Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09894744B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-13

    申请号:US15062896

    申请日:2016-03-07

    CPC classification number: H05G2/008 G03F7/70908 H05G2/005

    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include: a chamber in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated when a target is irradiated with a laser beam inside the chamber; a target supply part configured to supply the target into the chamber; and a target collector configured to collect the target which is supplied by the target supply part but is not irradiated with the laser beam in a collection container, by receiving the target on a receiving surface having a contact angle of greater than 90 degrees with the target.

    Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus including target droplet joining apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09699877B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-04

    申请号:US15096769

    申请日:2016-04-12

    CPC classification number: H05G2/006 H05G2/005 H05G2/008

    Abstract: In an example of the present invention is an extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus including: a droplet supply device configured to successively supply droplets; a charging electrode being configured to control charging of droplets supplied from the droplet supply unit; and a target controller configured to control electric polarities of the droplets supplied from the droplet supply unit by controlling potential of the charging electrode in such a way that successive droplets join together to become a target droplet, wherein the droplets controlled in charging by the charging electrode include a plurality of groups each composed of successive droplets, and, in each of the groups, a droplet at one end is charged positively or negatively, a droplet at the other end is uncharged or charged in a polarity being the same as a polarity of an adjacent droplet in a group adjacent to the droplet at the other end.

    Extreme ultraviolet light generation device

    公开(公告)号:US10251253B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15888110

    申请日:2018-02-05

    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation device may include a chamber in which a target is irradiated with laser light and extreme ultraviolet light is generated, and a target supply unit configured to eject a target into the chamber. The target supply unit may be provided with a nozzle member including an ejection face having an ejection port configured to eject the target into the chamber. An angle θ1 defined by the ejection face and the gravity axis may satisfy a condition of “0 degrees

    Chamber device, target generation method, and extreme ultraviolet light generation system

    公开(公告)号:US10028365B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15697954

    申请日:2017-09-07

    Abstract: A chamber device may include a chamber, and a target generation device assembled into the chamber and configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target generation device including a tank configured to store the target material, a temperature variable device configured to vary temperature of the target material in the tank, and a nozzle section in which a nozzle hole configured to output the target material in a liquid form is formed, and the chamber device may further include a gas nozzle having an inlet port facing the nozzle section and configured to introduce gas into the chamber, a gas supply source configured to supply gas containing hydrogen to the gas nozzle to supply the gas containing the hydrogen to at least periphery of the nozzle section, and a moisture remover configured to remove moisture at least in the periphery of the nozzle section in the chamber.

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