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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/7015 (2013.01); G02B 7/1828 (2013.01); G03F 7/709 (2013.01); G03F 7/70258 (2013.01); G03F 7/70825 (2013.01); G03F 7/70833 (2013.01);
Abstract
An EUV imaging apparatus is provided, which includes a reference structure and a first optical element, which is actuatable relative to the reference structure with the aid of a first actuator. The first actuator is a self-holding actuator. The apparatus includes a second optical element, which is actuatable relative to the reference structure a second actuator. The second actuator is a non-self-holding actuator.