Lithographic apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus

A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system, and a liquid confinement structure configured to at least partly confine immersion liquid to an immersion space defined by the projection system, the liquid confinement structure and a substrate and/or substrate table is disclosed wherein a me...

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Hauptverfasser:	Meester Arnout Johannes, Miranda Marcio Alexandre Cano, Tanasa Gheorghe, Thomas Ivo Adam Johannes, Landheer Siebe
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES THEREFOR APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR CINEMATOGRAPHY ELECTROGRAPHY HOLOGRAPHY MATERIALS THEREFOR ORIGINALS THEREFOR PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES,e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTORDEVICES PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:	A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system, and a liquid confinement structure configured to at least partly confine immersion liquid to an immersion space defined by the projection system, the liquid confinement structure and a substrate and/or substrate table is disclosed wherein a measure is taken to reduce the effect of droplets and/or a liquid film on the last element of the projection system.