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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70916 (2013.01); G03F 7/707 (2013.01); G03F 7/70875 (2013.01); H01L 21/67115 (2013.01); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for generating at least one particle shield. The at least one particle shield includes a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are usable to form a first particle shield of the at least one particle shield for blocking particles from contacting a proximate surface of an object, the first particle shield is substantially parallel to and physically separated from the proximate surface of the object, and the first particle shield includes an energy gradient force or a velocity gradient force.