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公开(公告)号:US11762281B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US17130537
申请日:2020-12-22
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich , Erik Achilles Abegg , Nirupam Banerjee , Michiel Alexander Blauw , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Paul Janssen , Matthias Kruizinga , Egbert Lenderink , Nicolae Maxim , Andrey Nikipelov , Arnoud Willem Notenboom , Claudia Piliego , Mária Péter , Gijsbert Rispens , Nadja Schuh , Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof , Willem Joan Van Der Zande , Pieter-Jan Van Zwol , Antonius Willem Verburg , Johannes Petrus Martinus Bernardus Vermeulen , David Ferdinand Vles , Willem-Pieter Voorthuijzen , Aleksandar Nikolov Zdravkov
CPC classification number: G03F1/62 , G02B5/208 , G02B5/283 , G03F1/82 , G03F7/70191 , G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70916 , G03F7/70958 , G03F7/70983
Abstract: Membranes for EUV lithography are disclosed. In one arrangement, a membrane has a stack having layers in the following order: a first capping layer including an oxide of a first metal; a base layer including a compound having a second metal and an additional element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, C and N; and a second capping layer including an oxide of a third metal, wherein the first metal is different from the second metal and the third metal is the same as or different from the first metal.
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公开(公告)号:US12066758B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17728608
申请日:2022-04-25
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor: David Ferdinand Vles , Erik Achilles Abegg , Aage Bendiksen , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Pradeep K. Govil , Paul Janssen , Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich , Arnoud Willem Notenboom , Mária Péter , Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof , Willem Joan Van Der Zande , Pieter-Jan Van Zwol , Johannes Petrus Martinus Bernardus Vermeulen , Willem-Pieter Voorthuijzen , James Norman Wiley
CPC classification number: G03F1/64 , G03F1/22 , G03F1/62 , G03F7/7085 , G03F7/70916 , G03F7/70983
Abstract: A pellicle suitable for use with a patterning device for a lithographic apparatus. The pellicle comprising at least one breakage region which is configured to preferentially break, during normal use in a lithographic apparatus, prior to breakage of remaining regions of the pellicle. At least one breakage region comprises a region of the pellicle which has a reduced thickness when compared to surrounding regions of the pellicle.
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公开(公告)号:US10139725B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-27
申请号:US14775249
申请日:2014-03-04
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: James Norman Wiley , Juan Diego Arias Espinoza , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Laurentius Cornelius De Winter , Florian Didier Albin Dhalluin , Pedro Julian Rizo Diago , Luigi Scaccabarozzi
Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an apparatus for shielding a reticle for EUV lithography. The apparatus comprises a pellicle, and at least one actuator in communication with the pellicle, the actuator being configured to induce, in use, movement of the pellicle with respect to a reticle.
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公开(公告)号:US11009803B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16587483
申请日:2019-09-30
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V. , ASML Holding N.V.
Inventor: Matthias Kruizinga , Maarten Mathijs Marinus Jansen , Jorge Manuel Azeredo Lima , Erik Willem Bogaart , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Marc Bruijn , Richard Joseph Bruls , Jeroen Dekkers , Paul Janssen , Mohammad Reza Kamali , Ronald Harm Gunther Kramer , Robert Gabriël Maria Lansbergen , Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders , Matthew Lipson , Erik Roelof Loopstra , Joseph H. Lyons , Stephen Roux , Gerrit Van Den Bosch , Sander Van Den Heijkant , Sandra Van Der Graaf , Frits Van Der Meulen , Jérôme François Sylvain Virgile Van Loo , Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge
Abstract: A mask assembly suitable for use in a lithographic process, the mask assembly comprising a patterning device; and a pellicle frame configured to support a pellicle and mounted on the patterning device with a mount; wherein the mount is configured to suspend the pellicle frame relative to the patterning device such that there is a gap between the pellicle frame and the patterning device; and wherein the mount provides a releasably engageable attachment between the patterning device and the pellicle frame.
