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Light collector mirror cleaning

US9073098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2012
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70925
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A collector mirror of an extreme ultraviolet light source is cleaned by removing the collector mirror from a chamber of the extreme ultraviolet light source; mounting the collector mirror to a carrier; inserting the carrier with the collector mirror into a cleaning tank; applying a cleaning agent to a reflective surface of the collector mirror by spraying the cleaning agent through a plurality of nozzles directed toward the collector mirror reflective surface until the collector mirror reflective surface is clean; rinsing the applied cleaning agent from the collector mirror reflective surface; and drying the collector mirror reflective surface.

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