Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Immersion lithography fluid control system regulating gas velocity based on contact angle
- Patent Title (中): 浸没式光刻液控制系统根据接触角调节气体速度
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Application No.: US11878540Application Date: 2007-07-25
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Publication No.: US08497973B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: Derek Coon , Andrew J Hazelton
- Applicant: Derek Coon , Andrew J Hazelton
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Main IPC: G03B27/52
- IPC: G03B27/52

Abstract:
An immersion lithography apparatus includes an optical member, a gap defined between the optical member and a surface disposed opposite the optical member being filled with an immersion liquid, and a fluid control device including a gas outlet through which a gas is supplied to prevent the immersion liquid from entering a surround area external to an exposure area. A flow velocity of the gas supplied from the gas outlet depends on a contact angle between the immersion liquid and the surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070263184A1 Immersion lithography fluid control system Public/Granted day:2007-11-15
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