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公开(公告)号:US20170247778A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-31
申请号:US15057086
申请日:2016-02-29
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Georgiy Vaschenko , Peter Baumgart , Chirag Rajyaguru , Benjamin Sams , Armin Ridinger , Janine Kardokus
Abstract: A deoxidation system for purifying target material for an EUV light source includes a furnace having a central region and a heater for heating the central region in a uniform manner. A vessel is inserted in the central region of the furnace, and a crucible is disposed within the vessel. A closure device covers an open end of the vessel to form a seal having vacuum and pressure capability. The system also includes a gas input tube, a gas exhaust tube, and a vacuum port. A gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas input tube and a gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas exhaust tube. A vacuum network is coupled in flow communication with one end of the vacuum port. A method and apparatus for purifying target material also are described.
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公开(公告)号:US09544983B2
公开(公告)日:2017-01-10
申请号:US14533813
申请日:2014-11-05
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Chirag Rajyaguru , John M. Algots , Tetsuya Ishikawa , Peter Baumgart
IPC: H05G2/00
Abstract: An EUV light source target material handling system is disclosed which includes a target material dispenser and a target material repository in which solid target material in the target material repository is converted to target material in liquid form through the use of inductive heating.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种EUV光源目标材料处理系统,其包括目标材料分配器和目标材料储存库,其中通过使用感应加热将目标材料储存库中的固体目标材料转化为液体形式的目标材料。
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公开(公告)号:US20140346373A1
公开(公告)日:2014-11-27
申请号:US14452418
申请日:2014-08-05
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Chirag Rajyaguru , Peter M. Baumgart , Georgiy O. Vaschenko
CPC classification number: H05G2/003 , G03F7/70033 , H05G2/005 , H05G2/006 , H05G2/008
Abstract: Systems (and methods therefor) for generating EUV radiation that comprise an arrangement producing a laser beam directed to an irradiation region and a droplet source. The droplet source includes a fluid exiting an orifice and a sub-system having an electro-actuatable element producing a disturbance in the fluid. The electro-actuatable element is driven by a first waveform to produce droplets for irradiation to generate the EUV radiation, the droplets produced by the first waveform having differing initial velocities causing at least some adjacent droplets to coalesce as the droplets travel to the irradiation region, and a second waveform, different from the first waveform, to dislodge contaminants from the orifice.
Abstract translation: 用于产生EUV辐射的系统(及其方法),其包括产生针对照射区域和液滴源的激光束的布置。 液滴源包括离开孔的流体和具有产生流体扰动的电致动元件的子系统。 电致动元件由第一波形驱动以产生用于照射的液滴以产生EUV辐射,由第一波形产生的具有不同初始速度的液滴导致至少一些相邻的液滴在液滴行进到照射区域时聚结, 以及与第一波形不同的第二波形,以从孔口移除污染物。
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公开(公告)号:US11317501B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-26
申请号:US16572131
申请日:2019-09-16
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Georgiy Vaschenko , Peter Baumgart , Chirag Rajyaguru , Benjamin Sams , Armin Ridinger , Janine Kardokus
Abstract: A deoxidation system for purifying target material for an EUV light source includes a furnace having a central region and a heater for heating the central region in a uniform manner. A vessel is inserted in the central region of the furnace, and a crucible is disposed within the vessel. A closure device covers an open end of the vessel to form a seal having vacuum and pressure capability. The system also includes a gas input tube, a gas exhaust tube, and a vacuum port. A gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas input tube and a gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas exhaust tube. A vacuum network is coupled in flow communication with one end of the vacuum port. A method and apparatus for purifying target material also are described.
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公开(公告)号:US11690159B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US17284060
申请日:2019-10-25
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Bob Rollinger , Georgiy Olegovich Vaschenko , Chirag Rajyaguru , Alexander Igorevich Ershov , Joshua Mark Lukens , Mathew Cheeran Abraham
IPC: H05G2/00
CPC classification number: H05G2/006
Abstract: Disclosed is a system for generating EUV radiation in which current flowing through target material in the orifice 320 of a nozzle in a droplet generator is controlled by providing alternate lower impedance paths for the current and/or by limiting a high frequency component of a drive signal applied to the droplet generator.
