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Lithographic apparatus, method of calibrating a lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method

US7804582B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2006
Grant dateSep 28, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70775
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lithographic apparatus includes a system to compensate for the effect of thermal distortion of the substrate table on position measurements of the substrate table using lateral mirrors in the substrate table. Methods of calibrating a lithographic apparatus using various substrate table scan trajectories and measurements of the localized position and rotation of lateral mirrors in the substrate table are presented. A dual stage lithographic apparatus with alignment marks defining the geometry of a lateral mirror used only at the exposure station to measure the geometry of the lateral mirror when the substrate table is at the measurement station.

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