Immersion lithographic apparatus with immersion fluid re-circulating system

A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system, a fluid handling structure, a metrology device, and a recycling control device. The projection system is configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate, the substrate being supported on a substrate table. T...

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Hauptverfasser: LOOPSTRA ERIK ROELOF, SEWELL HARRY, MARKOYA LOUIS JOHN, MCCAFFERTY DIANE, MULKENS JOHANNES CATHARINUS HUBERTUS
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system, a fluid handling structure, a metrology device, and a recycling control device. The projection system is configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate, the substrate being supported on a substrate table. The fluid handling structure is configured to provide an immersion fluid to a space between the projection system and the substrate and/or substrate table. The metrology device is configured to monitor a parameter of the immersion fluid. The recycling control device regulates a routing of the immersion fluid either to be reused by the fluid handling structure or to be reconditioned based on the quality of immersion fluid indicated by the metrology device.