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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shih-Yu Tu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Po-Chung Cheng, Chiayi County, TW;
Hsiao-Lun Chang, Tainan, TW;
Li-Jui Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Han-Lung Chang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01); H05G 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70875 (2013.01); G03F 7/70033 (2013.01); H05G 2/006 (2013.01); G03F 7/70975 (2013.01);
Abstract
A droplet catcher system of an EUV lithography apparatus is provided. The droplet catcher system includes a catcher body, a heat transfer part, a heat exchanger, and a controller. The catcher body has an outer surface. The heat transfer part is directly attached to the outer surface of the catcher body. The heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the heat transfer part. The controller is electrically coupled to the heat exchanger.