The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;

Inventors:

Joachim Hartjes, Aalen, DE;

Alexander Wolf, Essingen, DE;

Toralf Gruner, Aalen-Hofen, DE;

Assignee:

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/09 (2006.01); G02B 7/18 (2021.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70075 (2013.01); G02B 5/09 (2013.01); G02B 7/1815 (2013.01); G02B 26/0825 (2013.01); G03F 7/7015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A facet assembly is a constituent part of a facet mirror for an illumination optical unit for projection lithography. The facet assembly has a facet with a reflection surface for reflecting illumination light. A facet main body of the facet assembly has at least one hollow chamber. A reflection surface chamber wall of the hollow chamber forms at least one portion of the reflection surface. An actuator control apparatus of the facet assembly is operatively connected to the hollow chamber for the controlled deformation of the reflection surface chamber wall. The result is a facet assembly that is usable flexibly as a constituent part of a facet mirror equipped therewith within an illumination optical unit for projection lithography.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…