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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Von Hodenberg, Oberkochen, DE;
Toralf Gruner, Aalen, DE;
Assignee:
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70891 (2013.01); G03F 7/7025 (2013.01); G03F 7/70266 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical system for a projection exposure apparatus comprises: an obscuration stop, a stop for the numerical aperture or an extraneous light stop, at least portions of which are arranged in a beam path of the optical system to shade at least portions of the beam path; a heating device for introducing heat into the stop, the stop being deformable from an initial geometry into a design geometry with the aid of the introduction of the heat; and a temperature sensor, a photo element and/or an infrared camera.