Invention Application
- Patent Title: EUV LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM HAVING A GAS-BINDING COMPONENT
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Application No.: US18790520Application Date: 2024-07-31
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Publication No.: US20240385541A1Publication Date: 2024-11-21
- Inventor: Wilbert KRUITHOF , Parham YAGHOOBI , John LEO
- Applicant: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH , ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Applicant Address: DE Oberkochen; NL Veldhoven
- Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH,ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Current Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH,ASML Netherlands B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: DE Oberkochen; NL Veldhoven
- Priority: DE102022102478.4 20220202
- Main IPC: G03F7/00
- IPC: G03F7/00

Abstract:
A lithography system for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation includes a housing (25) with an interior (24) containing a residual gas (27), and at least one gas-binding component (29) which is arranged in the interior (24) and has a gas-binding material for binding contaminating substances (28). The gas-binding component (29) has at least one flow duct (33) having at least one surface with the gas-binding material, with a gas flow of the residual gas (27) in the flow duct (33) having a Knudsen number of between 0.01 and 5, preferably between 0.01 and 0.5, in particular between 0.01 and 0.3, and with a casing (26) which encapsulates a beam path of the EUV lithography system (1) being arranged in the interior (24) of the housing (25). The casing (26) preferably has an opening (37) with a maintenance shaft (36) in which the gas-binding component (29) is arranged.
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