Method of generating EUV radiation, method of manufacturing a device by means of said radiation, EUV radiation source unit, and lithographic projection apparatus provided with such a radiation source unit
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of generating EUV radiation, method of manufacturing a device by means of said radiation, EUV radiation source unit, and lithographic projection apparatus provided with such a radiation source unit 失效
    产生EUV辐射的方法,通过所述辐射制造器件的方法,EUV辐射源单元和设置有这种辐射源单元的光刻投影设备

    公开(公告)号:US06304630B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09713878

    申请日:2000-11-16

    IPC分类号: H05H128

    摘要: A method is described for generating EUV radiation, comprising the steps of: generating a flow (35) of liquid droplets (39); injecting the flow into a source space (33) connected to a vacuum pump (34), and successively irradiating individual droplets (39) with an intense, pulsed, laser beam (41) focused on a droplet, thus creating a plasma (47) which emits EUV radiation. In order to prevent that liquid vapor destroys the vacuum in the source space (33) and to guarantee a continuous flux of EUV radiation, the flow (35) is guided through additional vacuum spaces (53, 56, 63) in series with the source space. Also described are an EUV radiation source unit for realizing the method and the application of the method in the manufacture of devices, like IC devices, and in a lithographic projection apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于产生EUV辐射的方法,包括以下步骤:产生液滴(39)的流(35);将流注入连接到真空泵(34)的源空间(33)中,并逐渐照射各个液滴 (39)具有聚焦在液滴上的强烈的脉冲激光束(41),从而产生发射EUV辐射的等离子体(47)。 为了防止液体蒸气破坏源空间(33)中的真空并且保证持续的EUV辐射通量,流(35)被引导通过与源串联的附加真空空间(53,56,63) 空间。 还描述了一种EUV辐射源单元,用于实现在诸如IC器件的器件的制造中的方法和应用,并且在光刻投影设备中。

    Apparatus with permanent magnetic lenses
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus with permanent magnetic lenses 有权
    带永久磁性镜片的设备

    公开(公告)号:US07285785B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-23

    申请号:US11418730

    申请日:2006-05-03

    IPC分类号: H01J1/50 H01J37/147 H01J37/26

    CPC分类号: H01J37/143

    摘要: The invention describes a particle-optical apparatus arranged to focus a beam (1) of electrically charged particles with the aid of two particle-optical lens systems (10, 20). The lens action is achieved by magnetic fields, which fields are generated by permanent-magnetic materials (13, 23). In contrast to magnetic lenses equipped with a coil, it is not easy in the case of lenses equipped with permanent-magnetic material to alter the focusing magnetic field with the aim of altering the optical power. In an apparatus according to the invention, the optical power of the lens systems is altered by altering the energy with which the beam (1) traverses the lens systems (10, 20). This can easily happen by altering the voltage of electrical power supplies (14, 24).

    摘要翻译: 本发明描述了一种粒子光学装置,其被布置成借助于两个粒子光学透镜系统(10,20)来聚焦带电粒子的束(1)。 透镜作用是通过磁场实现的,这些磁场由永磁材料(13,23)产生。 与配备有线圈的磁性透镜相比,在配备永磁材料的透镜的情况下,为了改变光焦度来改变聚焦磁场是不容易的。 在根据本发明的装置中,通过改变光束(1)穿过透镜系统(10,20)的能量来改变透镜系统的光焦度。 这可以通过改变电源的电压来容易地发生(14,24)。

    Apparatus for evacuating a sample
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for evacuating a sample 有权
    用于抽出样品的装置

    公开(公告)号:US07456413B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-25

    申请号:US11169274

    申请日:2005-06-28

    IPC分类号: G01F23/00

    摘要: The invention relates to an apparatus for evacuating samples. A sample 4 is hereby placed in a cavity 3 of a sheet 1 with a smooth surface 2. A sole plate 5 Is placed upon this smooth surface 2, whereby the smooth surface 2 and the sole plate 5 placed thereupon together form a vacuum seal. The sole plate 5, upon which a vacuum column 6 is mounted, can be slid across the smooth surface 2. By sliding the sole plate 5 over the cavity 4, the cavity 4 is evacuated in several steps.In an embodiment of the invention, the vacuum column 6 takes the form of an ESEM (Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope). In this way, it is possible to inspect the evacuated sample 4 with the ESEM.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及抽样样品的装置。 样品4因此被放置在具有光滑表面2的片材1的空腔3中。 将底板5放置在该光滑表面2上,由此将光滑表面2和放置在其上的底板5一起形成真空密封。 其上安装有真空塔6的底板5可以滑过光滑表面2。 通过将底板5滑动在空腔4上方,空腔4以几个步骤排空。 在本发明的一个实施方案中,真空塔6采用ESEM(环境扫描电子显微镜)的形式。 以这种方式,可以用ESEM检查抽空的样品4。

    Apparatus with permanent magnetic lenses

    公开(公告)号:US07064325B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-20

    申请号:US11111078

    申请日:2005-04-21

    IPC分类号: H01J37/147 H01J37/26

    CPC分类号: H01J37/143

    摘要: The invention describes a particle-optical apparatus arranged to focus a beam (1) of electrically charged particles with the aid of two particle-optical lens systems (10, 20). The lens action is achieved by magnetic fields, which fields are generated by permanent-magnetic materials (13, 23). In contrast to magnetic lenses equipped with a coil, it is not easy in the case of lenses equipped with permanent-magnetic material to alter the focusing magnetic field with the aim of altering the optical power. In an apparatus according to the invention, the optical power of the lens systems is altered by altering the energy with which the beam (1) traverses the lens systems (10, 20). This can easily happen by altering the voltage of electrical power supplies (14, 24).

    Method of generating extremely short-wave radiation, and extremely short-wave radiation source unit
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of generating extremely short-wave radiation, and extremely short-wave radiation source unit 失效
    产生极短波辐射的方法和极短波辐射源单元

    公开(公告)号:US06538257B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-25

    申请号:US09726780

    申请日:2000-11-30

    IPC分类号: G21G400

    摘要: A method of generating EUV radiation is described, comprising the steps of: transporting a solid medium (33) through a source space (34) connected to a vacuum pump (35), and irradiating a portion (37) of the medium with an intense, pulsed, laser beam (41) focused on said portion of the medium, thus creating a plasma (47) which emits EUV radiation. To increase the intensity of the EUV radiation and improve the possibility to collect particles (51, 52, 53) released from the medium, at least the medium portions (37) to be irradiated have a concave shape. The method can be improved by embedding the medium in a flow of rare gas. Also described are a EUV radiation source unit for realizing the method and the application of the method in the manufacture of devices such as IC devices, and in a lithographic projection apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种产生EUV辐射的方法,包括以下步骤:将固体介质(33)输送通过连接到真空泵(35)的源空间(34),并用强烈的, 脉冲激光束(41)聚焦在介质的所述部分上,从而产生发射EUV辐射的等离子体(47)。为了增加EUV辐射的强度,并提高收集释放的颗粒(51,52,53)的可能性 至少所述被照射的介质部(37)从所述介质形成为凹状。 该方法可以通过将介质嵌入到稀有气体流中而得到改善。还描述了一种EUV辐射源单元,用于实现该方法在制造诸如IC器件的器件中的方法和应用,并且在光刻投影设备 。