摘要:
A lithographic projection apparatus including a support structure configured to support a patterning device, the patterning device configured to impart a beam of radiation with a pattern in its cross-section; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to expose the patterned beam of radiation on a target portion of the substrate; and a system configured to compensate one or more perturbation factors by providing an additional beam of radiation to be exposed on the target portion of the substrate, the additional beam of radiation being imparted in its cross-section with an additional pattern which is based on the pattern of the patterning device and on lithographic projection apparatus property data, the lithographic projection apparatus property data characterizing a level and nature of one or more systematic perturbation factors of different lithographic apparatus.
摘要:
In a method according to one embodiment of the invention, aberrations in a lithographic apparatus are detected by printing a test pattern having at least one degree of symmetry and being sensitive to a particular aberration in the apparatus, and using a scatterometer to derive information concerning the aberration. The test structure may comprise a two-bar grating, in which case the inner and outer duty ratios can be reconstructed to derive information indicative of comatic aberration. Alternatively, a hexagonal array of dots can be used, such that scatterometry data can be used to reconstruct dot diameters indicative of 3-wave aberration.
摘要:
A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to provide a beam of radiation and projection system configured to project the radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate. At least one of the illumination system and the projection system includes a focusing element for reflecting or refracting the beam. A plurality of stop discs is provided, each having an aperture therethrough, together with a disc positioner configured to place one of the stop discs adjacent the focusing element to control the numerical aperture (NA) of the projection system or illumination system. The apparatus further includes a disc changer configured to select one of the stop discs and provide the selected stop disc to the disc positioner, the disc changer being external to the projection system or illumination system.
摘要:
A lithographic projection apparatus contains a projection system configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto a target portion of a substrate. The projection system contains one or more optically active mirrors and heat shields located to intercept heat radiation to or from the mirrors and/or their support. The heat shields are actively cooled and the mirrors and the heat shields and the mirrors are supported separately on a support frame to reduce vibration of the mirrors due to active cooling. The heat shields may include heat shields that intercept heat radiation to or from the support and/or respective heat shields for individual mirrors that intercept heat radiation to or from the mirrors.
摘要:
A lithographic apparatus for patterning a beam of radiation and projecting it onto a substrate, comprising at least two spectral purity filters configured to reduce the intensity of radiation in the beam of radiation in at least one undesirable range of radiation wavelength, wherein the two spectral purity filters are provided with different radiation filtering structures from each other.
摘要:
A radiation system is configured to generate a radiation beam. The radiation system comprising a chamber that includes a radiation source configured to generate radiation, a radiation beam emission aperture, and a radiation collector configured to collect radiation generated by the source, and to transmit the collected radiation to the radiation beam emission aperture. The radiation collector includes a spectral purity filter configured to enhance a spectral purity of the radiation to be emitted via the aperture.
摘要:
The present invention provides a lithographic apparatus comprising an illumination system for providing a projection beam of radiation. The illumination system comprises at least one movable optical element (7), such that a projection beam of radiation (4) can be shifted around a central position. This ensures that inhomogeneities in the intensity distribution in the projection beam (4) will be smeared out, which in turn provides an improved homogeneity of the exposure of a surface to be illuminated by the system, such as a wafer or other substrate. The optical element (7) may comprise a motor movable mirror, prism, filter, lens, axicon, diffuser, diffractive optical array, optical integrator, etc. The invention further provides a device manufacturing method, using a lithographic apparatus according to the invention, wherein the optical element is moved, in order to provide an optimum homogeneity for the projection beam of radiation.
摘要:
A lithographic apparatus having a projection system that includes a plurality of mirrors arranged to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The lithographic apparatus further includes an autofocus system having a light source, a position sensitive detector, and a light directing arrangement for directing a first portion of light from the light source to the position sensitive detector. The light directing arrangement further directs a second portion of light from the light source into the projection system and, after the second portion of light has traveled through the projection system to the substrate and back through the projection system to the light directing arrangement, the second portion of light is directed onto the position sensitive detector.
摘要:
A lithographic apparatus including a radiation attenuator or a variable aperture system, such as masking blades, arranged in or adjacent an intermediate focus of the projection system. Besides a radiation attenuator or a variable aperture system, a measuring system may be arranged in the intermediate focus. By placing one or more of such systems in or adjacent the intermediate focus of the projection system, instead of adjacent the reticle in the illumination system, fewer design restrictions occur because of more space available, resulting in a lower design cost.
摘要:
A lithographic projection system has an illumination system. A plurality of directing elements reflect different sub-beams of an incident projection beam into adjustable, individually controllable directions. By using of re-directing optics any desired spatial intensity distribution of the projection beam can be produced in its cross-sectional plane.