Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination of a structure and two or more active damping systems capable of improving overall damping performance of a combination of the plurality of active damping systems. SOLUTION: This combination of a structure and two or more damping system is an active damping system assembly damping vibration of at least a part of the structure, and includes a sensor measuring a positional amount of interface mass attached to the structure, and a plurality of active dampers each including an actuator applying force to the interface mass depending on a signal supplied by the sensor. Each of the plurality of active damping systems is connected to the interface mass. This structure can be formed into a projection system of a lithography device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination of a structure of which attenuation performance in an active attenuation system is improved, and the active attenuation system. SOLUTION: The active attenuation system for attenuating vibration in at least one portion of the structure includes: a device for obtaining the amount of position of the structure; and an actuator for applying force to the structure depending on an obtained amount of position. In this case, the device calculates the amount of position of the structure based on an actuator signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus improved in the accuracy and/or the throughput of imaging. SOLUTION: This lithographic apparatus includes a projection system to project a patterned radiation beam to a substrate, and a damping system to damp the vibration of at least part of the projection system, the damping system including an interface damping mass and an active damping sub-system to damp the vibration of at least part of the interface damping mass, the interface damping mass connected to the projection system, and the active damping sub-system connected to the interface damping mass, the active damping sub-system including a sensor to measure a positional quantity of the interface damping mass and an actuator to exert a force on the interface damping mass based on a signal provided by the sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate, and a damping system to dampen a vibration of at least part of the projection system, the damping system including an interface damping mass and an active damping subsystem to dampen a vibration of at least part of the interface damping mass, the interface damping mass connected to the projection system, and the active damping subsystem connected to the interface damping mass, the active damping subsystem including a sensor to measure a position quantity of the interface damping mass and an actuator to exert a force on the interface damping mass based on a signal provided by the sensor. The damping system further includes an interface damping device connected to the interface damping mass and configured to damp a movement of the interface damping mass at an eigenfrequency of the interface damping mass.