Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for generating droplets for EUV photolithography processes
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Application No.: US17233220Application Date: 2021-04-16
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Publication No.: US11528797B2Publication Date: 2022-12-13
- Inventor: Yu-Kuang Sun , Cheng-Hao Lai , Yu-Huan Chen , Wei-Shin Cheng , Ming-Hsun Tsai , Hsin-Feng Chen , Chiao-Hua Cheng , Cheng-Hsuan Wu , Yu-Fa Lo , Shang-Chieh Chien , Li-Jui Chen , Heng-Hsin Liu
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: H05G2/00
- IPC: H05G2/00 ; G03F7/20

Abstract:
An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography system generates EUV light by irradiating droplets with a laser. The system includes a droplet generator with a nozzle and a piezoelectric structure coupled to the nozzle. The generator outputs groups of droplets. A control system applies a voltage waveform to the piezoelectric structure while the nozzle outputs the group of droplets. The waveform causes the droplets of the group to have a spread of velocities that results in the droplets coalescing into a single droplet prior to being irradiated by the laser.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220338334A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DROPLETS FOR EUV PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES Public/Granted day:2022-10-20
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