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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
David Christopher Ockwell, Waalre, NL;
Noud Jan Gilissen, 's-Gravenzande, NL;
Inventors:
David Christopher Ockwell, Waalre, NL;
Noud Jan Gilissen, 's-Gravenzande, NL;
Assignee:
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/20 (2006.01); H01H 13/83 (2006.01); H01H 13/704 (2006.01); H01H 13/7065 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 13/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70708 (2013.01); G03F 7/70733 (2013.01); H01H 13/704 (2013.01); H01H 13/7065 (2013.01); H01H 13/83 (2013.01); H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 13/86 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01); H01H 2219/064 (2013.01); H01H 2221/03 (2013.01); H01H 2223/036 (2013.01); H01H 2227/028 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A substrate support is provided for a lithographic apparatus. The support comprises a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate and a chuck for the substrate table. In operation, the substrate table is supported by the chuck and clamped thereto. The substrate support comprises a first set of burls on a surface of the support block for abutting against the substrate table during the clamping and a second set of burls on a surface of the substrate table for abutting against the support block during the clamping.