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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2003
Applicants:

Antonius Johannes Van Der Net, Tilburg, NL;

Jeffrey J. Spiegelman, San Diego, CA (US);

Johannus Josephus Van Bragt, Veldhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Antonius Johannes Van Der Net, Tilburg, NL;

Jeffrey J. Spiegelman, San Diego, CA (US);

Johannus Josephus Van Bragt, Veldhoven, NL;

Assignees:

ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Entegris, Inc., Chaska, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A lithographic projection apparatus includes a support configured to support a patterning device, the patterning device configure to pattern the projection beam according to a desired patter. The apparatus has a substrate table configure to hold a substrate, a projection system configured to project the patterned beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The apparatus also has a purge gas supply system configured to provide a purge gas near a surface of a component of the lithographic projection apparatus. The purge gas supply system includes a purge gas mixture generator configured to generate a purge gas mixture which includes at least one purging gas and a moisture. The purge gas mixture generator has a moisturizer configured to add the moisture to the purge gas and a purge gas mixture outlet connected to the purge gas mixture generator configured to supply the purge gas mixture near the surface.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Van Der Net, Antonius. (2008). Lithographic projection apparatus, gas purging method and device manufacturing method and purge gas supply system (U.S. Patent No. 7384149). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7384149

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