Substrate holder, a lithographic apparatus and method of manufacturing devices

    公开(公告)号:US10453734B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US15580601

    申请日:2016-06-01

    Abstract: A substrate holder for use in a lithographic apparatus and configured to support a substrate, the substrate holder including: a main body having a main body surface; and a plurality of burls projecting from the main body surface; wherein each burl has a distal end configured to engage with the substrate; the distal ends of the burls substantially conform to a support plane whereby a substrate can be supported in a substantially flat state on the burls; a frictional force between the distal end of each burl and a substrate engaged therewith arises in a direction parallel to the support plane in the event of a relative movement of the substrate and substrate holder in the direction; and distal end surfaces of the burls are provided with a release structure configured so that the frictional force is less than would arise in the absence of the release structure.

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