A METHOD OF DETECTING A PARTICLE AND A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS.

    公开(公告)号:NL2005464A

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-21

    申请号:NL2005464

    申请日:2010-10-06

    Abstract: A detector detects radiation from a mask to form an image, but the focal plane of the image is in front of the mask. Any particles arranged on the mask will be in focus. However, the pattern on the mask will be out of focus. It is therefore possible to detect the existence and location of particles on a mask having an arbitrary pattern. The depth of field of the detector is small and the focal plane is no further from the surface of the patterning device than two times the depth of field.

    INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS.
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:NL2004949A

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-22

    申请号:NL2004949

    申请日:2010-06-23

    Abstract: In an aspect, an inspection method for detecting the presence or absence of a defect on an object, the object comprising a recess having a physical depth, is disclosed. The method includes directing radiation at the object, the radiation having a wavelength that is substantially equal to twice an optical depth of the recess, detecting radiation that is re-directed by the object or a defect on the object, and determining the presence or absence of a defect from the re-directed radiation.

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