公开(公告)号：NL2010196A

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：NL2010196

申请日：2013-01-29

Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS BV

Inventor： CROUSE MICHAEL ,  DOMMELEN YOURI ,  LIU PENG ,  JIANG AIQIN ,  HUANG WENJIN ,  LIU HUA-YU

IPC: G03F7/20

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improving a lithographic process for imaging a portion of a design layout onto a substrate using a lithographic projection apparatus comprising an illumination source and projection optics, the method including computing a multi-variable cost function of a plurality of design variables that are characteristics of the lithographic process, at least some of the design variables being characteristics of the illumination source and the design layout, the computing of the multi-variable cost function accounting for lens heating effects; and reconfiguring the characteristics of the lithographic process by adjusting the design variables until a predefined termination condition is satisfied.

公开(公告)号：NL2003914A

公开(公告)日：2010-06-09

申请号：NL2003914

申请日：2009-12-07

Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS BV

Inventor： KNAAPEN THIJS ,  PELLENS RUDY ,  HOEVEN JAN ,  ANSTOTZ DAVID ,  BRANDS GERT-JAN ,  BADAM VIJAY ,  ZANDEN MARCUS ,  GROOT CASPER ,  BRULS RICHARD ,  DOMMELEN YOURI ,  JACOBS JOHANNES ,  KAMPHUIS MARTIJN ,  LIEBREGTS PAULUS ,  MAAS RUDOLF ,  STAVENGA MARCO ,  VERSPAGET COEN

IPC: G03F7/20

Abstract: A lithographic apparatus having a table including a target and/or a sensor and a liquid displacing device to displace liquid from the target and/or sensor using a localized gas flow is disclosed. The liquid displacement device may be positioned at various positions, e.g. mounted to a liquid handling device at an exposure station, adjacent or in a transfer path between the exposure station and a measurement station, at a load/unload station or adjacent a sensor.