PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS
    1.
    发明申请
    PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS 审中-公开
    微波投影曝光装置的投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US20100026978A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-04

    申请号:US12539136

    申请日:2009-08-11

    IPC分类号: G03B27/54 G02B5/30

    摘要: The disclosure relates a projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, as well as a related microlithographic projection exposure apparatus and method. The projection objective can include a lens of a cubically crystalline material whose crystal orientation is oriented at an angle of at most 15° relative to the optical axis of the projection objective. The projection objective can also include a polarization correction element which has at least two subelements of birefringent, optically uniaxial material and having at least one respective aspheric surface. During use of the projection objective, the polarization correction element at least partially compensates for an intrinsic birefringence of the lens.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜,以及相关的微光刻投影曝光装置和方法。 投影物镜可包括立方结晶材料的透镜,其晶体取向相对于投影物镜的光轴以至多15°的角度取向。 投影物镜还可以包括偏振校正元件,该偏振校正元件具有至少两个双折射元件,光学单轴材料并具有至少一个相应的非球面表面。 在投影物镜的使用期间,偏振校正元件至少部分地补偿透镜的固有双折射。

    Combination stop for catoptric projection arrangement
    7.
    发明授权
    Combination stop for catoptric projection arrangement 有权
    组合停止投影安排

    公开(公告)号:US08208127B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US12173595

    申请日:2008-07-15

    摘要: The disclosure relates to an optical projection arrangement that can be used to image a reticle onto a substrate. The projection arrangement includes reflective elements, by which a ray path is defined. A combination stop is in a pupil of the ray path. The combination stop has a first opening (aperture opening) for use as an aperture stop. The combination stop also has a second opening for allowing passage of a ray bundle of the ray path, such that the combination stop acts as a combined aperture stop and stray light stop. In addition, the disclosure relates to a corresponding combination stop for optical arrangements, as well as related systems, components and methods.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及一种可用于将掩模版成像到基底上的光学投影装置。 投影装置包括反射元件,通过该反射元件定义光线路径。 光束路径中的光瞳组合停止。 组合止动件具有用作孔径光阑的第一开口(孔口)。 组合挡块还具有用于允许射线路径的射线束通过的第二开口,使得组合挡块用作组合孔径光阑和杂散光挡块。 此外,本公开涉及用于光学布置的相应组合停止,以及相关系统,部件和方法。

    Projection objective for lithography
    8.
    发明授权
    Projection objective for lithography 有权
    光刻投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US08068276B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US12899297

    申请日:2010-10-06

    IPC分类号: G02B17/08

    摘要: In some embodiments, a projection objective for lithography includes an optical arrangement of optical elements between an object plane and an image plane. The arrangement generally has at least one intermediate image plane, the arrangement further having at least two correction elements for correcting aberrations, of which a first correction element is arranged optically at least in the vicinity of a pupil plane and a second correction element is arranged in a region which is not optically near either a pupil plane or a field plane.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,用于光刻的投影物镜包括在物平面和像平面之间的光学元件的光学布置。 该布置通常具有至少一个中间图像平面,该布置还具有用于校正像差的至少两个校正元件,其中第一校正元件至少在光瞳平面附近被光学地布置,并且第二校正元件布置在 在光瞳平面或场平面上不光学的区域。

    CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE
    9.
    发明申请
    CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE 有权
    目标投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US20110235167A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-29

    申请号:US13153544

    申请日:2011-06-06

    IPC分类号: G02B17/08

    摘要: A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective comprises: a first objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; a third objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging directly onto the image plane; wherein a first concave mirror having a first continuous mirror surface and at least one second concave mirror having a second continuous mirror surface are arranged upstream of the second intermediate image; pupil surfaces are formed between the object plane and the first intermediate image, between the first and the second intermediate image and between the second intermediate image and the image plane; and all concave mirrors are arranged optically remote from a pupil surface. The system has potential for very high numerical apertures at moderate lens material mass consumption.

    摘要翻译: 用于将设置在投影物镜的物平面中的图案成像到投影物镜的像平面上的反射折射投射物镜包括:用于将设置在物平面中的图案成像为第一中间图像的第一物镜部分; 第二目标部分,用于将第一中间成像成像成第二中间图像; 用于将第二中间成像直接成像到图像平面上的第三目标部分; 其中具有第一连续镜面的第一凹面镜和具有第二连续镜面的至少一个第二凹面镜布置在所述第二中间图像的上游; 瞳孔表面形成在物平面与第一中间图像之间,第一和第二中间图像之间以及第二中间图像与图像平面之间; 并且所有凹面反射镜光学地远离光瞳表面布置。 该系统具有中等透镜材料质量消耗的非常高的数值孔径的潜力。

    Projection objective for lithography
    10.
    发明授权
    Projection objective for lithography 有权
    光刻投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US07835073B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-16

    申请号:US12014496

    申请日:2008-01-15

    IPC分类号: G02B17/08

    摘要: In some embodiments, a projection objective for lithography includes an optical arrangement of optical elements between an object plane and an image plane. The arrangement generally has at least one intermediate image plane, the arrangement further having at least two correction elements for correcting aberrations, of which a first correction element is arranged optically at least in the vicinity of a pupil plane and a second correction element is arranged in a region which is not optically near either a pupil plane or a field plane.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,用于光刻的投影物镜包括在物平面和像平面之间的光学元件的光学布置。 该布置通常具有至少一个中间图像平面,该布置还具有用于校正像差的至少两个校正元件,其中第一校正元件至少在光瞳平面附近被光学地布置,并且第二校正元件布置在 在光瞳平面或场平面上不光学的区域。