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公开(公告)号:US11003098B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-11
申请号:US16687535
申请日:2019-11-18
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Frits Van Der Meulen , Maarten Mathijs Marinus Jansen , Jorge Manuel Azeredo Lima , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Marc Bruijn , Jeroen Dekkers , Paul Janssen , Ronald Harm Gunther Kramer , Matthias Kruizinga , Robert Gabriël Maria Lansbergen , Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders , Erik Roelof Loopstra , Gerrit Van Den Bosch , Jérôme François Sylvain Virgile Van Loo , Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge , Angelo Cesar Peter De Klerk , Jacobus Maria Dings , Maurice Leonardus Johannes Janssen , Roland Jacobus Johannes Kerstens , Martinus Jozef Maria Kester , Michel Loos , Geert Middel , Silvester Matheus Reijnders , Frank Johannes Christiaan Theuerzeit , Anne Johannes Wilhelmus Van Lievenoogen
Abstract: Tooling for a mask assembly suitable for use in a lithographic process, the mask assembly comprising a patterning device; and a pellicle frame configured to support a pellicle and mounted on the patterning device with a mount; wherein the mount provides a releasably engageable attachment between the patterning device and the pellicle frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20210109438A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17130537
申请日:2020-12-22
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich , Erik Achilles Abegg , Nirupam Banerjee , Michiel Alexander Blauw , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Paul Janssen , Matthias Kruizinga , Egbert Lenderink , Nicolae Maxim , Andrey Nikipelov , Arnoud Willem Notenboom , Claudia Piliego , Mária Péter , Gijsbert Rispens , Nadja Schuh , Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof , Willem Joan Van Der Zande , Pieter-Jan Van Zwol , Antonius Willem Verburg , Johannes Petrus Martinus Bernardus Vermeulen , David Ferdinand Vles , Willem-Pieter Voorthuijzen , Aleksandar Nikolov Zdravkov
Abstract: Membranes for EUV lithography are disclosed. In one arrangement, a membrane has a stack having layers in the following order: a first capping layer including an oxide of a first metal; a base layer including a compound having a second metal and an additional element selected from the group consisting of Si, B, C and N; and a second capping layer including an oxide of a third metal, wherein the first metal is different from the second metal and the third metal is the same as or different from the first metal.
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公开(公告)号:US20200012204A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:US16572156
申请日:2019-09-16
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Frits Van Der Meulen , Maarten Mathijs Marinus Jansen , Jorge Manuel Azeredo Lima , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Marc Bruijn , Jeroen Dekkers , Paul Janssen , Ronald Harm, Gunther Kramer , Matthias Kruizinga , Robert Gabriël Maria Lansbergen , Martinus Hendrikus Antonius Leenders , Erik Roelof Loopstra , Gerrit Van Den Bosch , Jérôme François Sylvain Virgile Van Loo , Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge , Angelo Cesar Peter De Klerk , Jacobus Maria Dings , Maurice Leonardus Johannes Janssen , Roland Jacobus Johannes Kerstens , Martinus Jozef Maria Kesters , Michel Loos , Geert Middel , Silvester Matheus Reijnders , Frank Johannes Christiaan Theuerzeit , Anne Johannes Wilhelmus Van Lievenoogen
Abstract: Tooling for a mask assembly suitable for use in a lithographic process, the mask assembly comprising a patterning device; and a pellicle frame configured to support a pellicle and mounted on the patterning device with a mount; wherein the mount provides a releasably engageable attachment between the patterning device and the pellicle frame.
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公开(公告)号:US12124176B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17943809
申请日:2022-09-13
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
Inventor: Pawel Safinowski , Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns
CPC classification number: G03F7/7065 , G03F1/62
Abstract: An inspection apparatus for inspecting an object such as a pellicle for use in an EUV lithographic apparatus, the inspection apparatus including: a vacuum chamber; a load lock forming an interface between the vacuum chamber and an ambient environment; and a stage apparatus configured to receive the object from the load lock and displace the object inside the vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum chamber comprises a first parking position and a second parking position for temporarily storing the object.
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公开(公告)号:US11906907B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US16765339
申请日:2018-11-27
Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. , ASML HOLDING N.V.
Inventor: Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Joshua Adams , Aage Bendiksen , Richard Jacobs , Andrew Judge , Veera Venkata Narasimha Narendra Phani Kottapalli , Joseph Harry Lyons , Theodorus Marinus Modderman , Manish Ranjan , Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof , Xugang Xiong
CPC classification number: G03F7/7085 , G03F1/62 , G03F1/64 , G03F7/70033 , G03F7/70891 , G03F7/70983
Abstract: An apparatus for determining a condition associated with a pellicle for use in a lithographic apparatus, the apparatus including a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a property associated with the pellicle, the property being indicative of the pellicle condition.
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公开(公告)号:US11635681B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17375283
申请日:2021-07-14
Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
Inventor: Derk Servatius Gertruda Brouns , Dennis De Graaf , Robertus Cornelis Martinus De Kruif , Paul Janssen , Matthias Kruizinga , Arnoud Willem Notenboom , Daniel Andrew Smith , Beatrijs Louise Marie-Joseph Katrien Verbrugge , James Norman Wiley
Abstract: A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame.
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