CLEANING A STRUCTURE SURFACE IN AN EUV CHAMBER

    公开(公告)号:US20220179328A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17680784

    申请日:2022-02-25

    摘要: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.

    Reducing the effect of plasma on an object in an extreme ultraviolet light source

    公开(公告)号:US10349509B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US16057101

    申请日:2018-08-07

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    摘要: A first target is provided to an interior of a vacuum chamber, a first light beam is directed toward the first target to form a first plasma from target material of the first target, the first plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the first target along a first emission direction, the first emission direction being determined by a position of the first target; a second target is provided to the interior of the vacuum chamber; and a second light beam is directed toward the second target to form a second plasma from target material of the second target, the second plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the second target along a second emission direction, the second emission direction being determined by a position of the second target, the first and second emission directions being different.

    CLEANING A STRUCTURE SURFACE IN AN EUV CHAMBER

    公开(公告)号:US20210063899A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16961747

    申请日:2019-02-12

    摘要: In some general aspects, a surface of a structure within a chamber of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source is cleaned using a method. The method includes generating a plasma state of a material that is present at a location adjacent to a non-electrically conductive body that is within the chamber. The generation of the plasma state of the material includes electromagnetically inducing an electric current at the location adjacent the non-electrically conductive body to thereby transform the material that is adjacent the non-electrically conductive body from a first state into the plasma state. The plasma state of the material includes plasma particles, at least some of which are free radicals of the material. The method also includes enabling the plasma particles to pass over the structure surface to remove debris from the structure surface without removing the structure from the chamber of the EUV light source.

    Reducing the effect of plasma on an object in an extreme ultraviolet light source

    公开(公告)号:US10904993B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16418652

    申请日:2019-05-21

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    摘要: A first target is provided to an interior of a vacuum chamber, a first light beam is directed toward the first target to form a first plasma from target material of the first target, the first plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the first target along a first emission direction, the first emission direction being determined by a position of the first target; a second target is provided to the interior of the vacuum chamber; and a second light beam is directed toward the second target to form a second plasma from target material of the second target, the second plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the second target along a second emission direction, the second emission direction being determined by a position of the second target, the first and second emission directions being different.

    REDUCING THE EFFECT OF PLASMA ON AN OBJECT IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE

    公开(公告)号:US20170311429A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-26

    申请号:US15137933

    申请日:2016-04-25

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    CPC分类号: H05G2/008 H05G2/005 H05G2/006

    摘要: A first target is provided to an interior of a vacuum chamber, a first light beam is directed toward the first target to form a first plasma from target material of the first target, the first plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the first target along a first emission direction, the first emission direction being determined by a position of the first target; a second target is provided to the interior of the vacuum chamber; and a second light beam is directed toward the second target to form a second plasma from target material of the second target, the second plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the second target along a second emission direction, the second emission direction being determined by a position of the second target, the first and second emission directions being different.

    REDUCING THE EFFECT OF PLASMA ON AN OBJECT IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE

    公开(公告)号:US20190274210A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-05

    申请号:US16418652

    申请日:2019-05-21

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    摘要: A first target is provided to an interior of a vacuum chamber, a first light beam is directed toward the first target to form a first plasma from target material of the first target, the first plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the first target along a first emission direction, the first emission direction being determined by a position of the first target; a second target is provided to the interior of the vacuum chamber; and a second light beam is directed toward the second target to form a second plasma from target material of the second target, the second plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the second target along a second emission direction, the second emission direction being determined by a position of the second target, the first and second emission directions being different.

    REDUCING THE EFFECT OF PLASMA ON AN OBJECT IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE

    公开(公告)号:US20180343730A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-29

    申请号:US16057101

    申请日:2018-08-07

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    CPC分类号: H05G2/008 H05G2/005 H05G2/006

    摘要: A first target is provided to an interior of a vacuum chamber, a first light beam is directed toward the first target to form a first plasma from target material of the first target, the first plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the first target along a first emission direction, the first emission direction being determined by a position of the first target; a second target is provided to the interior of the vacuum chamber; and a second light beam is directed toward the second target to form a second plasma from target material of the second target, the second plasma being associated with a directional flux of particles and radiation emitted from the second target along a second emission direction, the second emission direction being determined by a position of the second target, the first and second emission directions being different.