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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Rolf Seltmann, Dresden, DE;
Rene Wirtz, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Rolf Seltmann, Dresden, DE;
Rene Wirtz, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an immersion lithography tool, the status of the immersion hood surface may be estimated on the basis of an inline detection system that generates optical measurement data. For example, a digital imaging system may be implemented in order to obtain optical measurement data without requiring exposure of the interior of the lithography tool to ambient air. In other cases, other optical measurement techniques, such as FTIR and the like, may be applied.