Abstract:
Apparatus having a chamber with an interior wall and a region within the chamber from which a contaminating material emanates when the apparatus is in operation. A plurality of vanes is positioned on a portion of the interior wail, each of the vanes having a first surface which is oriented along a direction between the vane and the region and a second surface adjacent the first surface which is oriented to deflect the contaminating material striking the second surface away from the region, the second surfaces being dimensioned and juxtaposed with respect to one another such that the second surfaces substantially prevent the contaminating material from striking the portion of the interior wall.
Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for a collector flow ring (CFR) housing configured to mitigate an accumulation of fuel debris in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation system. An example CFR housing can include a plurality of showerhead flow channel outlets configured to output a plurality of first gaseous fluid flows over a plurality of portions of a plasma-facing surface of the CFR housing. The example CFR housing can further include a gutter purge flow channel outlet configured to output a second gaseous fluid flow over a fuel debris-receiving surface of the CFR housing. The example CFR housing can further include a shroud mounting structure configured to support a shroud assembly, a cooling flow channel configured to transport a fluid, and a plurality of optical metrology ports configured to receive a plurality of optical metrology tubes.
Abstract:
A jointed component for a lithographic apparatus comprising a joint (16) between two or more mating surfaces (17a, 19a), at least one of the mating surfaces comprising tin (18). A jointed component for a lithographic apparatus comprises a joint between two or more components (17, 19) formed of a material other than tin, the two components joined at respective mating surfaces, at least one of the mating surfaces comprising tin thereon. Also described is a lithographic apparatus comprising a jointed component comprising a tin layer, the use of tin as a thermally conductive interface material in a lithographic apparatus, and a method of enhancing the thermal conductivity of a jointed connection of a lithographic apparatus.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a cleaning apparatus configured to clean a radiation transmission assembly (such as a viewport), or part thereof. The radiation transmission assembly provides for radiation transmission to and/or from a low pressure chamber. The cleaning apparatus comprises, a hydrogen radical generator configured to generate hydrogen radicals for use in cleaning said radiation transmission assembly or part thereof, and a connection assembly for connection to said radiation transmission assembly.