Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus including a first body including a heat source, a second body and a heater device is presented. The second body has a facing surface facing the first body via a gap between the first and second bodies. The heat source is for providing a heat flux to the second body via the gap. The heater device is attached to the facing surface. The heater device is configured to provide a further heat flux to the second body.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed to form a patterned epitaxy template, on a substrate, to direct self-assembly of block copolymer for device lithography. A resist layer on a substrate is selectively exposed with actinic (e.g. UV or DUV) radiation by photolithography to provide exposed portions in a regular lattice pattern of touching or overlapping shapes arranged to leave unexposed resist portions between the shapes. Exposed or unexposed resist is removed with remaining resist portions providing the basis for a patterned epitaxy template for the orientation of the self-assemblable block copolymer as a hexagonal or square array. The method allows for simple, direct UV lithography to form patterned epitaxy templates with sub-resolution features.
Abstract:
A reluctance actuator assembly comprising a reluctance actuator, a flux sensor to measure a magnetic flux in a gap of the reluctance actuator, and a flux amplifier to drive an actuator coil of the reluctance actuator based on a flux set point and the flux measured by the flux sensor. A method comprising providing to the flux amplifier a flux setpoint, the flux setpoint comprising a time constant component and a sinusoidally varying component at an excitation frequency, measuring a force generated by the reluctance actuator in response to the flux setpoint, and calibrating the reluctance actuator assembly from the measured force.
Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus including a first body including a heat source, a second body and a heater device is presented. The second body has a facing surface facing the first body via a gap between the first and second bodies. The heat source is for providing a heat flux to the second body via the gap. The heater device is attached to the facing surface. The heater device is configured to provide a further heat flux to the second body.
Abstract:
A support for an object, e.g., a semiconductor substrate, includes a main body having a surface configured and arranged to have a plurality of projections. Each of the projections has an associated electrostatic actuator for displacing a free end of the associated projection relative to the main body at least in a direction in a plane parallel to a main surface of the object.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed to form a patterned template on a substrate, to direct orientation of a self-assemblable block copolymer. The method involves providing a resist layer of a positive tone resist on the substrate and overexposing the resist with actinic (e.g. UV) radiation by photolithography to expose a continuous region of the resist layer with a sub-resolution unexposed resist portion at the interface between the resist and the substrate. The resist portion remaining at the interface, after removal of the exposed region, provides a basis for a chemical epitaxy template. The method may allow for simple, direct photolithography to form a patterned chemical epitaxy template and optionally include an accurately co-aligned graphoepitaxy feature and/or a substrate alignment feature.
Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus has a support that is provided with burls for holding an object. The support has been fabricated with a lithographic manufacturing method, e.g., a MEMS-technology, so as to create burls whose orientations or positions are individually electrically controllable.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed to form a patterned template on a substrate, to direct orientation of a self-assemblable block copolymer. The method involves providing a resist layer of a positive tone resist on the substrate and overexposing the resist with actinic (e.g. UV) radiation by photolithography to expose a continuous region of the resist layer with a sub-resolution unexposed resist portion at the interface between the resist and the substrate. The resist portion remaining at the interface, after removal of the exposed region, provides a basis for a chemical epitaxy template. The method may allow for simple, direct photolithography to form a patterned chemical epitaxy template and optionally include an accurately co-aligned graphoepitaxy feature and/or a substrate alignment feature.
Abstract:
A lithographic apparatus has a support that is provided with burls for holding an object. The support has been fabricated with a lithographic manufacturing method, e.g., a MEMS-technology, so as to create burls whose orientations or positions are individually electrically controllable.
Abstract:
A reluctance actuator assembly comprising a reluctance actuator, a flux sensor to measure a magnetic flux in a gap of the reluctance actuator, and a flux amplifier to drive an actuator coil of the reluctance actuator based on a flux set point and the flux measured by the flux sensor. A method comprising providing to the flux amplifier a flux setpoint, the flux setpoint comprising a time constant component and a sinusoidally varying component at an excitation frequency, measuring a force generated by the reluctance actuator in response to the flux setpoint, and calibrating the reluctance actuator assembly from the measured force.