Patent · US Expired

Pellicle

US6744562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateJul 29, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F1/64
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pellicle comprising a box-shaped pellicle frame having top and bottom openings, and a pellicle sheet bonded to the pellicle frame to cover one of the openings of the pellicle frame, wherein the pellicle frame is made of quartz glass, a plurality of vent holes are formed as distributed on opposing side walls of the pellicle frame, and the size of the vent holes in the direction of the height of the pellicle frame is at most ⅗ of the height of the pellicle frame.

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