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Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method

US10495984B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2019
Grant dateDec 3, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70808
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A barrier member configured to at least partly confine a liquid in a space between a projection system and a substrate table of an immersion lithographic system, the barrier member including: a liquid inlet configured to provide liquid to the space, a liquid outlet configured to remove liquid from the space, the liquid outlet having a porous member located in a surface configured toward face the substrate, a first gas inlet configured to provide gas to the space, the first gas inlet arranged to face toward the substrate and the first gas inlet located outward, relative to a central portion of the barrier member, of the porous member, and a second gas inlet configured to provide gas to the space, the second gas inlet arranged to face toward the substrate and the second gas inlet located outward, relative to the central portion, of the first gas inlet.

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