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公开(公告)号：US20090296755A1
公开(公告)日：2009-12-03
申请号：US11980288
申请日：2007-10-30
CPC分类号： H01S3/225 , G02F1/3534 , G02F1/37 , G03F7/70583 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/0092 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/0835 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/1618 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2308 , H01S3/2383
摘要： A method and apparatus may comprise a laser light source system which may comprise a solid state laser seed beam source providing a seed laser output; a frequency conversion stage converting the seed laser output to a wavelength suitable for seeding an excimer or molecular fluorine gas discharge laser; an excimer or molecular fluorine gas discharge laser gain medium amplifying the converted seed laser output to produce a gas discharge laser output at approximately the converted wavelength. The excimer or molecular fluorine laser may be selected from a group comprising XeCl, XeF, KrF, ArF and F2 laser systems. The laser gain medium may comprise a power amplifier. The power amplifier may comprise a single pass amplifier stage, a multiple-pass amplifier stage, a ring power amplification stage or a power oscillator. The ring power amplification stage may comprise a bow-tie configuration or a race track configuration.
摘要翻译： 方法和装置可以包括激光光源系统，其可以包括提供种子激光输出的固态激光种子光源; 将种子激光输出转换成适合于接种准分子或分子氟气放电激光的波长的变频级; 放大转换的种子激光输出的准分子或分子氟气放电激光增益介质，以产生大致转换波长的气体放电激光输出。 受激准分子或分子氟激光可以选自包括XeCl，XeF，KrF，ArF和F2激光系统的组。 激光增益介质可以包括功率放大器。 功率放大器可以包括单通放大器级，多通道放大级，环形功率放大级或功率振荡器。 环形功率放大级可以包括弓形配置或赛道配置。
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公开(公告)号：US07995637B2
公开(公告)日：2011-08-09
申请号：US12603486
申请日：2009-10-21
申请人： Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Bryan G. Moosman , Tae H. Chung , Thomas P. Duffey , James J. Ferrell , Terance Hilsabeck
发明人： Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Bryan G. Moosman , Tae H. Chung , Thomas P. Duffey , James J. Ferrell , Terance Hilsabeck
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/036
摘要： One aspect of the disclosed subject matter describes a gas discharge laser chamber. The gas discharge laser chamber includes a discharge region formed between a first electrode and a second electrode, a tangential fan for circulating gas through the discharge region, wherein the fan is proximate to an input side of the discharge region, an input side acoustic baffle proximate to the input side of the discharge region. The input side acoustic baffle includes a vanishing point leading edge, a vanishing point trailing edge, a gas flow smoothing offset surface aligning a gas flow from a surface of the input side acoustic baffle to an input side of a cathode support in the discharge region, a plurality of ridges separated by a plurality of trenches, wherein the plurality of ridges and the plurality of trenches are aligned with a direction of gas flow through the discharge region and wherein the plurality of ridges have a random pitch between about 0.3 and about 0.7 inch.
摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的一个方面描述了气体放电激光室。 气体放电激光室包括形成在第一电极和第二电极之间的放电区域，用于使气体循环通过放电区域的切向风扇，其中风扇靠近放电区域的输入侧，输入侧隔音板接近 到放电区域的输入侧。 输入侧声挡板包括消失点前缘，消失点后缘，气流平滑偏移表面，使来自输入侧声挡板的表面的气流与放电区域中的阴极支撑体的输入侧对准， 由多个沟槽分离的多个脊，其中所述多个脊和所述多个沟槽与通过所述放电区域的气体流动的方向对齐，并且其中所述多个脊具有约0.3和约0.7英寸之间的随机间距 。
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公开(公告)号：US07715459B2
公开(公告)日：2010-05-11
申请号：US11982152
申请日：2007-10-31
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/2308 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/7055 , G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70583 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2325 , H01S3/2383
摘要： An apparatus/method which may comprise: a very high power line narrowed lithography laser light source which may comprise: a solid state seed laser system which may comprise: a pre-seed laser providing a pre-seed laser output; a fiber amplifier receiving the pre-seed laser output and providing an amplified seed laser pulse which may comprise: a pulse having a nominal wavelength outside of the DUV range; a frequency converter converting to essentially the wavelength of the amplifier gain medium; a first and a second gas discharge laser amplifier gain medium operating at different repetition rates from that of the seed laser output; a beam divider providing the amplifier gain mediums with output pulses from the seed laser; a beam combiner combining the outputs of each respective amplifier gain medium to provide a laser output light pulse beam having the pulse repetition rate of the solid state seed laser system.
