Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

EUV LLC.

78Patents
3Active
78Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1998 → Jun 30, 2006 · 3 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6031598A Extreme ultraviolet lithography machine Physics 73 Expired
US6333775A Extreme-UV lithography vacuum chamber zone seal Physics 59 Expired
US6285737A Condenser for extreme-UV lithography with discharge source Physics 57 Expired
US6235434A Method for mask repair using defect compensation Physics 43 Expired
US6188150A Light weight high-stiffness stage platen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6253464A Method for protection of lithographic components from particle contamination Physics 36 Expired
US6492067B1 Removable pellicle for lithographic mask protection and handling Physics 36 Expired
US6469827B1 Diffraction spectral filter for use in extreme-UV lithography condenser Physics 35 Expired
US6815129B1 Compensation of flare-induced CD changes EUVL Physics 33 Expired
US6353271B1 Extreme-UV scanning wafer and reticle stages Physics 33 Expired
US6153044A Protection of lithographic components from particle contamination Physics 32 Expired
US6780496B2 Optimized capping layers for EUV multilayers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6821682B1 Repair of localized defects in multilayer-coated reticle blanks for extreme ultraviolet lithography Physics 29 Expired
US6072157A Thermophoretic vacuum wand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6396068B1 Illumination system having a plurality of movable sources Physics 21 Expired
US6225027A Extreme-UV lithography system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6664554B2 Self-cleaning optic for extreme ultraviolet lithography Physics 19 Expired
US6714624B2 Discharge source with gas curtain for protecting optics from particles Electricity 18 Expired
US6198792A Wafer chamber having a gas curtain for extreme-UV lithography Physics 17 Expired
US6844272B2 Correction of localized shape errors on optical surfaces by altering the localized density of surface or near-surface layers Physics 16 Expired
US6967168B2 Method to repair localized amplitude defects in a EUV lithography mask blank Physics 15 Expired
US6210865A Extreme-UV lithography condenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6835415B2 Compliant layer chucking surface Electricity 12 Expired
US6772776B2 Apparatus for in situ cleaning of carbon contaminated surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7147722B2 Method for in-situ cleaning of carbon contaminated surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.