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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Marcus Adrianus Van De Kerkhof, Helmond, NL;
Johannes Hubertus Josephina Moors, Roosteren, NL;
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70916 (2013.01); G03F 7/70033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component of a lithographic apparatus, the component having a contaminant trap surface provided with recesses configured to trap contaminant particles and to reduce specular reflection of DUV radiation. The recesses can have at least one dimension less than or equal to about 2 μm, desirably less than 1 μm.