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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chieh Hsieh, Taoyuan, TW;
Kuan-Hung Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Chun-Chia Hsu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Shang-Chieh Chien, New Taipei, TW;
Bo-Tsun Liu, Taipei, TW;
Li-Jui Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Po-Chung Cheng, Chiayi County, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation includes a droplet generator configured to generate target droplets. An excitation laser is configured to heat the target droplets using excitation pulses to convert the target droplets to plasma. An energy detector is configured to measure a variation in EUV energy generated when the target droplets are converted to plasma. A feedback controller is configured to adjust parameters of the droplet generator and/or the excitation laser based on the variation in EUV energy.