Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laser produced plasma EUV light source
- Patent Title (中): 激光产生等离子体EUV光源
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Application No.: US11644153Application Date: 2006-12-22
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Publication No.: US07928416B2Publication Date: 2011-04-19
- Inventor: Igor V. Fomenkov
- Applicant: Igor V. Fomenkov
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Cymer, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cymer, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Matthew K. Hillman
- Main IPC: H05G2/00
- IPC: H05G2/00

Abstract:
An EUV light source is disclosed which may comprise a plurality of targets, e.g., tin droplets, and a system generating pre-pulses and main-pulses with the pre-pulses for irradiating targets to produce expanded targets. The system may further comprise a continuously pumped laser device generating the main pulses with the main pulses for irradiating expanded targets to produce a burst of EUV light pulses. The system may also have a controller varying at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses. In addition, the EUV light source may also include an instrument measuring an intensity of at least one EUV light pulse within a burst of EUV light pulses and providing a feedback signal to the controller to vary at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses to produce a burst of EUV pulses having a pre-selected dose.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080149862A1 Laser produced plasma EUV light source Public/Granted day:2008-06-26
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