RADIATION SOURCE MODULE AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

A radiation source includes a fuel supply, a collector, a debris mitigation system, and a temperature control system. The fuel supply device supplies fuel. The excitation device excites the fuel into a plasma. The collector collects radiation emitted by the plasma and directs the radiation to a beam...

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Main Authors YANG, Zongquan, VAN DER NET, Antonius Johannus, PATEL, Hrishikesh, VERHEES, Rens Henricus, MAKIBOGLU, Günes, MA, Yue, RIJPMA, Albert Pieter
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.11.2023
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APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MATERIALS THEREFOR
ORIGINALS THEREFOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES
PHYSICS
X-RAY TECHNIQUE
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Summary:A radiation source includes a fuel supply, a collector, a debris mitigation system, and a temperature control system. The fuel supply device supplies fuel. The excitation device excites the fuel into a plasma. The collector collects radiation emitted by the plasma and directs the radiation to a beam exit. The debris mitigation system collects debris generated by the plasma and has a first component having a first conduit passing therethrough and a second component having a second conduit passing therethrough. The temperature control system increases or decreases temperatures of the first component and the second component by selectively heating or cooling a thermal transfer fluid circulating through the respective conduit. The temperature control system cools the first component to a first temperature that is below the melting point of the fuel and heats the second component to a second temperature that is above the melting point of the fuel.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318225439