WO2004093159A3 - Immersion lithography fluid control system - Google Patents

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WO2004093159A3
WO2004093159A3 PCT/US2004/009911 US2004009911W WO2004093159A3 WO 2004093159 A3 WO2004093159 A3 WO 2004093159A3 US 2004009911 W US2004009911 W US 2004009911W WO 2004093159 A3 WO2004093159 A3 WO 2004093159A3
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fluid
immersion lithography
fluid control
control system
immersion
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Derek Coon
Andrew J Hazelton
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Nippon Kogaku Kk
Derek Coon
Andrew J Hazelton
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Priority to KR1020057019188A priority Critical patent/KR101177331B1/en
Priority to JP2006509534A priority patent/JP4488004B2/en
Application filed by Nippon Kogaku Kk, Derek Coon, Andrew J Hazelton filed Critical Nippon Kogaku Kk
Priority to TW096127403A priority patent/TW200801847A/en
Priority to TW093109876A priority patent/TWI372412B/en
Publication of WO2004093159A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004093159A2/en
Publication of WO2004093159A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004093159A3/en
Priority to US11/237,650 priority patent/US7339650B2/en
Priority to US11/653,835 priority patent/US20070115453A1/en
Priority to US11/878,540 priority patent/US8497973B2/en
Priority to US11/878,547 priority patent/US8102501B2/en
Priority to US12/292,251 priority patent/US8797500B2/en
Priority to US12/292,252 priority patent/US9618852B2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/027—Making masks on semiconductor bodies for further photolithographic processing not provided for in group H01L21/18 or H01L21/34
    • H01L21/0271—Making masks on semiconductor bodies for further photolithographic processing not provided for in group H01L21/18 or H01L21/34 comprising organic layers
    • H01L21/0273—Making masks on semiconductor bodies for further photolithographic processing not provided for in group H01L21/18 or H01L21/34 comprising organic layers characterised by the treatment of photoresist layers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B27/00—Photographic printing apparatus
    • G03B27/32—Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera
    • G03B27/52—Details
    • G03B27/522—Projection optics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/20—Exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/2041—Exposure; Apparatus therefor in the presence of a fluid, e.g. immersion; using fluid cooling means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/70216—Mask projection systems
    • G03F7/70341—Details of immersion lithography aspects, e.g. exposure media or control of immersion liquid supply
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
    • G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
    • G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
    • G03F7/708—Construction of apparatus, e.g. environment aspects, hygiene aspects or materials
    • G03F7/70808—Construction details, e.g. housing, load-lock, seals or windows for passing light in or out of apparatus

Abstract

A fluid control system for immersion lithography is formed with an optical member (4) such as a lens, a workpiece (W) such as a semiconductor wafer with a surface disposed opposite to the optical member with a gap in between, a fluid-supplying device (21) for providing an immersion fluid (7) such as water to a specified exposure area (40) in the gap, and a fluid control device (25) that activates a force on the fluid so that the immersion fluid is retained in the exposure area and its vicinity at least while the immersion lithography operation is being carried out. A pressured gas may be caused to apply a hydrodynamic force on the fluid to keep it in its place.
PCT/US2004/009911 2003-04-09 2004-03-29 Immersion lithography fluid control system WO2004093159A2 (en)

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KR1020057019188A KR101177331B1 (en) 2003-04-09 2004-03-29 Immersion lithography fluid control system
JP2006509534A JP4488004B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2004-03-29 Immersion lithography fluid control system
TW096127403A TW200801847A (en) 2003-04-09 2004-04-09 Immersion lithography fluid control system
TW093109876A TWI372412B (en) 2003-04-09 2004-04-09 Immersion lithography fluid control system
US11/237,650 US7339650B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2005-09-29 Immersion lithography fluid control system that applies force to confine the immersion liquid
US11/653,835 US20070115453A1 (en) 2003-04-09 2007-01-17 Immersion lithography fluid control system
US11/878,547 US8102501B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2007-07-25 Immersion lithography fluid control system using an electric or magnetic field generator
US11/878,540 US8497973B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2007-07-25 Immersion lithography fluid control system regulating gas velocity based on contact angle
US12/292,251 US8797500B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2008-11-14 Immersion lithography fluid control system changing flow velocity of gas outlets based on motion of a surface
US12/292,252 US9618852B2 (en) 2003-04-09 2008-11-14 Immersion lithography fluid control system regulating flow velocity of gas based on position of gas outlets

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