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Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2004
Applicants:

Henrikus Herman Marie Cox, Eindhoven, NL;

Dominicus Jacobus Petrus Adrianus Franken, Veldhoven, NL;

Nicolaas Rudolf Kemper, Eindhoven, NL;

Engelbertus Antonius Fransiscus Van Der Pasch, Oirschot, NL;

Martijn Johannes Verbunt, Eindhoven, NL;

Lambertus Adrianus Van Den Wildenberg, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/34 (2006.01); G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G03B 27/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In a projection system for EUV, the positions of mirrors are measured and controlled relative to each other, rather than to a reference frame. Relative position measurements may be made by interferometers or capacitive sensors mounted on rigid extensions of the mirrors.


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