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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus, in which a liquid supply system maintains a liquid in a space between a final element of a projection system and a substrate with a liquid confinement system. SOLUTION: A liquid supply system 180 further comprises a de-mineralizing unit 130, a distillation unit 120 and a UV radiating source 145 for the purification of an immersion liquid. Chemicals can be added to the immersion liquid for the inhibition of organism growth and components of the liquid supply system may be made of a material which is non-transparent to visible light such that growth of organisms is reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing technique for manufacturing an optical element having a relief profile with which a reflective film can surely be deposited on a multilayered stack. SOLUTION: In this manufacturing technique, the relief profile is formed by selectively applying a plasma etching to a multilayered stack including alternative layers of a first material and a second material, which have relative etching selectivity. The relief profile is coated with the film such as a reflective coating film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid or alleviate the problem caused by a contrast loss, that is induced by radiations reflected first from the dark part of a mask and second from the other absorbing layer in a lithographic apparatus. SOLUTION: A reflective mask has a sub-resolution texture applied to absorbing area to reduce the amount of power in specular reflection. The texture may form a phase contrast grating or may be a diffuser. The same technique may be applied to the other absorbers in the lithographic apparatus. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus, a device manufacturing method and a substrate. SOLUTION: A substrate W is provided with a coating 4 of a material which is substantially transparent to a wavelength of a projection beam. The coating may be thicker than the wavelength of the projection beam and have a refractive index of the coating 4 such that the wavelength of the projection beam is shortened as the projection beam passes through the coating. This allows the imaging of smaller features on the substrate. Alternatively, the coating may be used with a liquid supply system and act to keep bubbles away from a radiation sensitive layer of the substrate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide lithography equipment and a device manufacturing method. SOLUTION: A sensor 4 is used to detect a luminescence emission 5 emitted from a reflecting mirror 3 as a result of status changes caused by an emitted beam 2 incident on the range 3a of the reflecting mirror 3. The intensity of the luminescence emission 5 with a specific wavelength can be used to determine the intensity of the emitted beam 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithography apparatus having a lighting system with a reflective optical element capable of improving control of lighting settings. SOLUTION: In the lighting system using a mirror, the facet of a field facet mirror condenses a plurality of source images on the respective facets of pupil facet mirrors to perform the function of an accumulator. A facet masking means is provided to selectively interrupt the facets of the field or the pupil facet mirror. The facet masking means has a grid which can be selectively inserted into a projected beam and makes an intermediate lighting setting. The grid has an interval which is smaller than the source image and larger than the wavelength of the projected beam, thereby causing no refraction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device manufacturing method and a mask by which an improved contrast can be obtained on a substrate level in projection exposure. SOLUTION: The mask has a quartz-made transparent substrate Q and an absorber layer AB where a pattern is formed of, for example, chromium or chromium oxide, wherein the thickness (t) of the absorber layer AB is larger than the wavelength λ of a projection beam PB and three to four times as large as the width (b) of the absorber layer. The thick absorber layer causes TE polarized light (sagittal or s-polarized light) in transmitted light to increase. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic projection apparatus, in which a liquid supply system maintains a liquid in a space between a final element of a projection system and a substrate with a liquid confinement system. SOLUTION: The liquid supply system further comprises a de-mineralizing unit, a distillation unit and a UV radiating source for the purification of an immersion liquid. Chemicals may be added to the immersion liquid for the inhibition of organism growth and components of the liquid supply system may be made of a material which is non-transparent to visible light such that growth of organisms is reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus, a device manufacturing method, and a substrate. SOLUTION: A substrate W is provided with a coating 4 comprising a material substantially transmissive to the wavelength of a projection beam. This coating can be made thicker than the wavelength of the projection beam, and the refractive index of the coating 4 is such that the wavelength of the projection beam is reduced when the projection beam passes through. Thereby, the image formation of a smaller image structure is enabled on the substrate. As an alternative method, this coating can be used, together with a liquid supply system and serves to keep air bubbles away from the radiation sensitive layer of the substrate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contamination barrier minimizing undesirable deformation of thin films, which is related to a foil trap for a lithographic projection apparatus. SOLUTION: This foil trap has an open structure which transmits radiation from an EUV source or the like without interference. The foil trap is equipped with thin films positioned to trap scrap particles from a radiation source. The thin films extend in the radius direction from the foil trap axis. To avoid mechanical stress, the thin films are connected to one or both of the grooves of rings so that they can slide. This structure allows the thin films to extend easily and avoids mechanical stress, resulting in no deformation in the thin films. At least one of the outer ends of the thin films is thermally connected to the rings. These rings can be cooled with a cooling system. In a preferred embodiment, the foil trap is equipped with a shield which prevents the inner ring from being irradiated with an EUV beam. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI