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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
David Ferdinand Vles, Eindhoven, NL;
Chaitanya Krishna Ande, Eindhoven, NL;
Antonius Franciscus Johannes De Groot, Someren, NL;
Adrianus Johannes Maria Giesbers, Vlijmen, NL;
Johannes Joseph Janssen, Beesel, NL;
Paul Janssen, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Hendrik Klootwijk, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Simon Antonius Knapen, Deurne, NL;
Evgenia Kurganova, Nijmegen, NL;
Marcel Peter Meijer, Eindhoven, NL;
Wouter Rogier Meijerink, Eindhoven, NL;
Maxim Aleksandrovich Nasalevich, Eindhoven, NL;
Arnoud Willem Notenboom, Rosmalen, NL;
Raymond Olsman, Bennekom, NL;
Hrishikesh Patel, Eindhoven, NL;
Mária Péter, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerrit Van Den Bosch, Geldermalsen, NL;
Wilhelmus Theodorus Anthonius Johannes Van Den Einden, Deurne, NL;
Willem Joan Van Der Zande, Bussum, NL;
Pieter-Jan Van Zwol, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes Petrus Martinus Bernardus Vermeulen, Leende, NL;
Willem-Pieter Voorthuijzen, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Hendrikus Jan Wondergem, Veldhoven, NL;
Aleksandar Nikolov Zdravkov, Eindhoven, NL;
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
A pellicle assembly is disclosed that has a pellicle frame defining a surface onto which a pellicle is to be attached. The pellicle assembly includes one or more three-dimensional expansion structures that allow the pellicle to expand under stress. There is also disclosed a pellicle assembly for a patterning device, the pellicle assembly including one or more actuators for moving the pellicle assembly towards and way from the patterning device.