Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus adapted to compensate for a disturbance of mirror surfaces. SOLUTION: The lithographic apparatus includes a system to compensate for an influence of thermal distortion of the substrate table on position measurements of the substrate table using lateral mirrors in the substrate table. Methods of calibrating a lithographic apparatus are presented which are implemented using various scan trajectories of the substrate table and measurements of the local positions and rotations of the lateral mirrors in the substrate table. A dual stage lithographic apparatus is provided with alignment marks to definitely establish the geometric configuration of the lateral mirrors, which are used only in the exposure station, so that the geometric configuration of the lateral mirrors can be measured while the substrate table is in the measurement station. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus having a first outlet to provide a thermally conditioned fluidwith a first flow characteristic to at least part of a sensor beam path, and a second outlet associated with the first outlet and to provide a thermally conditioned fluid with a second flow characteristic, different to the first flow characteristic, adjacent the thermally conditioned fluid from the first outlet.[Fig. 1]
Abstract:
LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CALIBRATING A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD A lithographic apparatus includes a system to compensate for the effect of thermal distortion of the substrate table on position measurements of the substrate table using lateral mirrors in the substrate table. Methods of calibrating a lithographic apparatus using various substrate table scan trajectories and measurements of the localized position and rotation of lateral mirrors in the substrate table are presented. A dual stage lithographic apparatus with alignment marks defining the geometry of a lateral mirror used only at the exposure station to measure the geometry of the lateral minor when the substrate table is at the measurement station.