摘要翻译： 可以包括：非常高的电力线狭窄的光刻激光光源，其可以包括：固态种子激光系统，其可以包括：提供种子间激光输出的种子间激光; 接收所述种子间激光输出并提供放大的种子激光脉冲的光纤放大器，其可以包括：具有在所述DUV范围之外的标称波长的脉冲; 变换器基本上转换为放大器增益介质的波长; 第一和第二气体放电激光放大器增益介质，与种子激光输出的重复频率不同; 一个分束器，为放大器增益介质提供来自种子激光器的输出脉冲; 组合各个放大器增益介质的输出的光束组合器，以提供具有固态种子激光器系统的脉冲重复率的激光输出光脉冲光束。
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公开(公告)号：US07643529B2
公开(公告)日：2010-01-05
申请号：US11982103
申请日：2007-10-31
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/7055 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/083 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2333 , H01S3/2383 , H01S2301/02
摘要： An apparatus/method may comprise a line narrowed pulsed lithography laser light source which may comprise: a seed pulse providing laser system which may comprise: a first pulsed seed laser producing seed pulses at a rate of X kHz; a second pulsed seed laser producing seed pulses at a rate of X kHz; an amplification system which may comprise: a first amplifier gain system which may comprise a first and a second pulsed gas discharge amplifier gain medium, each with a nominal center wavelength in the UV range, and each operating at ½ X kHz on output pulses from the first seed laser; a second amplifier gain system which may comprise a first and a second pulsed amplifier gain medium, each with a nominal center wavelength in the UV range, and each operating at ½ X kHz on output pulses from the second seed laser.
摘要翻译： 一种装置/方法可以包括线窄的脉冲光刻激光光源，其可以包括：提供激光系统的种子脉冲，其可以包括：以X kHz的速率产生种子脉冲的第一脉冲种子激光器; 第二脉冲种子激光器以XkHz的速率产生种子脉冲; 放大系统，其可以包括：第一放大器增益系统，其可以包括第一和第二脉冲气体放电放大器增益介质，每个具有在UV范围内的标称中心波长，并且每个在来自 第一种子激光; 第二放大器增益系统，其可以包括第一和第二脉冲放大器增益介质，每个具有在UV范围内的标称中心波长，并且每个在来自第二种子激光器的输出脉冲上以1/2 X kHz工作。
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公开(公告)号：US08144740B1
公开(公告)日：2012-03-27
申请号：US12639339
申请日：2009-12-16
IPC分类号： H01S3/13
CPC分类号： G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/7055
摘要： An apparatus/method may comprise a line narrowed pulsed lithography laser light source which may comprise: a seed pulse providing laser system which may comprise: a first pulsed seed laser producing seed pulses at a rate of X kHz; a second pulsed seed laser producing seed pulses at a rate of X kHz; an amplification system which may comprise: a first amplifier gain system which may comprise a first and a second pulsed gas discharge amplifier gain medium, each with a nominal center wavelength in the UV range, and each operating at ½X kHz on output pulses from the first seed laser; a second amplifier gain system which may comprise a first and a second pulsed amplifier gain medium, each with a nominal center wavelength in the UV range, and each operating at ½X kHz on output pulses from the second seed laser.
摘要翻译： 一种装置/方法可以包括线窄的脉冲光刻激光光源，其可以包括：提供激光系统的种子脉冲，其可以包括：以X kHz的速率产生种子脉冲的第一脉冲种子激光器; 第二脉冲种子激光器以XkHz的速率产生种子脉冲; 放大系统，其可以包括：第一放大器增益系统，其可以包括第一和第二脉冲气体放电放大器增益介质，每个具有在UV范围内的标称中心波长，并且每个在来自第一个的输出脉冲上以1/2X kHz工作 种子激光 第二放大器增益系统，其可以包括第一和第二脉冲放大器增益介质，每个具有在UV范围内的标称中心波长，并且每个在来自第二种子激光器的输出脉冲上以1/2X kHz工作。
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公开(公告)号：US07920616B2
公开(公告)日：2011-04-05
申请号：US11980172
申请日：2007-10-30
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/2383 , G03F7/70583 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/08059 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2325
摘要： A method/apparatus may comprise a laser light source which may comprise a solid state seed laser system producing a seed laser output having a nominal center wavelength at a pulse repetition rate; a first and a second gas discharge laser amplifier gain medium each operating at a pulse repetition rate less than that of the seed laser system; a beam divider providing each of the respective first and second amplifier gain mediums with seed laser output pulses; a frequency converter modifying the nominal center wavelength of the output of the seed laser to essentially the nominal center wavelength of the amplifier gain medium; a beam combiner combining the outputs of the respective amplifier gain mediums to provide a light source output having the pulse repetition rate of the seed laser; a coherence buster operating on either or both of the output of the seed laser or amplifier gain mediums.
