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Lithographic apparatus comprising a substrate table and a surface substrate actuator

US9110387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 2012
Grant dateAug 18, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70758
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam and a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam. The lithographic apparatus further includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; a positioner constructed to position the substrate table; a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate; a substrate surface actuator arranged to engage a part of a surface of the substrate facing the projection system, and a position controller configured to control a position of the substrate table, the position controller being arranged to drive the positioner and the substrate surface actuator.

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