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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Nikolay Nikolaevich Iosad, Geldrop, NL;
Cheng-qun Gui, Best, NL;
Inventors:
Nikolay Nikolaevich Iosad, Geldrop, NL;
Cheng-Qun Gui, Best, NL;
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G03F 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lithographic method includes providing particles in dry form on a substrate, or on material provided on the substrate, irradiating one or more of the particles with a dose of radiation, the dose of radiation being sufficient to ensure that at least one particle of the one or more particles is bonded to the substrate, or to the material provided on the substrate, and removing particles from the substrate, or from material provided on the substrate, that have not been bonded to the substrate, or to the material provided on the substrate.