摘要翻译： 方法/装置可以包括激光光源，其可以包括固态种子激光器系统，其产生具有脉冲重复率的标称中心波长的种子激光器输出; 第一和第二气体放电激光放大器增益介质，每个以比种子激光器系统的脉冲重复频率工作; 一个分束器，为每个相应的第一和第二放大器增益介质提供种子激光输出脉冲; 变频器将种子激光器的输出的标称中心波长修改为基本上放大器增益介质的标称中心波长; 组合各个放大器增益介质的输出以提供具有种子激光器的脉冲重复率的光源输出的光束组合器; 在种子激光器或放大器增益介质的输出中的任一个或两者上工作的相干致动器。
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公开(公告)号：US20100142582A1
公开(公告)日：2010-06-10
申请号：US12603486
申请日：2009-10-21
申请人： Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Bryan G. Moosman , Tae H. Chung , Thomas P. Duffey , James J. Ferrell , Terance Hilsabeck
发明人： Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Bryan G. Moosman , Tae H. Chung , Thomas P. Duffey , James J. Ferrell , Terance Hilsabeck
CPC分类号： H01S3/036
摘要： One aspect of the disclosed subject matter describes a gas discharge laser chamber. The gas discharge laser chamber includes a discharge region formed between a first electrode and a second electrode, a tangential fan for circulating gas through the discharge region, wherein the fan is proximate to an input side of the discharge region, an input side acoustic baffle proximate to the input side of the discharge region. The input side acoustic baffle includes a vanishing point leading edge, a vanishing point trailing edge, a gas flow smoothing offset surface aligning a gas flow from a surface of the input side acoustic baffle to an input side of a cathode support in the discharge region, a plurality of ridges separated by a plurality of trenches, wherein the plurality of ridges and the plurality of trenches are aligned with a direction of gas flow through the discharge region and wherein the plurality of ridges have a random pitch between about 0.3 and about 0.7 inch.
摘要翻译： 所公开的主题的一个方面描述了气体放电激光室。 气体放电激光室包括形成在第一电极和第二电极之间的放电区域，用于使气体循环通过放电区域的切向风扇，其中风扇靠近放电区域的输入侧，输入侧隔音板接近 到放电区域的输入侧。 输入侧声挡板包括消失点前缘，消失点后缘，气流平滑偏移表面，使来自输入侧声挡板的表面的气流与放电区域中的阴极支撑体的输入侧对准， 由多个沟槽分开的多个脊，其中所述多个脊和所述多个沟槽与通过所述放电区域的气体流动方向对齐，并且其中所述多个脊具有约0.3和约0.7英寸之间的随机间距 。
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公开(公告)号：US07079556B2
公开(公告)日：2006-07-18
申请号：US10670406
申请日：2003-09-24
申请人： Igor V. Fomenkov , Armen Kroyan , Jesse D. Buck , Palash P. Das , Richard L. Sandstrom , Frederick G. Erie , John Martin Algots , Gamaralalage G. Padmabandu
发明人： Igor V. Fomenkov , Armen Kroyan , Jesse D. Buck , Palash P. Das , Richard L. Sandstrom , Frederick G. Erie , John Martin Algots , Gamaralalage G. Padmabandu
CPC分类号： G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/70333 , G03F7/70933 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/0385 , H01S3/0404 , H01S3/041 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/0975 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/1055 , H01S3/13 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/22 , H01S3/2207 , H01S3/225
摘要： A technique for bandwidth control of an electric discharge laser. Line narrowing equipment is provided having at least one piezoelectric drive and a fast bandwidth detection means and a bandwidth control having a time response of less than about 1.0 millisecond. In a preferred embodiment wavelength tuning mirror is dithered at dither rates of more than 500 dithers per second within a very narrow range of pivot angles to cause a dither in nominal wavelength values to produce a desired effective bandwidth of series of laser pulses.
