公开(公告)号：US08901524B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US14024198

申请日：2013-09-11

Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc

Inventor： Takeshi Asayama ,  Kouji Kakizaki ,  Akira Endo ,  Shinji Nagai

IPC: H05G2/00 ,  G01N21/00 ,  G01N21/33

CPC classification number: H05G2/008 ,  H05G2/003 ,  H05G2/005

Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus generating an extreme ultraviolet light from plasma generated by irradiating a target material with a laser light within a chamber, and controlling a flow of ions generated together with the extreme ultraviolet light using a magnetic field or an electric field, the extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus comprises an ion collector device collecting the ion via an aperture arranged at a side of the chamber, and an interrupting mechanism interrupting movement of a sputtered particle in a direction toward the aperture, the sputtered particle generated at an ion collision surface collided with the ion in the ion collector device.

Abstract translation: 一种极紫外光源装置，通过在室内产生通过用激光照射目标材料而产生的等离子体的极紫外光，并且利用磁场或电场来控制与极紫外光一起产生的离子的流动， 极紫外光源装置包括离子收集器装置，该离子收集器装置通过布置在腔室一侧的孔收集离子，以及中断机构阻止溅射颗粒朝向孔的方向移动，溅射粒子在离子碰撞面 与离子收集器装置中的离子相撞。

公开(公告)号：US08698116B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US13873001

申请日：2013-04-29

Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.

Inventor： Masato Moriya ,  Osamu Wakabayashi ,  Tamotsu Abe ,  Takashi Suganuma ,  Akira Endo ,  Akira Sumitani

IPC: G21K5/04

CPC classification number: G21K5/04 ,  G03F7/70191 ,  G03F7/70575 ,  G03F7/70858 ,  G03F7/70941 ,  G21K1/10 ,  H05G2/005 ,  H05G2/008

Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus using a spectrum purity filter capable of obtaining EUV light with high spectrum purity. The apparatus includes a chamber; a target supply unit for supplying a target material; a driver laser using a laser gas containing a carbon dioxide gas as a laser medium, for applying a laser beam to the target material to generate plasma; a collector mirror for collecting and outputting the extreme ultraviolet light radiated from the plasma; and a spectrum purity filter provided in an optical path of the extreme ultraviolet light, for transmitting the extreme ultraviolet light and reflecting the laser beam, the spectrum purity filter including a mesh having electrical conductivity and formed with an arrangement of apertures having a pitch not larger than a half of a shortest wavelength of the laser beam applied by the driver laser.

Abstract translation: 一种使用能够获得高光谱纯度的EUV光的光谱纯度滤光片的极紫外光源装置。 该装置包括一个室; 用于提供目标材料的目标供应单元; 使用包含二氧化碳气体的激光气体作为激光介质的激光激光器，用于向目标材料施加激光以产生等离子体; 用于收集和输出从等离子体辐射的极紫外光的收集器反射镜; 以及设置在极紫外光的光路中的光谱纯度滤光片，用于透射极紫外光并反射激光束，光谱纯度滤光器包括具有导电性的网格，并且形成为具有间距不大的孔 超过由驱动器激光器施加的激光束的最短波长的一半。

公开(公告)号：US08710475B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13846852

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.

Inventor： Hiroshi Komori ,  Tatsuya Yanagida ,  Yoshifumi Ueno ,  Akira Sumitani ,  Akira Endo ,  Tsukasa Hori

IPC: A61N5/06

CPC classification number: G21K5/00 ,  G03F7/70033 ,  G03F7/70916 ,  H05G2/003 ,  H05G2/005 ,  H05G2/008

Abstract: An EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) light source device ionizes a target material in an ionizer, and supplies the ionized target material to a point of generating a plasma. This reduces the generation of debris. The ionizer simultaneously irradiates laser beams of plural wavelengths corresponding to the excited level of tin on a target material to ionize the target material. The ionized target material is extracted from the ionizer with a high voltage applied from an ion beam extractor, and accelerated and supplied to a plasma generation chamber. When driver laser beam is irradiated on the ionized target material, a plasma is generated, thereby emitting EUV radiation.

Abstract translation: EUV（Extreme Ultra Violet）光源装置将离子发生器中的目标材料离子化，并将电离靶材材料提供到产生等离子体的点。 这减少了碎片的产生。 离子发生器同时将与激发的锡水平相对应的多个波长的激光束照射在目标材料上以电离目标材料。 电离目标材料从离子束提取器施加的高电压从电离器中提取，并被加速并提供给等离子体产生室。 当驱动激光束照射在电离靶材上时，产生等离子体，从而发射EUV辐射。

公开(公告)号：US08604453B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-10

申请号：US13904731

申请日：2013-05-29

Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.

Inventor： Akira Endo ,  Yoshifumi Ueno ,  Youichi Sasaki ,  Osamu Wakabayashi

IPC: H05G2/00

CPC classification number: G21K5/00 ,  G03F7/70033 ,  H05G2/00 ,  H05G2/003 ,  H05G2/008

Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus, which is to generate an extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating a target with a main pulse laser light after irradiating the target with a prepulse laser light, the extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus comprises: a prepulse laser light source generating a pre-plasma by irradiating the target with the prepulse laser light while a part of the target remains, the pre-plasma being generated at a different region from a target region, the different region being located on an incident side of the prepulse laser light; and a main pulse laser light source generating the extreme ultraviolet light by irradiating the pre-plasma with the main pulse laser light.

Abstract translation: 一种极紫外光源装置，其特征在于，所述极紫外光源装置包括：前脉冲激光光源，其产生前脉冲激光光源，所述极紫外光源装置包括：前脉冲激光光源，其通过用前脉冲激光照射所述靶之后用主脉冲激光照射靶， 在一部分目标物保留的同时用前脉冲激光照射靶的预等离子体，在与目标区域不同的区域产生预等离子体，不同的区域位于预激光激光的入射侧; 以及通过用主脉冲激光照射预等离子体而产生极紫外光的主脉冲激光光源。