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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Gigaphoton Inc., Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Hosoda, Oyama, JP;
Tsukasa Hori, Oyama, JP;
Assignee:
Gigaphoton Inc., Tochigi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 2/008 (2013.01); H05G 2/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A target supply apparatus configured to melt a target and supply a molten target into a chamber, the target generating extreme ultraviolet light when the target is irradiated with a laser beam in the chamber, may include: a pair of electrodes spaced from one another and configured to sandwich the target; and a power source configured to supply a current to a solid target sandwiched between the pair of electrodes via the pair of electrodes to melt the solid target to a core of the solid target.