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Extreme ultraviolet light generation based on laser-produced plasmas (LPP) and gas-discharge-based pinch plasmas: a comparison of different concepts

Schriever et al., 2000

Document ID
1080257665068379531
Author
Schriever G
Rahe M
Neff W
Bergmann K
Lebert R
Lauth H
Basting D
Publication year
Publication venue
Emerging Lithographic Technologies IV

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Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools will need a debris free source with a collectable radiation power of about 40 W to fulfill the prerequisites for an economical wafer throughput up to 80 wafer/hour with a wafer size of 300 mm in diameter. Laser produced plasmas and …
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