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Patent No.:

US 9671608 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:

Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;

Inventors:

Martin Endres, Koenigsbronn, DE;

Jens Ossmann, Aalen, DE;

Assignee:

Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G02B 17/06 (2006.01); G02B 5/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); G02B 17/06 (2013.01); G03F 7/70075 (2013.01); G03F 7/70116 (2013.01); G02B 5/09 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to an illumination system for EUV lithography, as well as related elements, systems and methods. In some embodiments, an illumination system includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The first optical element can include a plurality of first facet elements configured so that, when impinged by respective partial beams of radiation, the plurality of first facet elements produce secondary light sources. The second optical element can include a second optical element including a plurality of second facet elements. Each of the plurality of second facet elements can be assigned to at least one of the plurality of first facet elements. The plurality of second facet elements can be configured to be impinged by the radiation via the first optical element.


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Endres, Martin. (2017). Illumination system for euv lithography (U.S. Patent No. 9671608). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9671608

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