Illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography

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PATENT NO 10018917
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15435851

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An illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography illuminates an object field, in which an object to be imaged is arrangeable. A first facet mirror of the illumination optical generates secondary light sources as images of an upstream light source. The first facet mirror includes mirrors which include a mirror surface smaller than 2 mm×2 mm. The first facet mirror is a distance |g| from the light source. The illumination optical unit includes a second facet mirror. The two facet mirrors are a distance b′ from each other. The individual mirrors of the first facet mirror have a focal length f in a plane of incidence of the illumination light on the individual mirrors such that [0.1 b′g/(g−b′)]

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CARL ZEISS SMT GMBHRUDOLF-EBER-STRASSE 2 OBERKOCHEN 73447

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Bieling, Stig Aalen, DE 23 115
Deguenther, Markus Aalen, DE 127 1347
Endres, Martin Koenigsbronn, DE 55 368
Patra, Michael Oberkochen, DE 79 359
Wangler, Johannes Koenigsbronn, DE 105 1917

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