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公开(公告)号:US20230164900A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-25
申请号:US18011593
申请日:2021-06-21
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Alexander Igorevich Ershov , Chirag Rajyaguru , Dietmar Uwe Herbert Trees , Joshua Mark Lukens , Theodorus Wilhelmus Driessen , Robert Jay Rafac , Georgiy Olegovich Vaschenko
IPC: H05G2/00
CPC classification number: H05G2/006 , H05G2/008 , G03F7/70033
Abstract: Apparatus for and method of accelerating droplets used to generate EUV radiation that comprise an arrangement producing a laser beam directed to an irradiation region and a droplet source. The droplet source includes a fluid exiting a nozzle in a stream that breaks up into droplets that then undergo coalescence. The droplets are then subjected to a stream of gas that entrains and accelerates the droplets.
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公开(公告)号:US10455680B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-22
申请号:US15057086
申请日:2016-02-29
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Georgiy Vaschenko , Peter Baumgart , Chirag Rajyaguru , Benjamin Sams , Armin Ridinger , Janine Kardokus
Abstract: A deoxidation system for purifying target material for an EUV light source includes a furnace having a central region and a heater for heating the central region in a uniform manner. A vessel is inserted in the central region of the furnace, and a crucible is disposed within the vessel. A closure device covers an open end of the vessel to form a seal having vacuum and pressure capability. The system also includes a gas input tube, a gas exhaust tube, and a vacuum port. A gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas input tube and a gas supply network is coupled in flow communication with an end of the gas exhaust tube. A vacuum network is coupled in flow communication with one end of the vacuum port. A method and apparatus for purifying target material also are described.
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公开(公告)号:US09699876B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-04
申请号:US14151600
申请日:2014-01-09
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Georgiy Vaschenko , Peter Baumgart , Jeffrey Gacutan , Martin Algots , Theodosios Syrpis , Chirag Rajyaguru , Sanjeev Seshagiri
CPC classification number: H05G2/006 , H05G2/005 , H05G2/008 , Y10T137/6416
Abstract: An EUV light source target material handling system is disclosed which may comprise a droplet generator having a target material reservoir in which the target material may be replenished while a nozzle portion of the droplet generator is maintained at temperature. Also disclosed is a system for selectively draining spent target material.
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公开(公告)号:US08969840B2
公开(公告)日:2015-03-03
申请号:US14452418
申请日:2014-08-05
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Chirag Rajyaguru , Peter M. Baumgart , Georgiy O. Vaschenko
CPC classification number: H05G2/003 , G03F7/70033 , H05G2/005 , H05G2/006 , H05G2/008
Abstract: Systems (and methods therefor) for generating EUV radiation that comprise an arrangement producing a laser beam directed to an irradiation region and a droplet source. The droplet source includes a fluid exiting an orifice and a sub-system having an electro-actuatable element producing a disturbance in the fluid. The electro-actuatable element is driven by a first waveform to produce droplets for irradiation to generate the EUV radiation, the droplets produced by the first waveform having differing initial velocities causing at least some adjacent droplets to coalesce as the droplets travel to the irradiation region, and a second waveform, different from the first waveform, to dislodge contaminants from the orifice.
Abstract translation: 用于产生EUV辐射的系统(及其方法),其包括产生针对照射区域和液滴源的激光束的布置。 液滴源包括离开孔的流体和具有产生流体扰动的电致动元件的子系统。 电致动元件由第一波形驱动以产生用于照射的液滴以产生EUV辐射,由第一波形产生的具有不同初始速度的液滴导致至少一些相邻的液滴在液滴行进到照射区域时聚结, 以及与第一波形不同的第二波形,以从孔口移除污染物。
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公开(公告)号:US20210392733A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US17284060
申请日:2019-10-25
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Bob Rollinger , Georgiy Olegovich Vaschenko , Chirag Rajyaguru , Alexander Igorevich Ershov , Joshua Mark Lukens , Mathew Cheeran Abraham
IPC: H05G2/00
Abstract: Disclosed is a system for generating EUV radiation in which current flowing through target material in the orifice 320 of a nozzle in a droplet generator is controlled by providing alternate lower impedance paths for the current and/or by limiting a high frequency component of a drive signal applied to the droplet generator.
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