LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

A liquid confinement system for use in immersion lithography is disclosed in which the meniscus of liquid between the liquid confinement system and the substrate is pinned substantially in place by a meniscus pinning feature. The meniscus pinning feature comprises a plurality of discrete outlets arr...

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Hauptverfasser: LIEBREGTS PAULUS MARTINUS MARIA, MONDT EVA, STEFFENS KOEN, BRANDS GERT-JAN GERARDUS JOHANNES THOMAS, HOOGENDAM CHRISTIAAN ALEXANDER, DIRECKS DANIËL JOZEF MARIA, SIMONS WILHELMUS FRANCISCUS JOHANNES, DE METSENAERE CHRISTOPHE, MIRANDA MARCIO ALEXANDRE CANO, VAN LIEROP MATHIEUS ANNA KAREL, RIEPEN MICHEL, BERKVENS PAUL PETRUS JOANNES, SPRUYTENBURG PATRICK JOHANNES WILHELMUS, VERSTRAETE JORIS JOHAN ANNE-MARIE, LEMPENS HAN HENRICUS ALDEGONDA, VAN DER HAM RONALD
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Zusammenfassung:A liquid confinement system for use in immersion lithography is disclosed in which the meniscus of liquid between the liquid confinement system and the substrate is pinned substantially in place by a meniscus pinning feature. The meniscus pinning feature comprises a plurality of discrete outlets arranged in a polygonal shape.