RAY TECHNIQUE
- H05G2/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for producing X-rays, not involving X-ray tubes, e.g. involving generation of a plasma
- H05G2/001—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma
- H05G2/003—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma the plasma being generated from a material in a liquid or gas state
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
- B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
- B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
- G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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- G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/70008—Production of exposure light, i.e. light sources
- G03F7/70033—Production of exposure light, i.e. light sources by plasma extreme ultraviolet [EUV] sources
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J35/00—X-ray tubes
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- H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
- H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
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- H05G2/005—Production of X-ray radiation generated from plasma the plasma being generated from a material in a liquid or gas state containing a metal as principal radiation generating component
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- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
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- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- X-Ray Techniques (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
- Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US10/803,526 US7087914B2 (en) | 2004-03-17 | 2004-03-17 | High repetition rate laser produced plasma EUV light source |
US10/979,919 US7317196B2 (en) | 2004-03-17 | 2004-11-01 | LPP EUV light source |
PCT/US2005/007063 WO2005089131A2 (en) | 2004-03-17 | 2005-03-03 | Lpp euv light source |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1730764A2 EP1730764A2 (en) | 2006-12-13 |
EP1730764A4 true EP1730764A4 (en) | 2010-08-18 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP05724577A Withdrawn EP1730764A4 (en) | 2004-03-17 | 2005-03-03 | Lpp euv light source |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP1730764A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2007529903A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20060125905A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2005089131A2 (en) |
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US7928416B2 (en) * | 2006-12-22 | 2011-04-19 | Cymer, Inc. | Laser produced plasma EUV light source |
US20060146906A1 (en) * | 2004-02-18 | 2006-07-06 | Cymer, Inc. | LLP EUV drive laser |
JP4574211B2 (en) * | 2004-04-19 | 2010-11-04 | キヤノン株式会社 | Light source device and exposure apparatus having the light source device |
US7329884B2 (en) * | 2004-11-08 | 2008-02-12 | Nikon Corporation | Exposure apparatus and exposure method |
JP5156192B2 (en) * | 2006-01-24 | 2013-03-06 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Extreme ultraviolet light source device |
EP2035897B1 (en) * | 2006-07-03 | 2015-10-28 | Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH | Method for revising or repairing a lithographic projection objective |
JP5551722B2 (en) * | 2006-08-29 | 2014-07-16 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Driver laser for extreme ultraviolet light source device |
JP5086677B2 (en) * | 2006-08-29 | 2012-11-28 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Driver laser for extreme ultraviolet light source device |
JP5179793B2 (en) * | 2007-07-18 | 2013-04-10 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Driver laser for extreme ultraviolet light source |
JP5758569B2 (en) * | 2008-06-12 | 2015-08-05 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Slab type laser equipment |
JP5833806B2 (en) * | 2008-09-19 | 2015-12-16 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Extreme ultraviolet light source device, laser light source device for extreme ultraviolet light source device, and adjustment method of laser light source for extreme ultraviolet light source device |
JP5587578B2 (en) * | 2008-09-26 | 2014-09-10 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Extreme ultraviolet light source device and pulse laser device |
JP5536401B2 (en) * | 2008-10-16 | 2014-07-02 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Laser device and extreme ultraviolet light source device |
EP2380411B1 (en) | 2008-12-16 | 2015-04-15 | Philips Deutschland GmbH | Method and device for generating euv radiation or soft x-rays with enhanced efficiency |
DE112010000850B4 (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2017-04-06 | Kla-Tencor Corp. | Method and device for maintaining and generating a plasma |
JP6021454B2 (en) * | 2011-10-05 | 2016-11-09 | ギガフォトン株式会社 | Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus and extreme ultraviolet light generation method |
CN113841309A (en) * | 2019-05-22 | 2021-12-24 | 西默有限公司 | Apparatus and method for generating multiple laser beams |
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Citations (1)
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EP1365635A1 (en) * | 2002-05-13 | 2003-11-26 | Innolite AB | Method and arrangement for producing radiation |
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JP3715800B2 (en) * | 1998-10-02 | 2005-11-16 | 三菱電機株式会社 | Laser irradiation device |
US6972421B2 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2005-12-06 | Cymer, Inc. | Extreme ultraviolet light source |
DE10305701B4 (en) * | 2003-02-07 | 2005-10-06 | Xtreme Technologies Gmbh | Arrangement for generating EUV radiation with high repetition rates |
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- 2005-03-03 WO PCT/US2005/007063 patent/WO2005089131A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-03-03 EP EP05724577A patent/EP1730764A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-03-03 KR KR1020067019063A patent/KR20060125905A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-03-03 JP JP2007503940A patent/JP2007529903A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (1)
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EP1365635A1 (en) * | 2002-05-13 | 2003-11-26 | Innolite AB | Method and arrangement for producing radiation |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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BERGLUND M ET AL: "ULTRAVIOLET PREPULSE FOR ENHANCED X-RAY EMISSION AND BRIGHTNESS FROM DROPLET-TARGET LASER PLASMAS", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US LNKD- DOI:10.1063/1.117027, vol. 69, no. 12, 16 September 1996 (1996-09-16), pages 1683 - 1685, XP000629166, ISSN: 0003-6951 * |
RYMELL L ET AL: "Droplet target for low-debris laser-plasma soft X-ray generation", OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, NORTH-HOLLAND PUBLISHING CO. AMSTERDAM, NL LNKD- DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(93)90651-K, vol. 103, no. 1-2, 1 November 1993 (1993-11-01), pages 105 - 110, XP024455371, ISSN: 0030-4018, [retrieved on 19931101] * |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP1730764A2 (en) | 2006-12-13 |
KR20060125905A (en) | 2006-12-06 |
WO2005089131A2 (en) | 2005-09-29 |
JP2007529903A (en) | 2007-10-25 |
WO2005089131A3 (en) | 2006-06-08 |
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