摘要翻译： 一种用于放电激光器带宽控制的技术。 提供线窄设备具有至少一个压电驱动器和快速带宽检测装置以及具有小于约1.0毫秒的时间响应的带宽控制。 在优选实施例中，波长调谐镜在非常窄的转角范围内以每秒超过500次抖动的抖动速率抖动，以使标称波长值的抖动产生期望的一系列激光脉冲的有效带宽。
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公开(公告)号：US06005879A
公开(公告)日：1999-12-21
申请号：US34870
申请日：1998-03-04
IPC分类号： H01S3/038 , G03F7/20 , H01S3/03 , H01S3/034 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08 , H01S3/081 , H01S3/0971 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/00
CPC分类号： G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/70216 , G03F7/70558 , G03F7/70575 , H01S3/03 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/0812 , H01S3/09713 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/2256
摘要： A process for controlling pulse energy and integrated energy dose in bursts of pulses produced by an excimer laser. The energy of each pulse in each burst is measured. The rate of change of pulse energy with charging voltage is determined. A pulse energy error is determined for a previous pulse of the present burst. An integrated dose error is also determined for all previous pulses in the current burst. A charging voltage for the next pulse is determined using the pulse energy error, the integrated dose error, the rate of change of energy with charging voltage and a reference voltage. In a preferred embodiment, the rate of change of energy with voltage is determined by dithering the voltage during two pulses of each burst, once lower and once higher. The reference voltage is a voltage calculated using prior energy and voltage data. In this embodiment, the method of determining the reference voltage during a first portion of the pulse is different from the method used during a latter portion of the burst. During the first set of pulses (40 in this embodiment), for each pulse, a specified voltage calculated using voltage and energy data from a corresponding pulse in a previous burst is utilized as a prediction of the voltage needed to produce a pulse energy converging on a target pulse energy. For pulses 41 and thereafter the reference voltage for each pulse is the specified voltage for the previous pulse.
摘要翻译： 用于在由准分子激光器产生的脉冲脉冲中控制脉冲能量和积分能量剂量的过程。 测量每个脉冲中每个脉冲的能量。 确定脉冲能量随充电电压的变化率。 针对当前脉冲串的先前脉冲确定脉冲能量误差。 还针对当前突发中的所有先前脉冲确定积分剂量误差。 使用脉冲能量误差，积分剂量误差，带充电电压的能量变化率和参考电压确定下一个脉冲的充电电压。 在优选实施例中，通过在每个脉冲串的两个脉冲期间抖动电压来确定能量与电压的变化率，一旦较低和一次较高。 参考电压是使用先前的能量和电压数据计算的电压。 在本实施例中，在脉冲的第一部分期间确定参考电压的方法与在脉冲串的后一部分期间使用的方法不同。 在第一组脉冲（在本实施例中为40）中，对于每个脉冲，使用从先前脉冲串中的对应脉冲的电压和能量数据计算的指定电压作为产生脉冲能量收敛所需的电压的预测 目标脉冲能量。 对于脉冲41，此后每个脉冲的参考电压是先前脉冲的指定电压。
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公开(公告)号：US07139301B2
公开(公告)日：2006-11-21
申请号：US10701280
申请日：2003-11-03
申请人： Armen Kroyan , Ivan Lalovic , Igor V. Fomenkov , Palash P. Das , Richard L. Sandstrom , John M. Algots , Khurshid Ahmed
发明人： Armen Kroyan , Ivan Lalovic , Igor V. Fomenkov , Palash P. Das , Richard L. Sandstrom , John M. Algots , Khurshid Ahmed
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/70333 , G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70933 , H01S3/02 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/038 , H01S3/0385 , H01S3/0404 , H01S3/041 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/0971 , H01S3/0975 , H01S3/1024 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/1055 , H01S3/13 , H01S3/1305 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/139 , H01S3/22 , H01S3/2207 , H01S3/223 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/2256 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2308
摘要： An integrated circuit lithography technique called spectral engineering by Applicants, for bandwidth control of an electric discharge laser. In a preferred process, a computer model is used to model lithographic parameters to determine a desired laser spectrum needed to produce a desired lithographic result. A fast responding tuning mechanism is then used to adjust center wavelength of laser pulses in a burst of pulses to achieve an integrated spectrum for the burst of pulses approximating the desired laser spectrum. The laser beam bandwidth is controlled to produce an effective beam spectrum having at least two spectral peaks in order to produce improved pattern resolution in photo resist film. Line narrowing equipment is provided having at least one piezoelectric drive and a fast bandwidth detection control system having a time response of less than about 2.0 millisecond. In a preferred embodiment, a wavelength tuning mirror is dithered at dither rates of more than 500 dithers per second in phase with the repetition rate of the laser. In one case, the piezoelectric drive was driven with a square wave signal and in a second case it was driven with a sine wave signal. In another embodiment, the maximum displacement was matched on a one-to-one basis with the laser pulses in order to produce a desired average spectrum with two peaks for a series of laser pulses. Other preferred embodiments utilize three separate wavelength tuning positions producing a spectrum with three separate peaks.
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