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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Marcus Adrianus Van de Kerkhof, Helmond, NL;
Manish Ranjan, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70875 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lithographic apparatus including a substrate stage for supporting a structure in a compartment, the compartment having a compartment surface facing a top surface of the substrate in at least one operational configuration; and a soft coating on the compartment surface for capturing particles. A heat shield or component thereof for a lithographic apparatus, the heat shield or component thereof including a soft coating on at least one surface for capturing particles and a lithographic apparatus including such a heat shield.