Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
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    发明授权
    Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method 有权
    平版印刷设备和器件制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US09188882B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-17

    申请号:US13160042

    申请日:2011-06-14

    摘要: A lithographic apparatus may include an optical element, such as an immersion fluid reservoir, which supported at least in part by a bearing, such as a gas bearing. To enable illumination by the lithographic apparatus of an edge of the substrate, a surrounding structure is provided that surrounds the substrate. A level parameter of the substrate, such as a thickness of the substrate, is measured by a sensor, such as a thickness sensor. By means of an actuator, the substrate table on which the substrate is or will be held is positioned with respect to the surrounding structure, such that a surface of the substrate would be on a substantially same level as a surface of the surrounding structure, thus enabling the optical element to transition from the surface of the substrate to the surface of the surrounding structure and vice versa.

    摘要翻译: 光刻设备可以包括至少部分由诸如气体轴承的轴承支撑的光学元件,例如浸没式流体储存器。 为了使基板的边缘的光刻设备进行照明,提供围绕基板的周围结构。 衬底的等级参数,例如衬底的厚度,通过诸如厚度传感器的传感器来测量。 通过致动器,其上放置或将保持衬底的衬底台相对于周围结构定位,使得衬底的表面将处于与周围结构的表面基本相同的高度,因此 使得光学元件能够从衬底的表面转移到周围结构的表面,反之亦然。